http://polwaves.planetwaves.net News via Planet Waves Sun, 11 May 2008 17:33:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a fun collection to share. John, Hillary and Barack ... one IS a mother, two HAD one [John still has his, mid-90's and a PIP!] GREAT pic's, so open the links. Then Garrison Keillor, Cindy Sheehan and other interesting reads about what motherhood was and is ... the heartbeat that ... http://polwaves.planetwaves.net/2008/05/11/happy-mothers-day/ [Note: because I think alerts are important, here is a Must Read link; I'm posting the article in its entirety at the end of this collection of weekend reads. Curious or worrisome; either and both.] By golly, the times are fascinating, aren't they? We're in a ... what? ... pre-revolutionary space ... http://polwaves.planetwaves.net/2008/05/09/the-jokers-in-the-deck/ You may be wondering how the cogs are continuing to turn ... if the Congress has sniffed the wind to realize the public has it's back yet [and, in fact, a hand firmly pressed against it to push it forward] ... how the Republic is doing with the shenanigans that ... http://polwaves.planetwaves.net/2008/05/08/turn-turn-turn/ That Was The Week That Was -- damned odd, as reported, and full of Believe It Or Not overtones [but I did make mental note that if McCain wins in November, we should all consider relocating to Ecuador.] In other ... monumental ... news, it appears that the cyclone may have ... http://polwaves.planetwaves.net/2008/05/07/tw3-and-the-monumentals/ I'm a Dean Koontz fan and he quotes, in each of his novels, little snippits of prose/poetry from The Book of Counted Sorrows [for years, his readers hunted this book; turns out it is still in his head, awaiting completion.] Well, I'm counting sorrows today ... and I had to ... http://polwaves.planetwaves.net/2008/05/06/sorrow-in-the-shadows/ It was another tedious and bombastic political weekend with the Republican talking points ringing in our ears -- if you want to know what went wrong in this country, listen to them carefully; they drive the dialogue, color our every thought, titillate our every fear and obliterate [yes, I said ... http://polwaves.planetwaves.net/2008/05/05/the-forest-and-the-trees/ I grew up in a multi-generational household; I've lived in one, off and on, most of my life. My folks were Depression babies, teens of the 40's, young adults of the 50's -- the stories and influence of the lean years came to me not from my upwardly-mobile parents, but ... http://polwaves.planetwaves.net/2008/05/02/yes-we-can-no-matter-what/ Adding greatly to our foundation-shaking, angst-ridden and white-knuckled concerns in daily life is how to afford enough gas to do what's necessary to keep the ball rolling, day by day -- kids to school ... us to work ... groceries [fewer bags for larger cost] secured at the one-stop shopping ... http://polwaves.planetwaves.net/2008/05/01/welcome-to-tomorrow/ That Was The Week That Was ... sound and fury laced with a serious amount of delusion. For instance, the plans to build an amusement park in Baghdad [???] gives me pause -- perhaps they'd consider moving right into our gazillion dollar embassy; I understand we're having trouble finding anyone willing ... http://polwaves.planetwaves.net/2008/04/30/tw3-an-alert-and-a-list-of-pffffts/ Keep Light on this little project, dearhearts! Jude U.S. Weighing Readiness for Military Action Against Iran Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post Saturday, April 26, 2008 The nation's top military officer said yesterday that the Pentagon is planning for "potential military courses of action" as one of several options against Iran, criticizing what he ... http://polwaves.planetwaves.net/2008/04/28/iran-the-reads/