September 2008
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August 2008
If I were a religious man...
I would say that Gustav proves God hates Republicans.
A big-ass storm just in time to remind us of how poorly they dealt with the last one? Right before their big moment in the sun? It’s like Rove said: they can’t get a break!
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Oh my
There is a lot of porn on the Internet and for some reason looking for open source software leads you to it.
Doesn’t help that I’m also looking for that Paris Hilton video (not on Funny or Die — rather, something that I can borrow from more easily, like YouTube.)
Open source video editing and/or slideshow-making
I want to make a video that uses clips from Internet as well as slides — like graphs. With my narration.
If you have an opinion on available software, please email me: nora(at)shermanhome.com.
Thank you!
Imagining McCain's 9-minute bio video...
00:00 to 00:46: Birth of a Maverick.
McCain is born on a military base to wealthy parents who teach him about service and sacrifice. Little Johnny stands up to bullies. Generally shows promise.
00:47 to 07:22: VIETNAM VIETNAM VIETNAM.
07:23 to 07:35: The 80s and 90s.
He leaves the Navy to better serve the people of this great nation. Classy blonde lady-love enters the picture. (Will they...
WatchThe Daily Show’s Obama bio video spoof, which, naturally, begins 180 million years ago.
“Every time Barack Obama speaks, an angel has an orgasm.”
Barack Obama Reveals How He Popped the Question to... →
Hard-hitting political news from People:
Michelle Obama: Barack is looking for people who will challenge him, who will tell him no. Barack: That’s exactly what you need [in a vice-president]. Michelle: That’s why he married me. (Laughs.) So I’d tell Sen. Biden, don’t pull any punches.
Conspiracy theories, or why Rove is a master at...
cajunboy says:
……There’s part of me, the real cynic in me, that deep down wonders if this isn’t all some elaborate scheme cooked up by Karl Rove. You know, pluck a nice, sweet, somewhat competent mom-politician, but one with glaring flaws, and add her to the ticket knowing full well that the Democrats and the press are going to launch into a feeding frenzy over her numerous issues. Then, after...
I'm sorry, but this needs to be discussed openly...
cajunboy:
Daily Kos lays down a pretty compelling argument that Sarah Palin’s covering up the fact that her 16 year old daughter, not her, gave birth four months ago to her most recent child.
[…]
Circumstantial evidence to the contrary: the child has Down syndrome, which makes it far more likely that he was born to a woman of Sarah Palin’s age.
That said, the argument is...
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Seventeen years ago today
My dad, Mark Sherman, married a woman named Shelley Sherman (no relation), in a circle of family and friends in a sunny forest clearing near Hastings, Minnesota.
They said their vows in a call-and-response with the gathering of guests, whose part was printed on pages distributed around the circle:
“Plant a seed!”
“Be good to Nora!”
(etc)
In the (VHS) video of the...
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“You need to be concerned, and you need to get your butts moving out of New...”
– Mayor Nagin
Nagin does have a tendency to hyperbolize (not a word, but should be) — as I’ve noted.
But this fact remains: these are untested levees.
Campaigns Shift as McCain Choice Alters the Race →
The Obama campaign and the Democratic Party had prepared advertisements and lines of attack directed at the two men who had been most prominently mentioned as vice-presidential possibilities for Mr. McCain — former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota — but had not considered Ms. Palin a likely enough choice to do the same for her. A new advertisement linking...
Obama’s Green Dream: Would His Renewable-Energy... →
via 2050ad
(Bear with me)
Tonight, I suddenly realized — aloud — that I’m happier now than I’ve ever been.
With both life and Life.
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Tonight's Specials
Our meal celebrated the “end-of-summer garden” (not mine, of course; rather, a farm just up the Hudson, as well as at least two others in the area).
“Ratasagne,” with eggplant and zucchini standing in for pasta, raw tomato sauce, and three cheeses.*
Green beans quick-cooked in garlicky olive oil & finished with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Austrian-by-way-of-Japan...
New Orleans evacuation ordered →
mandalay:
Nagin said he expects Gustav to “punch holes in the Harvey Canal,” which will cause the West Bank to become a bath tub.
Nagin once again proves that he has the runniest mouth in the biz.
Things you can't take back
I don’t know jeanhannah, but it strikes me that she is wise beyond her years:
Are the issues that women care about - such as, oh, gender equality? - so very incompatible with the other values that conservative political parties hold dear? In the twenty-first century? Really? It seems like it shouldn’t be terribly difficult, and yet they are completely incapable of recruiting smart, capable...
harriettlou:
9 Crimes…Damien Rice
Few...
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Tumblr, I love you, but I am seriously considering...
mandalay:
(via sydvish)
ditto. is it possible to filter out all references to the election, cupcakes, and stupid dog photos from your dashboard? because i’d pay money for that. euros, dollars, whatever. -M
I’m guilty! I know I’m responsible for approximately 68% of all election-related posts. (Please don’t unfollow me, Miss M!) But I wholeheartedly agree on cupcakes* and...
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On Aug. 29, 2005, TIME asked: "Is Global Warming... →
I’m rebloggig 2050ad twice because this matters a lot to me:
When reporter Jeffrey Kluger wrote this, the hurricane was just about to make ground fall in Louisiana. The levees had not yet broken. His conclusion is chilling:
[Today’s] storms do appear to be more intense. One especially sobering study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that hurricane wind speeds have...
“A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of...”
– Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska in an interview published today.
That’s right, friends, Senator McCain’s running mate — the woman who could very well be President if he fails to beat the odds — does not believe that humans have caused global warming.
I didn’t think it was possible to find a major...
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Calculate your Obama tax cut →
mattlehrer:
Barack Obama will cut taxes for over 95% of American families. (even though more than half of Americans think he’ll raise their taxes)
via Juan Cole
Mine is $480.98. I think it will go towards 2050 A.D.
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People who talk about "Tumblr" as a single-minded... →
As it turns out, Palin is very easy to smear. I didn’t even have to do any research to get started. Just wait til I — oh, excuse me, TUMBLR — has a bit more time.
:)
I'm going to go with my dad on this one
“It’s a gaffe,” he said, of McCain’s choice of Governor Palin as running mate.
How so? Well, off the top of our heads:
She’s currently under investigation in Alaska.
She’s not going to get Clinton’s lady voters (although the McCain campaign will claim she will).
She’s not going to help in the swing states.
She’s got zero environmental...
“Senator McCain has selected Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate...”
– A telegram I just received from the McCain camp! (via biteofpythias)
Thanks, Bite, for making me smile about some rather upsetting news.
Why you gotta go pick a woman on me, McC?
Is it ‘cause I said you ain’t no motherfuckin’ maverick?
Damn, boooyie. Why you gotta go do that,...
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