tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54802492011-07-08T05:42:36.429-04:00As I See Itvoltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.comBlogger1221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-2881643386542112022010-06-06T22:51:00.007-04:002010-06-20T00:51:42.708-04:00

My journalist friend, Jackie has taken the plunge and joined the internet masses by starting a blog. She's a hilarious writer (no pressure) and has a wonderful way of seeing the world.If you get time, no,... make time and go visit TV Mama

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-16236434674226051952009-09-16T09:20:00.001-04:002009-09-16T09:20:24.973-04:00

Interesting tidbit that I found from Pogues's New York Times column.Is Google Voice a Threat to AT&T?: "Why would AT&T care? Because of those free text messages and cheap international calls, of course. If these apps became popular, AT&T's revenue could take a serious hit."(Via NYT > Pogue's Posts.)

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-39717089098516170322009-09-13T07:19:00.007-04:002009-09-13T08:21:20.853-04:00

One of the nice things about WordPress is that they also have a free app on the iPhone for blogging. I looked for an app specifically for Blogger but could not find one. All the apps available for Blogger are third party and costs at least $2.99! I'm still looking.The WP app allows you to work from any of your active blogs. You can view new comments that have come in and deal with them (spam,

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-33103464029319232162009-09-08T22:11:00.010-04:002009-09-08T22:27:06.370-04:00

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy This clip was not as exposed I felt it should have been. Thanks to MSNBC for this.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-69321551292700797752009-09-06T15:12:00.013-04:002009-09-06T23:47:06.712-04:00

Went over to our friends Jackie and Stephen yesterday. Had a great time conversing with them and their guest and Stephen is a fantastic cook. turkey-burgershamburgersvegieburgerschickenroasted vegetablescorn on the cobmixed saladI get hungry just writing about it. Our two main topics of conversation were health care and newspapers (since we all have our roots there). We all lamented how each

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-8487961266483431612009-09-05T09:25:00.011-04:002009-09-05T10:16:03.773-04:00

It can be difficult doing a daily blog without mentioning politics. So, for now I'll indulge it briefly. I found this quote at the Tidewater News dealing with the controversy over the President of the United States talking to school children:Jim Greer, chairman of the Florida Republican Party, even went as far as to say “taxpayer dollars are being used to spread President Obama’s socialist

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-55612984737580350722009-09-03T10:46:00.006-04:002009-09-05T08:49:56.850-04:00

It's been over a year since my last posting. Not for lack of ideas, just for lack of initiative. :) There are three other blogs I maintain... each with its own flavor and emphasis. As in most things, all of the blogs sort of overlap on various subjects.This one holds a place in my heart because it was the first blog I ever started. I learned a lot about blogs here. In the past, this blog has

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-64783296300309673782008-05-11T07:25:00.006-04:002008-05-11T07:47:14.871-04:00

Some may not know that I have a few blogs (most of which are on Wordpress.org and Wordpress.com). Blogger was my first blog, though I don't post here as often as on the other blogs. Anyway, all that is to say that my Mother's Day post is on Whispers. Hope you get a chance to read it.Thanks again to Enigma4Ever and her post titled Moonriver... for triggering the memory.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-39405157518417999132008-04-12T12:18:00.003-04:002008-04-12T12:35:07.981-04:00

Scott Horton has written an article for Harpers.org entitled Worst. President. Ever. Apparently, historians were surveyed and that is the conclusion they arrived at. Check out the article for graphs and great quotes. This is one of my favorites:“No individual president can compare to the second Bush,” wrote one. “Glib, contemptuous, ignorant, incurious, a dupe of anyone who humors his deluded

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-49557740425282641582008-04-09T19:10:00.001-04:002008-04-09T19:11:47.237-04:00

This woman has been following the cursor with her eyes for so long, that she seems to be in need of some Visine or other eye care product (wait, it may take a while to load).Thanks (Via Seeing the Forest.)

