The President’s Weekly Address (Jan. 31, 2008)

Who should follow Bill Kristol at NY Times? ~ dog’s eye view

Let’s admit it.  No one on this blog, and virtually no thinking person, mourns Bill Kristol’s loss of his weekly column at The New York Times.  It is prime real estate, and one can only look at Kristol’s yearlong sinecure there and say:  what in God’s name was the Gray Lady thinking? Mr. Bill Keller, [...]

Volunteering ~ BevnTempe

What is a volunteer? According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, a volunteer is someone who works for a community or for the benefit of the environment primarily because they choose to do so.

Volunteering comes in many forms: serving food at the local homeless shelter, providing computer technical support to a non-profit organization, acting in a [...]

Open Thread (with some inaugural eye candy provided by Sheila)

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eProf2’s Open Letter to President Obama

This morning’s editorial cartoon in the Arizona Republic showed the new president’s desk in the West Wing of the White House inundated with suggestions for things to do during your administration. I would like to add to the pile by suggesting we make a bet on the upcoming Super Bowl (more political stuff to [...]

Chef Sheila’s Open Letter To President Obama

Dear Mr. President,
I’m a poster child for today’s economic turn.  Believe me, this is not where I had expected to be and this is not the letter I would have liked to write you.
I was debt free 3 years ago. I was making great money after having a “Nose to the Grindstone” attitude [...]

Thank You, John Adams, Second President of the United States! ~ Eprof2

Little has been written or said about John Adams, the first vice president, second president of the United States and primary author of the US Constitution. David McCullough wrote a best-seller on Adams several years ago and was followed-up by HBO in seven part series a year ago.
John Adams is the unsung hero of yesterday’s inauguration [...]