Posted on Saturday, 25th October 2008 by Maritzia
Chuck Westbrook has a great idea. Build a network of bloggers to help small blogs build traffic. The idea is that everyone will read the same blog for two weeks. Then we move on to a new blog. That two weeks gets the writer a chance to really showcase their blog and hopefully attract some [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 19th October 2008 by Maritzia
I’ve always loved Colin Powell, and if he had run, even as a Republican, I would have voted for him. He’s a good, honorable man who follows his beliefs and ethics. Please watch the whole video of his endorsement. This is how such a thing should be done. With dignity, kindness, and intellectual honesty: And [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 18th October 2008 by Maritzia
Of course, they’re running scared. Why else would you see interviews like this: Minnesota Representative Michelle Bachmann calls Obama “anti-American” for his “close association” with Bill Ayers. She also comes just short of calling anyone who is left leaning and liberal as anti-American. So I guess that makes me anti-American. Also in the segment, they [...]
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Posted on Friday, 10th October 2008 by Maritzia
I found this image on another site, and I absolutely love it. The author doesn’t know where she found it. Anyone recoqnize it and know the artist? I seriously want this statue or one like it. I mean seriously. Someday in my copious spare time I want to learn to sculpt.
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Posted on Friday, 10th October 2008 by Maritzia
Read it and weep, right wingers. Essentially, the Court stated that the state’s Civil Union law did not provide the same rights and benefits as the state’s marriage law and was therefore illegal under their state constitution! A big thank you to the couples who filed the suit, paving the way for all the gay [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 9th October 2008 by Maritzia
So, the McCain campaign seems to think that attack ads are the way to go in this election. Well, people in glass houses really shouldn’t throw bricks. Sure, we’ve all heard of the Keating 5. We may even know that McCain was part of the Keating 5. But what was the whole scandal all about? [...]
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Posted on Monday, 6th October 2008 by Maritzia
photo credit: My_Boy_Dodger The month of October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Shelters all over the country are running specials encouraging folks to adopt a dog. photo credit: My_Boy_Dodger Dog Hobbyist has some great information on adopting a shelter dog. Veterinary Partner has a great article about how to make adopting a shelter dog [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 27th August 2008 by Maritzia
One wonderful thing about my marriage is that my husband has really widened my musical tastes. There’s just so much good music out there that you don’t hear on mainstream radio. Since we got our e-music subscription, we do a lot of just wandering through the listings and looking for music we enjoy. Mary Gauthier [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 6th July 2008 by Maritzia
Yes…we finally did it. Mark and I tied the knot on July 5th. If you want to see some of the photos from the wedding, I have them up on flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/28046201@N05/ .
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Posted on Tuesday, 1st July 2008 by Maritzia
The Parade magazine has a poll up. Let’s go see if the fatties can make a difference. At the moment it’s 70/30 for charging fat people extra.
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