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I received the following email from the Center for American Progress Fund:This Saturday [29 March 2008], a global "lights out" event called Earth Hour is being held to call for immediate action on climate change. Nearly 200 cities and millions of people worldwide are expected to participate by turning off home and building lights from 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm local time. Chicago, Atlanta, San

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-79513653666818526552008-03-18T21:48:00.005-04:002008-03-18T22:13:45.004-04:00

Barack Obama, gave a speech today that was supposed to deal with the comments made by Reverend Wright. And it did. And more. It was one of the most important speeches in American history, because it opened the door for dialog about race, between races. Not only that, it was about more than race.My biggest concern is that people will only hear the short cuts that news programs decide to air

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-56907546636211537332008-03-14T11:55:00.005-04:002008-03-14T22:12:20.689-04:00

From Radio Free EuropeCommentary: Why Fallon Resigned: "The White House has formally denied that U.S. President George W. Bush forced the premature retirement this week of Admiral William Fallon as head of Central Command, after the publication of a magazine article which depicted the admiral as a lone voice against a U.S. military strike on Iran."Doesn't this sound vaguely familiar? Doesn't it

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Apparently, I'm not the only one who feels that Clinton's campaign behavior is divisive and could destroy the Democratic Party. She started with the Rove-like response on 60 Minutes to feed fear:And from Caffeinated Politics:When the New York Senator did not denounce the ‘religion issue’ on “60 Minutes” this past weekend concerning Obama when offered the chance to do so, she chose her path. Last

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-24121421566769567032008-03-05T11:32:00.005-05:002008-03-05T11:57:23.713-05:00

I've been doing a little housecleaning. By that I mean I've been changing the look and feel of this blog.I got tired of the darker colors even though they looked kinda forestry, so I made the blog white. Added a voting widget, put the archives in a drop down menu, and added a news scrolling widget at the bottom. I may remove this last one because it just doesn't function the way I would

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-51546069594218993472008-02-25T21:20:00.002-05:002008-03-03T19:44:28.836-05:00

Does this work?

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-37514984524264150442007-05-13T11:13:00.000-04:002007-05-13T11:18:14.265-04:00

Michael Moore has written an open letter to the Treasury Secretary in response to an investigation into him about a trip to Cuba as part of a documentary he is doing on health care in the United States.

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I should know better. How could I base my opinion on anything from television reporting. It wasn't until I actually read the story today that I found out that they were, indeed, pretty serious about causing harm/death. If all that is reported is true, then my thanks and gratitude goes to the government.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-46622784215118323342007-05-08T22:48:00.000-04:002007-05-08T23:00:24.806-04:00

Is it just me, or does anyone else see this most recent terrorists discovery as a little overwrought? I mean how serious could these people have been, if they had to take the video tape to a store to have it put on a DVD? How serious could they be, if they were playing "war games" with paintballs?I just want to know, how serious was this threat?

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-15025724284278294262007-04-25T11:58:00.001-04:002007-04-25T11:58:09.012-04:00

Whispers is shaping up. It's still not ready for prime time, but it's getting there.

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As I See It: learning trackbacksI did look up back links, and though it does not present as being a closed system, logistically that seems to be what it works out as.This link back should appear in the learning trackbacks article, and should create another posting... I think.Yep, that's how it worked out but the back link did not show up yet. According to the help files, it may take a while

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-17173730017922492062007-04-20T20:50:00.000-04:002007-04-20T20:57:09.465-04:00

So, apparently, trackbacks and comments both have to be moderated unless that is changed. It appears the same is true for trackbacks on TypePad. The trackbacks here on Blogger are called something else, and I believe it is a closed system... that is, you can only trackback on other Blogger sites.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-74848989402385571562007-04-19T19:57:00.003-04:002008-03-23T18:06:09.996-04:00

I was able to get the new comments and trackback features working by reassigning my template. When I tried to remove the Haloscan stuff, I ended up with no comments at all. Even though I've eliminated Haloscan, I still have a premium membership and may consider using it with WordPress.Now I just have to figure out how to get my profile up to date on this blog.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-21413118359670911722007-04-18T16:19:00.000-04:002007-04-19T19:48:53.528-04:00

Here I was, ready to abandon Blogger with my thoughts on how to word it, floating lazily at the forefront of my brain when... Blogger takes my old blogger login and then walks me through the new Blogger log in.So, Now it's just a matter of testing out the functions.Wow! This changes everything. I was planning on leaving Blogger or TypePad and switching over to WordPress. WordPress is free, and

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1176331534044872992007-04-11T18:45:00.000-04:002007-04-11T19:11:25.323-04:00

