A very close call — Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States, by a vote that was a real squeaker, restored our most basic Constitutional right, habeas corpus.

Monday the space shuttle Discovery docked at the International Space Station to complete the very challenging STS-124 mission. Crew members will attach the Japanese science module, “Kibo” (meaning hope) to the ISS. The NASA space program is an area of continuing interest with me, as my Making Good Mondays blog readers know. Today’s post explores [...]

it’s a tad windy here today- not sure it’s great kite weather as it’s also rainy. and warm. there isn’t any doubt in my mind that there’s global climate change on a- well, global scale. i heard an interesting rumor that al gore was going to run for president as an [...]

 he hits the nail squarely on the head
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i am not even really sure what to write about these days. oh- don’t get me wrong- when i say that, i inevitably end up writing 3,000 words anyway my mind is in a bit of turmoil and i don’t know that it’s quite spring fever because it isn’t a happy sort [...]

i think too much. it really is the case and has always been so. i live in my head much of the time- and sometimes you just have to get out and live. those are my words of wisdom for the day. anyway, i have been thinking about the state [...]

The Yes We Can Song
by will.i.am
I was sitting in my recording studio watching the debates…
Torn between the candidates
I was never really big on politics…
and actually I’m still not big on politics…
but 4 years ago, me and the black eyed peas supported Kerry…
And we supported Kerry with all our might…
We performed and performed and performed for [...]

so- i made the mistake of tooling around the news and blogs- and good lord! if there’s good news out there, please, give me a link or two. or more if you have them. as dusty would say- ’sweet jesus in a speedo!’ i think the question on everyone’s mind- including [...]

that was a question asked by a reader of mine over at life’s journey. i posted on how the kenyans mobilized and kept in contact with each other during this time of turmoil and whatnot. it is a fine, fine question. i have pondered over it until it depresses me. there [...]

i was accused of being in a state of “narrow minded negativity” recently because apparently, i refuse to see change.
it’s only partially true. i do see change- and i do appreciate it but i am one who doesn’t shy away from raising the bar higher. i am someone who believes adults should [...]

from larry johnson’s ‘no quarter’
our nation’s “lonely eyes” seek a savior
“What’s behind the astonishing successes of Mike Huckabee’s and Barack Obama’s campaigns last night in Iowa? BBC correspondent Katty Kay knows. People are “fed up,” she said tonight on BBCAmerica’s exceptional hour-long news program, BBC World News America. Ms. Kay continued:
It’s the wonderful age-old mantra [...]