Possibly the best analogy for Hillary Clinton's continuing campaign can be found at MotherJones.
Essentially, she's the dead parrot in the famous Monty Python skit. As long as she says she's in the race, she's in the race. Since there are no experts able (or willing) to say otherwise. So on the campaign goes, and John McCain continues to run without opposition, and without scrutiny.
(You could also say she's the man from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" who insists "I'm not dead! I feel fine! I feel happy!" and then gets put out of his misery by a club-weilding John Cleese. But Obama supporters can only wish.)
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
More Earth thoughts
In all the simple suggestions I've ever heard for saving the planet (which is really just another way of saying "saving ourselves"), they all boil down to one very simple concept.
Live your life like you have to share the planet. Because we do.
Live your life like you have to share the planet. Because we do.
Your Mother is not happy
38 years ago, some worldly people gathered together with the notion that the Earth's inhabitants were finally ready to care for their planet.
Turns out, we're still waiting.
But while governments and major polluters drag their feet, there are smaller things that can be done.
Like rediscovering the clothesline. Or buying locally grown foods. Or by giving up bottled water for what comes out of the tap.
Oh, voting for candidates who actually care about the environment helps, too. And if you want to put your money where your mouth is, there are several mutual funds specializing in "green" companies (some of which you've actually heard of).
So be green today. And tomorrow.
Turns out, we're still waiting.
But while governments and major polluters drag their feet, there are smaller things that can be done.
Like rediscovering the clothesline. Or buying locally grown foods. Or by giving up bottled water for what comes out of the tap.
Oh, voting for candidates who actually care about the environment helps, too. And if you want to put your money where your mouth is, there are several mutual funds specializing in "green" companies (some of which you've actually heard of).
So be green today. And tomorrow.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Get your Relay on
Relay For Life organizers remind us there are only two weeks left to sign up for the Tracy event.
Our relay at Peter B. Kyne Field (soon to also be Wayne Schneider Stadium) has a reputation for being one of the most well-attended in the area, not to mention one of the most lucrative for the American Cancer Society.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up at the RFL Web site today (you don't even need to join a team), and I'll see you at the track.
Our relay at Peter B. Kyne Field (soon to also be Wayne Schneider Stadium) has a reputation for being one of the most well-attended in the area, not to mention one of the most lucrative for the American Cancer Society.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up at the RFL Web site today (you don't even need to join a team), and I'll see you at the track.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Friday random thoughts ...
• The European odyssey continues: My golf clubs are finally stateside, but my father's ... well, they're still having the time of their lives. Somewhere. Thanks to British Airways.
• No one declares we're defeated but us, dammit! Check out a report about Al-Qaida's newest press release.
• Maybe the time for holding back has passed: I can't help but think that more than a year after the Mike Ucci tragedy, the time had come for it to be a fully poignant teaching moment. Evidently the folks at West High don't agree.
• Vandalism vigilantes on the verge? With all the complaints about incivility (and outright lawlessness) on the Voice page, I wouldn't be surprised to hear of our very own vengeance mob. Not that I'm hoping for it.
• If you don't hug a tree, at least don't kick a plant: Celebrate Earth Day at Stockton's Victory Park on Sunday. Or don't, since driving from here to Stockton to recognize environmental awareness would kind of defeat the purpose.
• Calvin and Hobbes quote of the week: "I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul."
• No one declares we're defeated but us, dammit! Check out a report about Al-Qaida's newest press release.
• Maybe the time for holding back has passed: I can't help but think that more than a year after the Mike Ucci tragedy, the time had come for it to be a fully poignant teaching moment. Evidently the folks at West High don't agree.
• Vandalism vigilantes on the verge? With all the complaints about incivility (and outright lawlessness) on the Voice page, I wouldn't be surprised to hear of our very own vengeance mob. Not that I'm hoping for it.
• If you don't hug a tree, at least don't kick a plant: Celebrate Earth Day at Stockton's Victory Park on Sunday. Or don't, since driving from here to Stockton to recognize environmental awareness would kind of defeat the purpose.
• Calvin and Hobbes quote of the week: "I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul."
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
A Tracy Press sandwich
Next time you're over at Gerard's Deli on Central Avenue, grab a slice of the Tracy Press newsroom.
It's called "The Kelsy," named after the copy editor who custom-created the sandwich, and it's on the unofficial menu. (We're working on the official part.)
What you'll get is toasted ciabatta bread with turkey, sundried tomatoes, spinach and provolone cheese. With light mayo.
It's putting the deli back in delicious.
It's called "The Kelsy," named after the copy editor who custom-created the sandwich, and it's on the unofficial menu. (We're working on the official part.)
What you'll get is toasted ciabatta bread with turkey, sundried tomatoes, spinach and provolone cheese. With light mayo.
It's putting the deli back in delicious.
A mighty tall order
With budget deficits looming the next several years, the city of Tracy has put out the following fiscal goals:
• Maintain a general fund reserve of at least 15% of the operating budget
• Balance the city budget
• Build up the economic uncertainty fund
• Maintain service levels between now and 2013
• Layoff no employees between now and 2013
I'm taking bets (of a friendly nature) as to which of these goals won't be met. Remember when placing bets that one of the city's stated long-term fiscal strategies is "assesment of potential service level reductions." Any takers?
• Maintain a general fund reserve of at least 15% of the operating budget
• Balance the city budget
• Build up the economic uncertainty fund
• Maintain service levels between now and 2013
• Layoff no employees between now and 2013
I'm taking bets (of a friendly nature) as to which of these goals won't be met. Remember when placing bets that one of the city's stated long-term fiscal strategies is "assesment of potential service level reductions." Any takers?
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