Since I'm making a effort to revitalize my Blogger site, I figured I might as well upgrade to the Google Blogger, but it doen't seem that I can. I can only log in as an old blogger. When I try using my google account to log in, I get the message that I will be walked through to start a new site - not what I want. I did searches but the only thing that comes up with switching talks about a blue

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1175304993838127672007-03-30T22:36:00.000-04:002007-03-30T22:36:33.843-04:00

Okay,... I have a question. When did "Mother" and "Father" lose favor with the general public. The words, I mean. I was watching one of the morning shows (not that it matters because they're all bad, but probably the Today show if you need a reference point) and there was the typical interviewer, and two interviewees. And they were talking about sickness or death or something and they kept

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new snow Originally uploaded by voltos. I can't believe it is snowing again today. What a long winter this is.Everytime it seems it's all going to melt, more comes.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1108735019226211382005-02-18T08:56:00.000-05:002005-02-18T09:08:24.493-05:00

darklot Originally uploaded by voltos. When will the mainstream media start doing their job. How is it that if you mention the name Jeff Gannon to someone on the street, they won't know what you're talking about, but they can tell you what celebrity is in the hospital with the flu?This is a major story because it begs the questions of who got him into the white house and who gave him

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lawyer Originally uploaded by voltos. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.Martin Luther King, Jr.What exactly is the content of Alberto Gonzales' character that qualifies him for the position of Attorney General? He appears, to me, to simply make excuses for bush.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1106925829323051482005-01-28T10:23:00.000-05:002005-01-28T10:23:49.323-05:00

Snow Originally uploaded by voltos. The snow has come an gone, but I figured I'd throw this one up here.So, Rice has been confirmed. You can see what senators voted for this confirmation on the Senate website

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According to Al Jazerra Rumsfeld has canceled his Munich visit because of war crimes accusations. "Last month, the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights filed a complaint with the Federal German Prosecutor's Office against Rumsfeld, accusing him of war crimes and torture in connection with the Iraqi abuse scandal that first surfaced last April. Right after the complaint was filed

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Jeans Originally uploaded by voltos. Took this before the snow so the streets are still clear.for up to date information on Social Security go to There is no crisis. I'll try and get their banner up later.

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darklot Originally uploaded by voltos. Looks like the bush administration is now going after social security with the same strategy used to get us into war. Just try to scare people and lie.Let's see if the corporate press can keep up this time, or if they will even bother to report when bush and his flying monkeys are lying.Hence, the photo of a dark parking lot. Sort of a visual

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1105116689628700562005-01-07T11:51:00.000-05:002005-01-07T11:54:11.273-05:00

SpiderTree Originally uploaded by voltos. According to the latest survey, less than half of America approves of bush's performance. So, how'd he get elected? Almost begs the question: Did he cheat?

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1105034071657677792005-01-06T12:54:00.000-05:002005-01-06T12:54:31.656-05:00

Looks like at least one Democratic Senator has grown some backbone and is joining Representative John Conyers (and others) in challenging the Ohio election results. Senator Barbara Boxer is bringing to the fore, the irregularities and cheating that occurred in Ohio by Secretary of State Blackwell who just happens to be the chair for the bush election campaign. The regressives will try to spin

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1104499722624753612004-12-31T08:28:00.000-05:002004-12-31T08:46:28.573-05:00

stairwell2 Originally uploaded by voltos. Her is is today's offering to the photo gods. I figure it fits nicely with transition. Meanwhile, a third installment of the Republican Dictionary has been put up by The Nation. There is a link to the original two versions here. Happy New Year

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1104025456502983132004-12-25T20:44:00.000-05:002004-12-25T21:13:20.220-05:00

There has been lots of evidence that all has not been right with the voting in Ohio and Florida and now, it appears that Kerry is "unconceding". Kerry's court filing will conjoin him to existing allegations that Triad Systems, a Republican-linked supplier of voting machines to around half of Ohio counties --"orchestrated" a covert campaign to thwart a legitimate recount in Ohio. If the allegation

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lights3 Originally uploaded by voltos. Sorry this didn't go up on Friday, but hey, it was Christmas eve, and besides I'm suffering from a cold that first attacked on Wednesday and went in for the kill on Friday. Anyway, in the spirit of peace on earth, Merry Christmas.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1103558249884015442004-12-20T10:57:00.000-05:002004-12-20T11:00:11.590-05:00

