Friday, June 5, 2009

“There she is, that’s her,” Mr. Raven says, walking as quickly as a guy with an arthritic hip can toward a thoughtful looking, taxidermied chimp, sitting with its legs crossed, its handlike feet, large and leathery.
NYT

Tuesday, October 14, 2008


A wonderful Facebook screen grab...

Friday, September 12, 2008

"I agree that a president's job, when they swear in their oath to uphold our Constitution, their top priority is to defend the United States of America. I know that John McCain will do that and I, as his vice president, families we are blessed with that vote of the American people and are elected to serve and are sworn in on January 20, that will be our top priority is to defend the American people."
US News

Monday, September 8, 2008

“Germans, on the other hand,” she added — and at this point she rolled her eyes the way people do when a second helping of meat dumplings is placed before them — “with them, it’s maybe enough already.”
New York Times

Thursday, September 4, 2008

In his car, investigators found a gun resembling a cane and a nine-page handwritten letter that included detailed instructions on what Wells was to do with the bank money and how he could unlock the collar-bomb by going through a kind of scavenger hunt, looking for clues and landmarks.
AP
She has defended Alaska's right to shoot down wolves from the air to boost caribou and moose herds for hunters, and - contrary to a view held by McCain - is not convinced that global warming is the result of human activity.
AP

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Sample lesson: Don't pick up an octopus if you can avoid it. Washington Post