Only in New York…? Seeing a break in traffic, I cross the street near the Korean grocery this morning and immediately encounter a loudly muttering (big) man approaching from the opposite direction. I shift left, and he shifts toward me. I shift back to the right and he quickly moves in the same direction. I … …
Bush Talks of Crisis to Sell U.S. Retirement Plan. Now that the election is over, pay no attention to the failed war on terror or to the fact that the Bush administration borrowed our retirement money to fund an illegal war in Iraq among other things. Thieves. To some extent, the problem is not with … …
First Murder Charge in ’64 Civil Rights Killings of 3. The most infamous unresolved case from America’s civil rights struggle four decades ago – the 1964 abduction and killing of three voter-registration volunteers by nightriders on a lonely rural road in Mississippi – was revived last night with the arrest of a longtime leader of … …
Cobb Urges Congress to Reject Tainted Ohio Electoral Votes. Not hearing much from the Dems lately when it comes to vote recounts. Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb will be a featured speaker at two rallies on Thursday in Washington, DC, calling on Congress to reject Ohio’s tainted Electoral College votes. [snip] “Ohio’s Electoral College … …
China’s ‘Haves’ Stir the ‘Have Nots’ to Violence. Minor street quarrel provokes mass riot. The Communist Party, obsessed with enforcing social stability, has few worse fears. Yet the Wanzhou uprising, which occurred on Oct. 18, is one of nearly a dozen such incidents in the past three months, many touched off by government corruption, police … …
Town Sees 1st White Christmas in 86 Years. White Christmas in Houston as well. Pales in comparison to a northeastern snow, but it’s pretty impressive for a city that hasn’t seen snow in decades… Merry Christmas!
IRS Releases Tax Tables for New Deduction. The tables can be found in IRS publication 600. Whatever. Interestingly, the sales tax deduction was added to the tax code as part of the ridiculously named Jobs Creation Act or Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act. Taxpayers in high income tax states (California, New York, etc.) won’t … …
Satrapi follows up Iran picture book. Took me a while to figure out that there is no third book. The French “Persepolis tome 3” listed in Amazon is apparently the same as the second volume released in the US. In any case, I loved both Persepolis novels and highly recommend them. But she added that … …
Nice to be back home despite the unpleasant weather. Picked up the little guy from the cat-sitter yesterday morning, and he has been non-stop cuddly and affectionate. Wonder how long that will last…
Pretty wired this morning so got up just after 2:00 and finished Howard Zinn’s autobiography, You Can’t Stay Neutral on a Moving Train. Very inspiring, highly recommended.