The right wingnuts are on the warpath now about Christmas. Last time I checked, contrary to the wailings of the wingnuts, Christmas is not under attacked. Those of us who live in areas where there is more than one religion, in order include those whose religion we do not know, will say, "Happy Holidays!". Suppose I see my neighbor who I know is Christian or Protestant or Catholic. I'll say "

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firelight2 Originally uploaded by voltos. This fireescape is lit all year round and if you can't read it, the sign says 9/11/01 Never Again. For the holidays, though, the candy canes and santa lights have been added.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1103253645942226622004-12-16T22:20:00.000-05:002004-12-16T22:26:11.673-05:00

John Emerson, over at Seeing The Forest expresses my feelings exactly about the Rumsfeld feeding frenzy when he writes: Recently we've seen sharp criticisms of Rumsfeld from Sens. Lugar, McCain, and Lott, as well as William Kristol of the Weekly Standard. The Kerik disaster likewise seems to be drawing a bit of criticism from mainstream Republicans. What is this BS? Two months ago all those

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There are those in the Democratic party (like Michael Beinart of The New Republic) who think that moving more to the right, becoming more like Republicans and disregarding those whose voices have expressed all our concerns about this crime family, is the way to go. Well I, for one, will not be abandoning heros of the left like MichaelMoore. Though I'll probably pick up The New Republic on

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1102881252168029052004-12-12T14:54:00.000-05:002004-12-12T14:56:08.520-05:00

Fahrenheit 9/11 is up for the People's Choice Awards. It would really great to show the right wing, that an informed public recognizes the truth of the matter.

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lamp Originally uploaded by voltos. Well, one this is the end of my time off, and here's the Fri. Photo. Just thought I'd remind myself that photography is about light.

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If you read the NY Times article about the teacher using the Declaration of Independence as a vehicle for foisting his Christian beliefs on 5th graders, you may have missed an important point. Thankfully, Dave Johnson over at Seeing The Forest pinpoints the real story. My point is the real story that needs to be examined is not whether a teacher has a right to distribute handouts, or the

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I missed the first part of this column over at The Nation, but I'm glad I happened upon the second part today. The object is to define the Orwellian terms used by the Republicans so the rest of us know what they're really saying. A couple of my favorites include: ACTIVIST JUDGE, n. A judge who attempts to protect the rights of minorities--most especially homosexuals--against the tyranny of the

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1102115359493103052004-12-03T18:09:00.000-05:002004-12-03T18:11:33.736-05:00

fire escapes Originally uploaded by voltos. Ah... you thought I forgot. Here it is, Friday's photo. Not dynamic, I know, but here none the less.;)

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When I look at the most recent election, it becomes very clear that one of the main problems with electronic voting machines (besides needing a paper trail) is that the voting machines and software are owned by private companies. Many of those private companies are run by people who are very partisan in their views (and often Republican). This is from a Mother Jones column about Diebold. ...they

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1. Breathe some air while you can. 2. Drink a nice clean glass of water. 3. Cash your social security check. 4. See a doctor of your own choosing. 5. Spend quality time with your draft age child/grandchild. 6. Visit Syria, or any foreign country for that matter. 7. Get that gas mask you've been putting off buying. 8. Hoard gasoline. 9. Borrow books from library before they're banned -

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1101783913082568832004-11-29T22:05:00.000-05:002004-11-30T09:47:26.980-05:00

Remember this column on decency by Frank Rich the next time you watch some Sunday news program in which they're debating how moral values is such a hot topic: The mainstream press, itself in love with the "moral values" story line and traumatized by the visual exaggerations of the red-blue map, is too cowed to challenge the likes of the American Family Association. So are politicians of both

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1101775275916850602004-11-29T19:41:00.000-05:002004-11-29T20:21:36.053-05:00

Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog. How cool is this? I was able to painlessly transfer my Haloscan account from an older blog I had (I just couldn't get it to upload reliably - Okay, the program is called iBlog). To tell a the complete story, iBlog worked initially but at some point I started having problems uploading. The author was able to help me get it working

