(Title inspired by We can’t see DeForest for the trees.)
Dan from albanyweblog.com griped:
Okay Roger… How come it’s so damn hot right now?
I want a thorough answer.
Sure.
I went to Google and put in why is it so damn hot. Unfortunately, all that got me is why certain types are hot, e.g., “Why are Canadian girls so damn hot?” Continue reading Dammit, Dan, I’m a librarian, not a meteorologist!
I’m watching this television program called JEOPARDY! On the episode airing way back on February 25, 2009, which I almost certainly watched at least a week later, there was a category called THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, with all of the clues given by black historian Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The $200 clue: “In a recent essay, I cited the election of Barack Obama as one of the 4 ‘transformative moments’ in African-American history; this 1863 event was the first.” The question, of course, was “What is The Emancipation Proclamation?” (The other two moments, which Gates revealed in a video clip leading to a commercial break Continue reading Transformative Presidency?
A sure sign of madness: I’m now participating on the Times Union Getting There blog. Here’s my introductory piece, and you’ll find more along the way.
A Graveyard Of Commerce: Albany’s walled-off waterfront offers a boat launch, some casual tourism and raw sewage
W. enters a local schoolboard race – in Colorado
For mixed family, old racial tensions remain a part of life
The REAL Way to Get Wall Street’s Attention:
GO to OccupyWishList.org to provide some necessary supplies to various Occupy groups.
Bad Lip Reading – I enjoy this more in concept than in actuality
U.S. Skater Nailed First ‘Quadruple Lutz’. No, I don’t know what it is either, but my wife does.
25 Words You Might Not Know Are Trademarked – Continue reading October Rambling
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