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THE BERLIN WALL
Image via WikipediaHow did you commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall?Related: My post, PAN-EUROPEAN PICNIC 1989.Related articles by ZemantaCollapse Of Berlin Wall Recreated With 1,000 Giant Dominoes [Berlin Wall] (gizmodo.com) ...
BAD BLOG ACTION DAY
I found out via Chris Guillebeau's post, Avoiding False Dichotomies, that it is Blog Action Day (BAD) today. The topic is "climate change"... I want to change the intellectual climate by publishing this post!Related: MICHAEL GRIFFIN ON CLIMATE by Rol...
BAD BLOG ACTION DAY
I found out via Chris Guillebeau's post, Avoiding False Dichotomies, that it is Blog Action Day (BAD) today. The topic is "climate change"... I want to change the intellectual climate by publishing this post!Related: MICHAEL GRIFFIN ON CLIMATE by Rol...
MENTAL NOTE ON LABOR DAY
How did you spend Labor Day? From my post, OPEN THREAD ON LABOR DAY:Image by daliborlev via FlickrHow are you spending Labor Day? The members of the "working class" and the labor unions are taking a day off on May 1st in order to wave red flags and s...
On Good Governance
In "That government is best which protects individual rights" (Grand Junction Free Press, Monday, August 17, 2009), Linn and Ari Armstrong say:You just don't like government. That's what a friend told your elder author Linn following a local politic...
AU H2O TEE SHIRT BUSINESS
I had to pay a short visit on my blog after I read Andy (Exalted Moments) Clarkson's post, Are Conservatives Going To Save Socialism Again?I saw a Project Wonderful ad by RetroCampaigns.com on my blog. I have to get this classical political t-shirt:...
Letter to Senators and a Representative on the Health Care Bill
Scott McDonald said in an email communication:the following [letter] was sent to my representatives urging them to vote no on the health care bill: Senator, The Healthcare legislation currently being considered by the Congress is an aff...
AL SHABAAB MEETING IN GOTHENBURG
I am reading in the local newspaper (Gothenburg's Post) that the spiritual leader of Al-Shabaab, Xasaan Xuseen, will attend a meeting at the Bellevue Mosque in Gothenburg. According to the newspaper, his mission for the visit is to collect money and ...
LIVE FREE OR DIE
I prefer to do some catblogging instead of talking politics, after the recent incidents in Sweden and America.Do you see "camouflage" Morris?But after an exchange with Larry Robiner on Twitter, I had to write a post on today's situation and what coul...
HELP IRAN ELECTION DOT COM
I am planning to add a green overlay to my Twitter avatar. For more information, go to www.HelpIranElection.com.Do Not Read ThisJohn Cox is in the news:Meanwhile, in Berlin...Mir Hossein MousaviRelated: My post, FROM ZORO TO SHIITE IN IRAN. ...
AMERICAT SENSE OF LIFE
I am pretty tired of politics, after following today's European Parliament elections...Sign: "Vallokal" ("Election building" in Swedish.)[Editor's comment: Do you see the shadow of the photographer?! ;)]I didn't know if I should bother to cast my vot...
MY BIRTHDAY ON MEMORIAL DAY
I want to thank all of you who have sent me birthday greetings on May 25! :) [Editor's note: I will create a Talk Fusion video email message and send to you later on today.]Yummy birthday cake!How did you commemorate the Memorial Day?Brothers in Arms...
ASCENSION DAY
Have you seen some strange "unidentified flying object" today? Here is an excerpt from Mary Ellen Synon's post, How 'you have Thursday off' translates into 23 languages:A lot of eurocrats had already started a week's holiday when the fire alarm went ...
LIBERTAS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION?
Four years ago I debated with myself if I should vote in the European Parliament election. That time I ended up voting for the new Euro-skeptic party called the "June List." This time I am thinking of voting for the new "anti-Lisbon Treaty" party cal...
ECONOMY FOCUS ON OPEN FORUM
I have a new piece published on Open Forum. Please click the "yes" button if you find the post (Stay Focused On The Economy, Politicians) useful. You are welcome to write a comment too! ...
IMMIGRATION RALLY ON MAY DAY
Morris the cat doesn't want to participate in the traditional May Day protest march in Gothenburg, Sweden.Talking about Sweden, be afraid of the Stockholm syndrome...The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cThe Stockholm Syndrome Pt. 2thedailys...
TEA AND CRUMPETS
Did you attend a tea party in your neighborhood? I wouldn't mind to have a cup of tea and crumpets! ;) At the moment, I am listed as #33 (tag #tea) on the WeFollow Twitter directory. Hold The CrumpetsI have added the speech by Dr. John Lewis at the N...
QUIPTOON FOR TAX DAY
I am glad to see that they will arrange a tea party in my old home state, Ohio. In the news: Tax Day Tea Party planned to protest government spending - Dayton Daily News.John Cox Art."We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity ...
YARON BROOK ON GLENN BECK
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TURN ON THE LIGHT AT 8:30 PM
Keep the light on / or switch it on at 8:30 PM local time. Send a mental thank-you note to Edison. [Editor's comment: Do the environmentalists want to live as they do in North Korea?]Image source: Strange Maps.I remember the impressive neon lights in...
SUPPORT PANOS SWIMWEAR
In the news: Swimwear designer rejects sexism charges - The Local.Asked whether the company would make any changes to its product catalogue in light of criticism from the Trade Ethical Council against Sexism in Advertising (ERK), CEO Panos Papadopoul...
RUSH LIMBAUGH AND FAIL WHALE
From Rush Limbaugh’s statement to the Herald:Clearly, the GOP has no "leader" right now and they won’t until a viable presidential candidate surfaces. I have no idea who that will be. But I do know that we have a blueprint for landslide electoral...
US COMMON SENSE
Here is an excerpt from U.S. Common Sense's website review of EGO [Editor's note: Please read the comments on the post.]:EGO derives its name from Egoist; a person who is devoted to their own interest and advancement. It is this ideal that many Ameri...
NEW AMERICAN TEA PARTY
Have you attended a tea party lately? It is interesting to see some placards with text messages ("Atlas Shrugs, Atlas is Shrugging") that are referring to Ayn Rand's book, Atlas Shrugged. Here is an excerpt from Robert Tracinski's article, The Ayn Ra...
STIMULUS PLAN AND TAX PAYERS CARTOON
Economic Recovery Explained... ...
POLITICUS SHIITAKE
This is shiitake!I know a person who has been fighting against the Swedish Migration Board's irrational and immoral decision for many years. It is a death "sentence" if they throw out this individual out of the country and send the person back to the...
CHICAGO TEA PARTY
Rick Santelli is inviting you to a tea party in Chicago. [Hat tip to: @SmallBizTrends.] Are you coming? For more information, read Michelle Malkin's post, Tea Party U.S.A.: The movement grows.Related: My posts, BOSTON TEA PARTY 1773 and IS THE MOB RU...
STOP THE MONKEY BUSINESS
What do you think about this cartoon by Sean Delonas, published on February 18, 2009, in the New York Post?Image source: New York Post, February 18, 2009.OK, time to cut out the monkey business and go to work... I will post a cat blog post soon!Relat...
INAUGURATION POST
Please post your thoughts and comments on the inauguration day. Here are two cartoons by John Cox in order to incite the discussion.Obama's World.Here we go....In the news:Guide to US inauguration day - BBC.Just in time for the Obama inauguration, Us...
IS HUNGARY CAUGHT OFF GUARD?
What is going on in Hungary? I want to visit the country again, but you wonder about the violence and the scary and unstable political trend.Related: POLITICAL TROUBLE IN HUNGARY. ...