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1101522227593426852004-11-26T21:23:00.000-05:002004-11-26T21:25:33.350-05:00

parking Originally uploaded by voltos. Whoops... I almost forgot to upload a photo today. Trying to tie up loose ends before going on vacation. I'll still be blogging,... maybe with more frequency while I'm off. Anyway, this photo is in upper Manhattan.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1101394823668538832004-11-25T10:00:00.000-05:002004-11-25T10:06:04.323-05:00

"We cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet international standards and because there has not been an investigation of the numerous and credible reports of fraud and abuse" Colin Powell talking about elections in the Ukraine. Don't let anyone tell you how ironic this statement is. It's not irony, it's hypocrisy!

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1101273512359888802004-11-24T01:18:00.000-05:002004-11-24T00:30:27.216-05:00

"The core principle of any democracy is the consent of the governed. All Americans, no matter how they voted, need to have confidence that when they cast their ballot, their voice is heard."Okay, I've mentioned Black Box Voting.org previously, and my hope was that eventually the corporate media would pick up the story that there appears to be massive vote fraud in -- take a guess... -- Florida

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1101063692857559252004-11-21T14:01:00.000-05:002004-11-21T14:06:36.513-05:00

"A lot of Americans who lean conservative will react to Bush's bad economy, his humiliating gaffes, his blatant contradictions, and his obvious failures, by supporting him even more. To turn against him now is to reveal a truth too painful to be considered-that they were stupid and easily manipulated before. Like cult members who are too emotionally invested to see reality, every insult to their

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1100976703292164572004-11-20T13:51:00.000-05:002004-11-20T13:56:32.163-05:00

"It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting." Tom Stoppard, Jumpers (1972) act 1 British dramatist & screenwriter (1937 - ) I liked this. So appropriate and timely. Got it here.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1100895236122620742004-11-19T15:13:00.000-05:002004-11-19T15:23:42.036-05:00

plant Originally uploaded by voltos. I thought I wasn't going to be able to come up with a photo for today since I haven't been shooting recreationally this week, but I found this one on the computer. Believe it or not it was shot digitally as black and white.Rather than clutter your mind with anxiety about what the press is not telling you, you can look at this plant and only think

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1100646825310807622004-11-16T18:13:00.000-05:002004-11-16T21:45:19.286-05:00

International News Article | Reuters.com Hungary's parliament voted down a government proposal to extend the mission of its 300-strong military contingent in Iraq on Monday, obliging Budapest to withdraw its forces by the end of 2004. I wonder what Poland is doing?

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1100273578254352392004-11-12T10:32:00.000-05:002004-11-12T10:35:37.803-05:00

ShopWindow Originally uploaded by voltos. Friday, and it's raining again. Oh well, here's today's photograph. I find it amazing that the corporate media is not even attempting to cover the vote fraud story. The votes have not been completely counted yet! I also find it annoying that there are so many who actually choose (and yes, it is a choice) to believe that the election was fair

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1100194033331836832004-11-11T13:27:00.000-05:002004-11-11T12:46:39.936-05:00

From Yahoo news Specifically, Gonzales' memo said the Geneva Convention that had long governed the treatment of prisoners did not apply to al-Qaida or the war in Afghanistan (news - web sites). The memo called some of the Geneva Convention's provisions "quaint." Gonzales also defended the administration's policy — essentially repudiated by the Supreme Court and now being fought out in lower

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1099702440077119862004-11-05T19:41:00.000-05:002004-11-05T19:59:37.070-05:00

The other day, I directed you to a site called BlackBoxVoting.com. I recently discovered that the site I referenced is a clever ripoff of the independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit , organization BlackBoxVoting.ORG. I apologize for the confusion and have removed links to the ".com" site. On the .org site, you will find this statement: Black Box Voting has taken the position that fraud took place

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1099674960173399102004-11-05T13:16:00.000-05:002004-11-05T12:25:02.026-05:00

downpour Originally uploaded by voltos. Ah... it's been a long week and yesterday, it poured most of the day. This photo was taken a while ago, however.If you get a chance, click over to Paul Krugman's column today. He's going on vacation for a few months, but leaves us with some pearls of wisdom such as Democrats are now, understandably, engaged in self-examination. But while it's O.K.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1099618619404634702004-11-04T19:59:00.000-05:002004-11-05T19:57:55.886-05:00

