avablog

Obama:
Occidental College – Two years.
Columbia University – B.A. political science with a specialization in international relations.
Harvard – Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude
Biden:
University of Delaware – B.A. in history and B.A. in political science.
Syracuse University College of Law – Juris Doctor (J.D.)

vs.

McCain:
United States Naval Academy – Class rank 894 of 899
Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University – 1 semester
North Idaho College – 2 semesters – general study
University of Idaho – 2 semesters – journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College – 1 semester
University of Idaho – 3 semesters – B.A. in journalism

And this, not 20 seconds after McCain calls for increased adult literacy.

Maverick (sic): That’s right! Ice… man. I am dangerous.

Re: Cindy McCain

How does a woman get orange legs, purple hands, and an ashen face? Damn this HD coverage on PBS!

Also, is there any reason to doubt that those USMC and NAVY stick pins she was wearing contain real diamonds? Good gracious, but those are gauche.

Is there anything a flowchart can’t do?

at least be truthful.

I take a large.

Our friend Andy contacted us this evening to ask if we’d like to join him for dinner at Augusta, an eatery in nearby Oxford we’ve heard a lot about but haven’t tried. It was short notice, so we had to take Ava along. It wasn’t a relaxing meal, but it was good. What’s more, we were celebrating Andy’s birthday, so it was a good cause.
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I can’t stand to watch any more of Sarah Pukin’ at the RNC. One little gem: “What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick!” *Cue Republican laugh track.*

Why in the hell does my husband, who is NOT a Republican, insist on having us watch this crap?! In order to bear witness?! Palin’s fake, folksy “I’m one of you, the working people, the Washington outsiders” schtick is making me so furious that I’d like to spit at the television. I could go on and on and on about her hypocrisy and absolute unpreparedness for a position at this level, but it will only raise my blood pressure. I must turn the channel now or lose it.

There’s a video making the rounds this work-short week of activist journalist (as opposed to just a plain ol’ journalist, who merely reports the news) Amy Goodman being arrested outside the RNC in St. Paul while trying to inquire about the fate of two colleagues who were injured by the police. If you haven’t watched it, please do. I’ll wait…
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Gramary and Uncle Scott took Ava to a festival at the local Catholic high school (education center; it’s more than just a high school) over the weekend. They were also joined by Scott’s friend Valerie and her daughter. A couple choice pics (not taken by me):

and…

Ava carries on her great grandmother’s fondness for corn dogs. Shouldn’t all food come on a stick?

I was sitting in the TV room this morning about 9:30 or so when I heard a power transformer fry up somewhere nearby. A second later, we were without power. We were about to head downtown for coffee anyway, so we mounted up and rode down the street on our bikes.
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Leah, Ava, and I were joined by my dad yesterday for a trip down to Mt. Pleasant to visit the Old Threshers Reunion. It was a perfect day for it. Ava was like Templeton the rat from Charlotte’s Web, running around from food stand to food stand, eating everything she could get her hands on. Heck, she even put on her rat face once or twice:

You gotta know there are more pictures here.

VPILF

See also.

Leah can explain this post to you, Georgie.

Michael Jackson just turned 50. Why is it so difficult for me to wrap my mind around that fact? I wonder if he can still do the moonwalk….

That is all.

If only Aunt Rachel had been born a quarter century later.

I watched Hillary’s speech at the DNC last night on NBC. She looked pretty good in HD. I hope her words were enough to convince her supporters that this election is not about Hillary or Barack but about the country. We’ll see in November, I guess.
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Leah’s made arrangements to have Ava’s four-year portrait taken. We go around and around about this. I say that we could save a bundle of money by letting me take the photographs, but apparently G.G. likes to have an “official” portrait taken every year, and she’s willing to pay for it. Come on, Georgie, do you really think Sears can do as well as this:

We’ll see how it goes. I will, of course, keep you posted.

Trust me on this.
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