January 2010
40 posts
“But for all of us who have had our lives shaped between these lakes, Madison...”
– Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz
Remember this - I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I can do it alone. Democracy in a nation of three hundred million people can be noisy and messy and complicated. And when you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy. That’s just how it is.
Those of us in public office can respond to this reality by playing it safe and avoid telling...
One More Reason To Kick Tim Tebow In The Nuts. →
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A national coalition of women’s groups called on CBS on Monday to scrap its plan to broadcast an ad during the Super Bowl featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother, which critics say is likely to convey an anti-abortion message.
“An ad that uses sports to divide rather than to unite has no place in the biggest national...
Conan’s words from his last show Friday have really stuck with me so I just had to post the whole text. What a classy guy.
“Before we end this rodeo, a few things need to be said. There has been a lot of speculation in the press about what I legally can and can’t say about NBC. To set the record straight, tonight I am allowed to say anything I want. And what I want to say is this:...
“All i ask is one thing, and I’m asking this particularly of young people that...”
– Conan O’Brien.
last show. nice last words.
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“Patrick, you are seriously about to puncture my organs”
– My sister
“It doesn’t bother me to tell kids my parents are gay. It does bother me to say...”
– KASEY NICHOLSON-McFADDEN, a 10-year-old boy from New Jersey, arguing for the state’s legalization of gay marriage during hearings last month. New Jersey’s Senate ultimately voted the measure down.
(Quote via the New York Times; article, “Children Take the Stage in Same-Sex Marriage Debate,” here.)...
Fun Fact #3: My apartment is a sauna. Now, I HATE the cold (I know, I know - I’m from Wisconsin, shouldn’t I be used to it. Answer: NO). Despite my hatred for the cold weather, there is nothing I love more than putting on comfy sweats and sitting underneath a blanket on my couch. When my apartment is 80 DEGREES (no joke - we don’t control the heat) I cannot put on my comfy...
Lucky Me
I have off work today for MLK Day. Spent the morning having a nice long brunch at Southport Grocery with my lovely tan sister (who just got back from Mexico), Kayla, and Lauren.
Conan's Statement
lookmom:
People of Earth:
In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are...
Places I Want to Visit
The list is much larger, but a few that I have been daydreaming about lately….
Peru (Machu Picchu)
Croatia
Greece
Czech Republic
Napa Valley