Before the news and political pundits start telling the Democratic party how they need to be more "evangelical" or less intellectual or more "moral," let's look at what the situation is. The opponents (sometimes known as the Republican party but identifiable as a radical right wing segment of said party) have made it clear that they will do anything to get/stay in power. Prevent black voters

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1099534679802639082004-11-03T21:05:00.000-05:002004-11-03T21:19:23.656-05:00

I thought Americans were smarter than this. Well at least half of us are. The other half, have already drank the Kool-Aid. Unbelieveable. Take note of the gloating and remind them when it gets worse. Meanwhile, read Retro vs. Metro, it explains a lot.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1099146093431670462004-10-30T10:13:00.000-04:002004-10-30T10:49:38.720-04:00

No matter what the Republicans want to label it, what they are doing is attempting to suppress the vote... especially in black and minority communities. You have to reconsidered the candidate you are supporting, if that candidate's primary strategy is to prevent people from expressing themselves through the vote. Most voter fraud does not occur at the individual person level. Most fraud occurs

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1099077957759149992004-10-29T15:25:00.000-04:002004-10-29T15:25:57.760-04:00

pumpkins Originally uploaded by voltos. I've decide to put a photo up on this page each Friday, just to break up all the type, and quotes etc.Once a week will make it less like a chore and more like something I'll look forward to.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1098812302674636692004-10-26T13:36:00.000-04:002004-10-26T13:38:22.673-04:00

A week from now, at this time, people will be voting.... Hopefully to remove the bush crime family from power. Then we have to hope he actually leaves.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1097949618305090172004-10-16T14:00:00.000-04:002004-10-16T14:04:03.223-04:00

I was browsing the Furl site and came across this article under the my recommendations tab. What Is Conservatism and What Is Wrong with It? It really makes for an interesting read by giving historical and present day interpretations as well as misunderstandings about conservatism. Let me put it this way,... if conservatism is so great, how come it needs a qualifier like compassionate?

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1097875731339924382004-10-15T17:22:00.000-04:002004-10-15T17:33:04.990-04:00

Well, this Flickr site is pretty cool. Especially for snapshots and if you need to post a photo on another web site. I'm still exploring all the options but it is definitly a plus. Good work by Blogger connecting up with them. Speaking of nice sites, I recently discovered Furl. Furl lets you archive web sites you've been to and search for them once you need to retrieve them. I know, it

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1097773255525502132004-10-14T13:00:00.000-04:002004-10-14T13:00:55.526-04:00

mask Originally uploaded by voltos. This is a test to see how flickr works with blogger. This is a photo I took a couple of years ago at a halloween haunted house. Striking photo... maybe I'll use it as my profile picture... maybe not... we'll see

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1097684902552696372004-10-13T13:01:00.000-04:002004-10-13T12:28:22.553-04:00

I wonder why this story is not being dealt with in the corporate media: President Bush's special envoy, James Baker, who has been trying to persuade the world to forgive Iraq's crushing debts, is simultaneously working for a commercial concern that is trying to recover money from Iraq, according to confidential documents. Meanwhile, I wonder how many people are aware that James Baker's law firm

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1097495539050813122004-10-11T07:52:00.000-04:002004-10-11T08:15:14.393-04:00

From The LA Times (you must register): "The Bush administration plans to delay major assaults on rebel-held cities in Iraq until after U.S. elections in November, say administration officials, mindful that large-scale military offensives could affect the U.S. presidential race. From george w. bush (10/8/2004) "I don't see how you can lead this country in a time of war, in a time of

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1097326555767939132004-10-09T08:55:00.000-04:002004-10-09T09:59:40.623-04:00

If ever there was any doubt about the worthlessness of George W. Bush as president, it was obvious last week and confirmed last night at the most recent debate. Am I the only one who noticed his attempt at humor when talking about the Supreme Court and appointing someone. What was it? Ah... here it is from the transcript in the NY Times (registration required): Q: Mr. president, if there were a

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1097022551577656222004-10-05T20:29:00.000-04:002004-10-05T20:40:27.276-04:00

