I’m not much for holiday decorating, but

 . . . I want one of these wreaths to hang in the windows of my condo’s enclosed balcony.  More stories here and here.
Give peace a chance.

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The learner’s permit

Back in the 1960’s a newly-admitted attorney showed up for his first day of work as a lawyer, an associate at a trial law firm.
As he sat down at the desk in his new office that day, he thought of his just-issued law license as a sort of driver’s license. He’d stood in that ceremony, [...]

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Geezerette musings

Recently the Miss Manners column in the Rocky tackled a subject that bugs me a bit. Not enough to get all worked up over, but enough to post this excerpt:
Dear Miss Manners: I have begun to notice that the definition of the word “fiance” is changing, and in my opinion, not for the better.
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No fuss, no feathers

Daniel B. Sparr
1931-2006

“He was quiet, not like some district judges. He knew how to do the job without any fuss and feathers or making a big splash. I think that’s good.” — US District Judge Richard Matsch

“He was a dedicated, reliable judge. He believed in the rule of law, in fairness and justice.” –Lewis [...]

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Irony to go

Election Day, November 7, 2007: voters in the City & County of Denver endured long lines at the vote centers; vote-counting equipment broke down; and the final vote count is not yet in due to problems processing mail/absentee paper ballots.
And now, a week later, those howling for “heads to roll” have their first juicy [...]

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Newseum

Wow, this is cool.  HT to Linda L. Richards- who has honored me by adding me to her blogroll.  Check out the Newseum.  Way cool!

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Kinky Friedman won’t govern Texas

Election results as reported by CNN.
The Kinkster got 12% of the vote in the Governor’s race. Another independent candidate – strangely, she’s the mother of former White House flack Press Secretary Scott McClellan -  got 18%. The Dem candidate drew 30%, and the winner – GOP incumbent Rick Perry – blasted home with a whopping [...]

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Dialup. Did they really try to do it with dialup?

Denver’s old precinct voting locations were in all kinds of impromptu places, including public libraries and churches. In my old precinct in Northwest Denver, we voted in such a horrible ugly old stinky dark rundown church – year after year – that I always assumed somebody had called in a favor or made a [...]

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Finally!

This is election day where I live. Thank goodness.
Not because citizens from coast to coast will cast their votes and choose the people who will run their governments – from local to national. Not because this is perhaps the longest-running continuous republic headed by elected officials in the world.
Because as of tonight all [...]

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