Put your boxing gloves on and get in the ring
Janice Lynch Schuster is brilliant and insightful on so many levels. Her most recent essay is here.
We own the screen rights to the movie
The story behind the long lingering proposed coal project Plant Washington reads much like a Southern Gothic novel. We’ve often been told that the work a handful of local citizens took up almost six years ago would make a great movie in the style of Erin Brockovich. In an article published today by The New … Continue reading "We own the screen rights to the movie"
Leave no doubt about where you stand
The Friday Photo October 25, 2013 My daughter Mary Michael took this last week. She said she found my best friend.
It’s about fresh tomatoes and spitting watermelon seeds
The EPA held two public listening sessions in Atlanta yesterday concerning carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) and regulations which will be announced for existing coal power plants next year. At the last minute I wasn’t able to go to Atlanta to share mine in person. My three minutes of comments are below, which I will submit to the … Continue reading "It’s about fresh tomatoes and spitting watermelon seeds"
Pass the horseradish please
The Friday Photo October 18, 2013 There’s real skill in opening an oyster and not hurting yourself. I don’t think my nephew Dillon ate any, but he was glad to help open them for those of us who do.
We have seen a fool’s true character and the return of a hero
Ted Cruz finally managed to come clean on why he drove us to the brink of economic collapse, locked federal employees out of their offices (except the ones who had to work without pay), threatened our veterans’ benefits, and closed our national parks. Campaign money. Yep, a rookie United States Senator just put our country … Continue reading "We have seen a fool’s true character and the return of a hero"
The whispers are getting louder
During the dark years of the Bush/Cheney Presidency, I began to think that one outcome would be a fundamental social and economic revolution in our country. I think, and hope, the whispers are getting louder.
We will confuse you with big words
The Million Vet March folks aren’t happy about being hijacked by Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz, and the Confederate flag waving Tea Party wahoos during their march Sunday. Their Face Book page includes this: Official Stance of the Million Vet March on the Memorials: The political agenda put forth by a local organizer in Washington DC … Continue reading "We will confuse you with big words"
Just when you think it can’t get any crazier
There was a Tea Party/Veterans march yesterday from the World War II Monument to the White House yesterday that, once again, gets at the truth of the opposition to “all things President Obama.” Veterans were joined by Tea Party faithfuls worshipping two United States Senators, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, who have never served in the military, and Alaska’s … Continue reading "Just when you think it can’t get any crazier"
Code of conduct
The Friday Photo October 11, 2013 Allie Katz in Augusta, Georgia
It’s October. I’m not wearing pink.
Cancer sucks. It doesn’t matter which “cancer of the month” it is, because all cancers suck. I’m all for walks, races, bike rides, and bake sales to support patients and their caregivers as well as cancer research. But it isn’t even the middle of October and I’ve seen enough pink stuff to last me for the … Continue reading "It’s October. I’m not wearing pink."
Sign me up!
The Friday Photo October 4, 2013 Screen shot taken by Jami Mays, Athens, Georgia, after completing her enrollment in the new insurance exchange.
Terrorists in plain view
Filed under “funny but true.” WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: Designate the Republican party a terrorist organization for repeatedly threatening the full faith & credit of the U.S.A. Designate the Republican party a terrorist organization, since repeatedly threatening to default on the full faith and credit of the United States over and over again … Continue reading "Terrorists in plain view"
First peak at fall
The Friday Photo September 27, 2013 This gorgeous Apalachicola River Cyprus was photographed by the Apalachicola Riverkeeper and shared by the Flint Riverkeeper, Gordon Rogers.
GPB owes an apology to Fresh Air host Terry Gross
My love affair with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), at least as a donor, came to an end earlier this year when Chip Rogers was given a “special for him” job as a broadcast at taxpayer expense. Now GPB has yet another problem with who has access to a mic. Yesterday Adam Ragusea, the local host … Continue reading "GPB owes an apology to Fresh Air host Terry Gross"
Is this the beginning of the Blame Game?
Today’s EPA ruling isn’t the reason Plant Washington won’t ever be built. It will, however, serve to drive home the fact that this project has always been an exercise in bad business decisions in addition to the environmental and health impacts it would have on our area. Supporters will say the EPA’s carbon control rules … Continue reading "Is this the beginning of the Blame Game?"
Art that grows on trees
The Friday Photo A weekly photo celebrating art, spontaneity, and community September 20, 2013
So many lessons to be learned
A recent article in The Chicago Tribune is one cautionary tale after another for supporters (and any Power Purchase Agreement signers) of Plant Washington. The Tribune and other news outlets have reported on the cost overruns, rates, and decades-long contracts that the cities and municipal power providers contracted with Prairie State Energy Campus now find … Continue reading "So many lessons to be learned"
Don’t curb your enthusiasm
The Friday Photo A weekly photo celebrating art, spontaneity, and community September 13, 2013 I saw this car in Augusta last weekend. The future traveler also had Union Jack flags on both rear windows.
Simple gifts
Yo Yo Ma, and Alison Krauss, Simple Gifts video by David Schlosser