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Green Lemonade

September 15, 2008

A cool site I came across today encouraging people to eat local. My favorite part about the site is the list of yummy recipes they have posted. The lentil burgers take me back to my vegan roots as a young kid (my parents were 4th generation 7th day adventists, so their eating habits were very healthy.) Anyway, useful site if you’re looking to cook up some tasty treats.

The Pot(s) Calling the Kettle(s) Black?

September 15, 2008

First, we have Karl Rove saying (I begrudgingly link to Fox simply so I’m not accused of further McCain hating - which is another post all together) the McCain campaign has “gone one step too far” in recent ads attacking Obama and that the Obama campaign took a “deliberate slap” at Governor Palin. Ok, first… duh. And, second, this coming from the man who orchestrated the character assassinations of a slew of Bush opponents over the last eight years, including McCain in 2000.

Second, we have Alan Greenspan criticizing McCain’s tax plan by saying that he is “not in favor of financing tax cuts with borrowed money.” Really? I never would have known this by observing your policy decisions for the nineteen years you served as Federal Reserve Chairman. Need I remind you that our multi-trillion dollar debt is largely due to your policies, Mr. Greenspan?

So why do I bring this up? Is it because I believe that Mr. Rove and Mr. Greenspan have undergone radical transformations on political tactics and monetary policy?

Not in the least.

I mention it because it is one more example, in an alarmingly large pile of evidence that we, the general populace, are stupid. And by stupid, I mean we have the memory of an overly loving mutt. You know, the one that everyone is mean to, but that keeps coming back for more love and attention - its tail wagging, tongue slobbering and eyes brightly lit every single time there is hope of a new tasty treat.

We often assign positive connotations to the term “soundbite generation”, but the resulting short term memory and failure to hold people accountable for their actions is destroying our country, one soundbite at a time. To make it worse, I don’t think we have even begun to see the full, mortally wounding effect this loss of accountability will have on building character, establishing and growing wisdom and critically analyzing and responding to a slew of things that comprise the fabric of our society - foreign, monetary and economic policy; education and the family; freedom and civil liberties; the role, size and powers of the government (I could go on and on.)

However, one thing is for certain, if the douche bags people running the campaigns (and the media and wall street and…) are any indication a day of reckoning is not that far away. But, apparently, if the next “Kibble and bit” is tasty enough then who the hell cares?

Woof, woof. Wag, wag.

Open for Business

August 26, 2008

Don’t know if you noticed, but a couple of days ago I uploaded a new homepage design that featured the latest blog post and a couple of “adventure” previews. Today I added “My Nifty Little Store” which will be a place to sell WordPress themes, code snipits and site sponsorships. Check it out here and don’t hesitate to share your thoughts, good, bad or otherwise. Late.