In light of the Vice Presidential "debate" tonight, John Nichols of the Nation, has 10 questions for Cheney. Question like: 2.) Why were maps of Iraqi oil fields and pipelines included in the documents reviewed by the administration's energy task force, the National Energy Policy Development Group, which you headed during the first months of 2001? Did discussions about regime change in Iraq

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1096156498943455662004-09-25T19:54:00.000-04:002004-09-25T20:08:03.156-04:00

I spend so much time looking at the negative aspects of this presidential campaign. This New York Times article on the increase in newly registered voters in swing states may offer some hope. It seems to be an accepted fact that as the number of who people vote increases, the better it is for the Democrats. Perhaps this race won't be as close as the pollsters claim since the polls often count "

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1094308256078216322004-09-04T10:22:00.000-04:002004-09-04T10:55:45.830-04:00

What a strange week here in NYC. I'm sure if you watched TV, you have seen the hatefulness spewed by the Republican party. The looks on the faces of the the "faithful" looked like something out of a scifi movie about cloned stepford wives. There was a blank stare and some of the participants were even crying as the little bush spoke. Scary people. You know, it really reminded me of Night Of

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1093707800906864272004-08-28T11:43:00.000-04:002004-08-28T11:49:25.916-04:00

From the San Francisco Chronicle: Christian Right not on GOP speech list / Convention to air moderate speakers aimed at swing votes Don't expect to see the reverends Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson or Franklin Graham at the podium during next week's Republican National Convention, whose planners hope to keep fire, brimstone and the Christian Right offstage at Madison Square Garden. Apparently

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1088965972241165332004-07-04T14:28:00.000-04:002004-07-04T14:33:27.106-04:00

Happy 4th of July. I hope it's not the last one where we celebrate our independence and freedom. Are you registered to vote?

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1088824877729056562004-07-02T23:21:00.000-04:002004-07-02T23:27:26.706-04:00

According to this item from Salon, the Bush-Cheney campaign is asking volunteers to share names and addresses from their church directories with the campaign.Maybe people will start to recognize why it is so important to keep church and state separate. Nah!

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1088733151029756232004-07-01T21:30:00.000-04:002004-07-01T21:52:31.030-04:00

Interesting... I hadn't logged into Blogger in quite some time, and the last time I did, I was invited to try out Gmail. I hate to admit it, but I like the features it sports. I haven't seen any of the advertising yet but I've only emailed about three people. I don't like the idea of even a machine reading the email, but that's what PGP is for.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1088633902402829832004-06-30T18:18:00.000-04:002004-06-30T18:20:52.456-04:00

This is one of the most important films of our time, and what a treat that it is also well done. While the pundits will argue back and forth about what the facts are, I believe that most people will identify with the raw emotion that is recorded here. Whether an Iraqi or US mother, or the look in the eyes of soldiers who have returned from Iraq minus limps. Run to see this movie. Don't be

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1087661483774626632004-06-19T12:11:00.000-04:002004-06-19T12:15:55.543-04:00

The same people who agitated to stop counting the votes in Florida are at it again. This time they're trying to convince you not to see Michael Moore's documentary film, Fahrenheit 9/11. The group is called "Move America Forward" and they appear to be closely related to the firm Russo Marsh & Rogers. How closely related? See this entry at Pacific Views. Meanwhile rather than have the right

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1084990441729927092004-05-19T14:11:00.000-04:002004-05-19T14:15:28.743-04:00

I changed the look of this blog today, with the new templates available. Pretty cool.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1084596009906821252004-05-15T00:40:00.000-04:002004-05-15T10:38:24.456-04:00

I can't believe how much Blogger has changed its user interface not to mention the stuff that's been added (including commenting!!). Pretty cool. I'll have to explore it some to see what all's involved, but I'm liking what I'm seeing so far.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1083814032047406532004-05-05T23:27:00.000-04:002004-05-15T00:33:33.260-04:00

Senator Lautenberg spoke at the Senate the other day, and described in great detail what a chickenhawk is. He also has on his website, a graphic of a chickenhawk that can be downloaded and even placed on a web page (should your service permit that).

