A remembrance of founder Katie Allison Granju’s dad Hank Allison, dead at 64.I never met Hank Allison, but if St. Peter takes into account a girl’s view of her dad, he’s surely in a good place now. Katie always had great stories about...
Topics: Uncategorized

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The geeks over at Wired ran various conventioneers’ speeches through Wordle to produce darn cool images.Aesthetically, I prefer the clouds produced by Pres. Bush and Joe Biden, although the John McCain one is pleasantly evocative of a Rocky and...
Topics: Geekery, Internet, Journalism, Presidential Politics

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State Rep. Stacey Campfield, not a fan in particular of the state-funded pre-K (views as free daycare on the sly) is proposing a requirement on the parents to obtain the state-funded pre-K: come to some classes yourself. The way Campfield sees it, the...
Topics: campfield, Education, Stacey Campfield

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The GOP convention has energized the McCain campaign, with VP nominee Sarah Palin clearly lending some spark. The USA Today/Gallup poll puts McCain up 50-46 over Obama.Will the spark last, and can McCain turn Palinthusiasm into a significant election-day.
Topics: Politics

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As I’ve long suspected, research is indicating that selfish driving patterns result in more traffic for everyone. I’ve contended that the jerk waiting until the last second to merge is making it worse for all of us, and in weaker moments,...
Topics: Geekery, Rant

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