November 10, 2008 – 1:01 am
This is one of the first jokes I ever learned when I was a kid and its lesson is one I never forgot. It’s all about delivering bad news.
A man is house sitting for his brother — feeding the cat, getting the mail, etc. The brother calls to check in. “I’m sorry,” says the man, [...]
November 7, 2008 – 9:44 am
I thought I would call your attention to two completely unrelated items that caught my eye this week . The first one is a photograph of Barack Obama that appeared on the Huffington Post the day after the election. When I saw Obama take the stage in Grant Park in Chicago after being elected I noticed [...]
November 5, 2008 – 5:16 am
Today is the beginning of a new day in American history. We have elected our first African-American President. This is both a long and short road ended. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln just under 150 years ago while Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted in this lifetime. Even those who [...]
November 4, 2008 – 12:01 am
WOW. Has it been two years already? On this election day, you might think today’s AWT would be loaded down with political tidbits just waiting to piss you off again. Not so, mes amis. I have been reading bucket loads recently and this week’s AWT is an amalgam of odd bits and pieces from technology, [...]
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November 3, 2008 – 10:10 am
All of you have endured my politi-speak for months on end. It’s all wrapped up tomorrow night and while I will still occasionally post about politics, it won’t be an every day occurence. With that in mind, I thought I would take a look back at the election that wouldn’t end through the beauty and [...]
October 28, 2008 – 2:01 am
I’m back to the sleepless nights again. It’s brutal. Ultimately, I decided to get out of bed at 3:00 AM and went back for a snooze around 5:30 AM. Even then, I feel like I am bouncing around the bed like a kid in a trampoline tent but having a lot less fun. Instead of [...]
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October 9, 2008 – 5:01 pm
While the McCain camp is virulently attacking Obama’s reputation, this video highlights one of the least talked about issues of the Presidential campaign.