Yesterday, while taking a break between baking huge batches of zucchini bread and frying dozens of zucchini fritters, I was chatting with a friend when it dawned on me that while everyone else is thinking about and lamenting summer’s end and the start of the school year, I am looking forward to the end [...]
Entries from August 2009
August 26, 2009
Edward M. Kennedy 1932 – 2009
The death was announced Wednesday morning in a statement by the Kennedy family.
“Edward M. Kennedy – the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply – died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port,” the statement said. “We’ve lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but [...]
August 25, 2009
Threads ~ BevnTempe
A thread is a kind of thin yarn used for sewing. Thread may also refer to:
Thread (unit of measurement), a cotton yarn measure, equal to 54 inches
Threaded discussion, a group of messages or postings to a newsgroup, mailing list or Internet forum on a single topic
Thread (computer science), a sequence of instructions which may [...]
August 24, 2009
Scary Shit!
Without Reform, Health Insurance Premiums Could Double By 2020
Without health care reform, health insurance premiums could almost double by 2020, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund, a 90-year-old non-profit health care charity.
According to "Paying the Price: How Health Insurance Premiums Are Eating Up Middle-Class Incomes," employer-sponsored family [...]
August 21, 2009
Meeting at Charlie’s ~ BrianInNYC
As most of you know yesterday afternoon myself and fellow members of HRC (The Human Rights Campaign) met with Congressman Rangel’s chief of staff. HRC is having a “No Excuses” campaign this month, attempting to set up a face to face meeting with every member of Congress during the summer recess. We were a nice [...]
