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SNL strikes again…

SNL strikes again…

| November 2, 2008 | 2 Replies

…with their portrayal of Keith Olbermann: Ah, well. Interesting times ahead.  ..bruce w..

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Remembering the true spirit of Halloween!

Remembering the true spirit of Halloween!

| November 1, 2008 | Reply

The Onion, as usual, is brilliant: In The Know: Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized? Be sure to watch it all the way to the end.  ..bruce w..

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Voter registration and early voting in Colorado [updated]

Voter registration and early voting in Colorado [updated]

| October 31, 2008 | Reply

[UPDATED 10/31/08 – 1452 MDT] The Colorado Secretary of State’s office has just released updated figures (Excel spreadsheet; PDF file) as of 4 am this morning for early voting and mail-in ballots. Here are the totals: Democrats: 488,575 (54.1% of “active registered voters”; 63.3% of MIBs returned) Republicans: 465,869 (52.2% of “active registered voters”; 65.0% […]

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More problems w/Colorado mail-in ballots

More problems w/Colorado mail-in ballots

| October 31, 2008 | 2 Replies

In my earlier post, I noted several potential problems with the Colorado mail-in ballots (which have been requested by 62% of “active, registered voters” in Colorado). Today’s Rocky Mountain News reports yet another potential problem with these ballots: More than 35,000 newly registered Colorado voters could see their mail ballots tossed out because of confusion […]

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Caithness The Beautiful

Caithness The Beautiful

| October 30, 2008 | Reply

For the past two days I have been in the far north of Scotland, in a county called Caithness. It is as far north as you can go on the island of Britain without a boat. Caithness is the land of my Henderson ancestors, and in particular the area around a village called Dunbeath. First […]

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Daily Financial Moment Of Clarity

Daily Financial Moment Of Clarity

| October 30, 2008 | Reply

From the Far Eastern Economic Review: Guangdong Province alone, the heart of China’s low-cost manufacturing base, has seen half of the shoe manufacturing industry close shop (over 2,200 factories) this year. Laid-off factory employees, along with millions of migrant construction workers likely to be left jobless as construction slows, will return to a countryside largely […]

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I’d say that’s about right

I’d say that’s about right

| October 30, 2008 | Reply

Your mileage, of course, may vary: This comes from PhD Comics.  ..bruce w..

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Daily Financial Moment Of Clarity

Daily Financial Moment Of Clarity

| October 29, 2008 | 1 Reply

With the cut in interest rates to 1%, it’s clear

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Potential problems with Colorado mail-in ballots [corrected]

Potential problems with Colorado mail-in ballots [corrected]

| October 28, 2008 | 3 Replies

UPDATE (10/31/08): I’ve got a new post, citing a Rocky Mountain News article pointing out yet another problem specifically for those newly registered Colorado voters who requested a mail-in ballot. IMPORTANT CORRECTION (10/30/08): As per the comments by gailculp below, not all Colorado counties have drop-off spots for mail-in ballots. So if you are using […]

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Praying For Global Warming [updated]

Praying For Global Warming [updated]

| October 28, 2008 | Reply

Snow in October? I am currently in Scotland researching family history. After spending the weekend in Glasgow, it’s up to Caithness. My Henderson family is from the Dunbeath area, on the east coast of Scoland in the far north. I drove north through Inverness in a fairly potent snowstorm. Seriously, if any of you have […]

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