What Could They Be Thinking?
Not sure what's most disturbing about
this survey - but I think it's that Jessica Alba makes the top 5. Given the average age of CIOs, don't you think it's a little creepy?
Nothing Better To Do?
Not that I ever do anything non-work related at work. Yeah, right. Still,
this article gives one pause.
George Bailey Moments
Couldn't post after hearing about
Tim Russert's sudden death on Friday though I thought very highly of him. And then hearing the news on Saturday that he collapsed and they couldn't revive him was harder still. I can still hear the machine they used on Kevin saying in an awful monotone - no pulse detected, no pulse detected - over and over again. I was kneeling in the hallway - maybe praying but if I remember right, I just couldn't stand up. So as you can imagine, the news brought home too many memories of Kevin's heart attack. And I walked around with it all weekend.
But tonight I talked to a friend who said her first thoughts were of me as soon as she heard the circumstances of Russert's death. And that she hoped the circumstances would finally convince me that even under the best of circumstances - even with immediate attention and the best care available - there's nothing you can do with a massive heart attack.
I don't talk about it much but I've had nagging questions since Kevin died: what could I have done differently? How could I have helped him more? What signs did I miss? and probably most important, how could he have given up and let Death win? Childish in a way I guess, but if I'm angry at him at all, it's for not beating it and staying with me. But I know how hard he fought at the end - and it's time I let both of us off the hook. And while I know it to be right, I'm not 100 percent sure I truly feel it - but for the first time, I have no doubt I'll get there. Thanks LH.
Modern Day Quixote?
A crazy as he might be, the world needs a
Dennis Kucinich. Someone has to keep tilting at windmills. I'll sleep better knowing the attempt was made.
Al's No Spoiler
File under: It's about friggin' time. Okay, that's just me being grouchy.
Gore's endorsement may be overdue but it's mighty welcome. Hopefully this will banish all the ridiculous theories of Gore taking the nomination in Denver. I can only hope.
Gotta Love the Underdog
Not a very productive work day - enjoyed very much watching the U.S. Open playoff. In between lunch and the afternoon coffee run of course. The fact that Rocco not just held his own but was on equal footing with Tiger all day was great to watch. One short putt away from winning it - and Tiger gets in the hole before him. No one at work agrees with me but it's
a hollow victory for Woods - well, as hollow as a $1 million-plus purse can be.
But there is no question if I had a choice of who to play golf with - I would choose Rocco every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Tiger may be the best - but he doesn't strike me as all that fun to be around.
One Person's Treasure...
Buying a house in Stamford, CT - so anything that makes this process less confusing can't be bad, right? So I applaud HUD for trying to
simplify matters - but don't really see the outrage about this.
Silly Season Continues
Jim Johnson got preferential treatment in
the mortgage game. Big wow. Talk about manufactured outrage.
I'm Nothing But Patient
Loved hearing that Walter Mondale switched to support Obama as
Hillary "claims" she'll concede...on Saturday.
Timing is everything as any good politician knows. So given her RFK assassination references, guess she couldn't do it tomorrow - and Friday is the anniversary of D-Day. And we all know how the Clinton's have to be the lead story. Anyway...I think she knew this all along. She and Bill couldn't stand giving Obama the limelight today - so as long as she didn't made a "decision" last night, all the news this morning would have to say "Obama claims nomination" rather than "Obama is the nominee." Entirely different message. It's dirty and it's mean. But not surprising.
And word has it that Hil won't take the VP slot - Bill would have to disclose all of his donors, which he won't do so it's a deal breaker...for her. Which brings me to my original issue with Hillary -
I blogged last fall she wouldn't be the party's nominee. (And said it out loud at work by late summer, just didn't get it in writing until November.) My theory at the time was that she was doing this for him. If that's why she turns down the veep slot, I would argue my theory was correct.
Footnote
Note to Hillary: Montana has the last word sister.
She's So Done
Just sat through Hillary's last campaign speech. I'm beyond outraged. I lost count of how many times she said "I" and "me." Note to Billary: it's not about
you. SERIOUSLY. How do they not get that? And while I understand the political win of Billary as Veep, I find it morally repugnant that Obama would even consider sharing a ticket with that...monster. On a night when the unity HAD to begin, it was all about her. Sigh.
Nothing Surprises Me Anymore
Including this "
highly unusual directive" by the Bush II regime to
curtail the authority of the next President, and once again effectively circumventing the Constititution of the United States. Priceless.
One Reason to Move to Michigan
I may have a new team to root for:
the Kalamooz Outrage. I kid you not.
Talk About Outsourcing...
Not quite Tilly cute, but still
very cute. Thanks for the link LY.
All in the Family
I wasn't sure how I felt after reading that RFK Jr. took the high road after Clinton's reference ... the fourth time she's done it actually ... to RFK's assassination. Since I know a little something about how such an event can alter history - whether it's an entire country, or an individual. My dad was in the Ambassador Hotel that night - involved in the campaign. He never returned to campaign politics.
Just glad to know there's some
Kennedy outrage out there. Though not quite sure I should take the NYPost's word for it.
Seems like Yesterday
Returning to Cape Cod was a major deal for me. Kevin and I vacationed there a few times - and spent our honeymoon there.
I've been thinking about a golf school getaway since last fall - thinking south, either Florida or the Carolinas. So imagine my suprise when I get a solid recommendation for a school in Cape Cod. I had picked the time already - knew I wanted to get away the week before our wedding anniversary - we got married 17 years ago today.
The surprise was even greater when the school turned out to be in the same town Kevin and I always stayed. It was a great way to spend the week. A walked to the water each morning - and just let any moments of sadness come...and then go. I think that's progress.
Not sure I'm a better golfer - but I definitely have a better idea of what I'm doing wrong. And I think that's progress too.
A Time to....
Been away for the past week at golf school - the
Jane Frost Golf School to be exact - and have not paid any attention to the news. So imagine the outrage meter after I read
the latest from the Clinton campaign today.
Even giving her the benefit of the doubt - that her assassination reference had nothing to do with Obama - referencing anything that occurred in the 1968 Democratic campaign - quite possibly the lowest point in the party's history - is just plain idiotic and defies reason. And would SOMEONE please call her on
the fact that Bill had his nomination effectively wrapped up in April, not June. The nomination "fight" was over after Tsongas dropped out in late March and Clinton won the New York primary in early April.
Then she compounds it by giving
the bullshit excuse that she has "Kennedy on the brain." So concerned about poor Teddy. Beyond belief.
At least one good thing may have come from the remark: she can forget about any
VP offer from Obama. One can only hope.
Seriously can't believe it's been a month since I posted last. Jeez.
Just Answer the Question Claire
Again, she asks the question she so obviously knows
the answer to.
"The fair question is, if you can't win the states we have to win in the fall, maybe that says something about your general-election appeal," she says.
Will some reporter do their job and get Hillary to answer her own question. The language she is using is clearly sending a message to those yet undecided voters that Obama can't win in the general election because he's black. Would someone please get her to state it. It's not the year of the hanging chad - it's the year of the hanging question. Feels more like a lynching. Somebody call her on it. Please.
From One Old Gray Lady to Another
Nice turnaround today from the New York Times. Not too many
endorsements rescinded that I'm aware of. But they sum it up nicely. (Thanks for the link CD)