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1082492292501614262004-04-20T16:17:00.000-04:002004-04-20T16:21:09.780-04:00

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1081285289883765482004-04-06T17:01:00.000-04:002004-04-06T17:07:07.716-04:00

This is a practice session, using BlogThis! from my OmniWeb 4.5 browser. According to the instructions, the "draft" button only works in the pro version. I'll check it anyway and see what happens. Also, the spell check only works in the pro version, but that would not be an issue since OS X apps make use of the system spell checker anyway. Well what do you know? It all worked, including the

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1080962409406598802004-04-02T22:15:00.000-05:002004-04-06T17:07:42.280-04:00

Just before I left for work this morning, I deleted everything iBlog and started the whole shebang over. Wrote out a test entry and it uploaded with no problem. Go figure. Anyway, I'll try again this weekend to reconstruct the blog. I'll have to reinstall comments as well as stats and a few other things. The advantage I have is that I've done it before, so there shouldn't be any major

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1080880056643202322004-04-01T23:27:00.000-05:002004-04-01T23:39:55.090-05:00

iBlog is driving me crazy. This time, I did an entire entry and it, once again, refused to upload. The only difference was that this time it displayed a message that the ftp upload had failed. Really??!! I'm going to have to remove all traces of it, and restart. Worth it? I'm questioning that now.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1080676632853213732004-03-30T14:57:00.000-05:002004-04-02T22:26:40.250-05:00

Well, I got a note back from the author of iBlog and he suggested I use ncftp (which he gave me a download link for), because iBlog uses the "curl" command to upload entries to the FTP site if it can't find ncftp and for some reason, "curl" just doesn't always behave nicely. I downloaded it with very little hope since my uploads seemed to always work before. I was pretty sure the ncftp would

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1080517006810366832004-03-28T18:36:00.000-05:002004-03-28T18:45:30.200-05:00

I sent an email to the iBlog authors today. They have responded in the past, so I'm hoping this will continue. I think what I am missing most is the ability to put certain writings in different categories. This is interesting because when I started, my concern was that what I had to write may not fit into a category. What I discovered was that if something didn't fit, I could simply create a

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1080445341197885262004-03-27T22:42:00.000-05:002004-03-27T22:44:54.513-05:00

This is a test, it is only a test

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1080442642233657442004-03-27T21:57:00.000-05:002004-03-27T22:02:44.310-05:00

Since I'm using Blogger again, I've decided to make use of the Weblog Editor in NewNewsWire, so this is simply a practice post. The other problem with Blogger is that I can't create categories... I don't think. I'm definitely going to have to review what's allowed in the free version.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1080440957522773782004-03-27T21:39:00.000-05:002004-03-27T21:42:27.810-05:00

Well, I'm back at blogger because I have run into a problem with my iblog program. All of a sudden, it will not upload. This is a real drag because I've gotten so used to having things at my fingertips. I've tried starting the blog over and deleting all traces of the old program. No luck. So, until I find out how to install Moveable Type (which would include purchasing server space somewhere),

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1063480532022573482003-09-13T15:13:00.000-04:002003-09-13T15:52:37.683-04:00

Apparently, Blogger has added some new free features. Spellchecking, drafts, post dating... not bad. See My Photos

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1062464395939013662003-09-01T20:59:00.000-04:002003-09-01T21:02:00.860-04:00

I've added a photo to my photo page, as well as numerous entries to my other blog page.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1060093308076816332003-08-05T10:21:00.000-04:002003-08-05T10:22:20.700-04:00

I've added a photo page link to my blog. You can see the photos here. Enjoy.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1059359636104170722003-07-27T22:33:00.000-04:002003-08-05T10:25:14.616-04:00

King George Couple of interesting articles in the Village Voice this week. One by James Ridgeway on why Bush will not be impeached and an article by Nat Hentoff on ... well you check it out. If you want to see an interesting photo, you can check it out here (under the 27 July entry).

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1059276360641043382003-07-26T23:26:00.000-04:002003-07-26T23:26:00.596-04:00

Just A Quick NoteI have been testing and using a product called Ulysses . Though initially I thought it was a little over priced. After using it, I find that it is worth the price. It makes writing so much more convenient, that I end up writing more often. That, to me, is worth the price.

voltoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929229145734252687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480249.post-1058631920799191242003-07-19T12:25:00.000-04:002003-07-19T12:27:12.970-04:00

I've instituted comment posting on my other blog site. This means one can post a comment to anything I've written, or what someone else has written. Check it out.

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