It's So Easy To Leave Me
Movie: Star Wars: Episode III, Along Came Polly
One Hundred Names You Won't Hear This Memorial Day
With the Gloves Off
Go Senfronia! I've already sent her an e-mail thanking her for saying what she said. Here's more from Molly Ivins.
Another article about Rep. Senfronia Thompson.
Oh, and by the way, Texas banned ALL marriage. I guess everyone will just have to live in sin.
And once again I bring you "A Brief History of Marriage in America" I wish people would study up before spouting off about marriage ALWAYS being SO sacred between a man and a woman. It just ain't so.
bobinrob on 05.30.05 @ 21:31 PM NZST [link]
Sing A Song
Freaks and Geeks Marathon at Alamo Drafthouse. Oh yeah.
So we went to this last night, and we were talking about the music guy remembering his first records and stuff, and I said I remembered my first record was "Sing" by The Carpenters - the Easter Bunny brought it - and Simon said his first record was "Songs of the Humpback Whale" from National Geographic. What was your first record?
bobinrob on 05.27.05 @ 21:42 PM NZST [link]
He's So Shy
Movie: One Hour Photo
UNV Online Volunteering
How to Save the World Reading List
The people vs. Bush's war
Home from Iraq
The Scourge of Nationalism
Have I mentioned yet that I will be coming home in exactly one year? Well, plus or minus a few days. So mark your calendars now!
bobinrob on 05.24.05 @ 21:04 PM NZST [link]
Torn Between Two Lovers
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer - one of the few Democratic Senators acting like a Democrat!
U.S. Map of Hate Groups
U.S. States Web Games
And for a laugh on Friday - this is an actual commercial being shown on TV here - can you imagine this on in the States? Me neither.
bobinrob on 05.20.05 @ 22:11 PM NZST [link]
It's A Sad Sad Day
Info from True Majority about protecting the checks and balances of our government:
About the Filibuster and the "Nuclear Option"
Opening Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy on Republican Use Of The Nuclear Option
Filibuster Rule Change Opposed
While I'm at it I might as well put up info on saving public broadcasting from Free Press:
Read Bill Moyer's speech
Sign the petition
Just waiting around for the dishwasher repairman. He said he would be here first thing Friday morning - I've been waiting around for almost an hour already - where is he?
OK, he's finally here - yay!
And here's one more fascinating post from Tom Tomorrow - something to think about, no?
bobinrob on 05.20.05 @ 08:41 AM NZST [link]
Wednesday Again
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA!
and
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES! On the 17th! Oops!
Nothing going on, just relaxing, got my hair cut, weather still crap so just hanging out at home. So here are a bunch of links for your reading pleasure.
Kiwi Recovery
WhoYouShouldKnow.com
GovTrack.us: Track Federal Legislation
Funniest show on TV - ganked from Cynthia.
Simon's website
My father-in-law's blog
bobinrob on 05.18.05 @ 16:46 PM NZST [link]
Poetry In Motion
Movie: Swimming Pool, Master And Commander
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KK! I talked to KK on the phone today - whoo hoo!
A poem, if you will, about my week:
Monday: The dog threw up on my bed.
Sunday: A sea gull pooed on my head.
It's all true!
Beyond the Fire
bobinrob on 05.16.05 @ 12:33 PM NZST [link]
Why Do You Love Me
Music: Bleed Like Me - Garbage
Ah luxury - I don't have to go back to work until May 23rd. I'm sure I will fritter away my time on stupid stuff, but at least I'm not at work.
So what can I do?
Y'all have a good weekend!
bobinrob on 05.13.05 @ 23:02 PM NZST [link]
Suddenly Shiny And New
We got new stamps at work this week - we don't have business cards but sometimes have to send stuff back to people, and we just needed something with our details on it. I love stamps and stamping things. It's so satisfying. And although I love new technology, I'm still a little sad that barcodes and scanners have replaced the date stamp in your library book. Sniff.
So how about some library links:
Search Engine Shortcuts
Library of Congress Online Catalogs
Select Librarian/Library Blogs
Evaluation of Information Sources
ELF - Your Personal Email Library Reminder Service
Enjoy!
bobinrob on 05.12.05 @ 22:05 PM NZST [link]
It Don't Matter To Me
Word of the Day
OK, you try to be nice to your dog and let her sleep on the bed during the day because it's Monday and you know she would like that and HOW does she REPAY you? By throwing up on YOUR side of the bed RIGHT BY YOUR PILLOW! Of course! How thoughtful. Really.
bobinrob on 05.09.05 @ 18:38 PM NZST [link]
A Still Hot, Smokin Gun
The Secret Downing Street Memo
"Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy"
British Memo Busts Bush
"Keep in mind, in June 2002, President Bush was telling Americans there were no plans yet to attack Iraq."
Secret British Memo Showed Bush Tampered With Iraq Intelligence
"The man from Connecticut with the cowboy boots and the fake twang would get away with it."
Impeachment Time: "Facts Were Fixed"
"Saddam was not threatening his neighbors, and his WMD capability was less than that of Libya, North Korea or Iran."
A New Memo-gate?
"For much of the week, much of the U.S. press paid little attention to the highly classified British memo, leaked to a British newspaper, which seems to reveal that President Bush decided by summer 2002 to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and was determined to ensure that U.S. intelligence data supported his policy."
Quotes after each link were taken from the link.
I looked for information about this on "right-wing" websites and Google news and barely found a mention. Why is that?
On no, sorry, my bad, I found one.
bobinrob on 05.08.05 @ 15:11 PM NZST [link]
The First Taste
Movie: Crackerjack, To Kill A Mockingbird
My culinary adventures this week:
Geetha made our team a beautiful lunch on Thursday. Actually breakfast and lunch, with potato vadas for breakfast, and biryani and dhal for lunch. Her cooking is da bomb.
Then I found some A & W Root Beer at the Indian shop across the street from work. It was from Singapore, but it tasted exactly the same. So nice and cold, I had it after I had been on my walk at lunch.
And today I made a polenta/vegetable stack, which we decided was not on our favorites list (I thought there was too much polenta, Simon thought the onions should be fried), but the feijoa crumble got the thumbs up.
How to freeze cilantro
bobinrob on 05.07.05 @ 23:25 PM NZST [link]
Right Here Right Now
Take Action
Excellent post by Redneck Mother
And for your weekend reading pleasure, Robin Recommends The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Rockin!
bobinrob on 05.07.05 @ 10:55 AM NZST [link]
Oooh That Smell
AlanCumming.com - I don't know how often this site is updated, but I still like it.
I have some kind of stink following me around. I think it is from the car, but I have to wait until the weekend to clean it out, vacuum, and unload an entire bottle of Febreze in there. In the meantime I got a car air freshener, but I wasn't too impressed with it on the way home. And they don't have any good scents for them - I think I got one called Voyager - ?
bobinrob on 05.04.05 @ 22:50 PM NZST [link]
If I Only Had A Heart
I know a pregnant 13-year old is not the best scenario, but how can anyone with any compassion force her to have the baby? SHE'S 13! Is that really in her best interest?
bobinrob on 05.03.05 @ 07:10 AM NZST [link]
