tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40373222012-01-23T18:32:57.826-05:00Outrage is a good thing. It means you still care. For my daily outrage, stop by when you can.Ellennoreply@blogger.comBlogger13521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-40670737610502041952012-01-23T12:10:00.002-05:002012-01-23T18:27:11.614-05:00

A world in chaos? That may be a good thing. Could 2012 really be the Year of Outrage? I'm seeing outrage.com on the cover of Time in 10 months...

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-33035910702270904292012-01-23T11:12:00.004-05:002012-01-23T18:24:13.751-05:00

I've waited for some break in the story concerning rising anti-Semitism in New Jersey. You know what I'm talking about - the Nazis throwing molotov-cocktails at synagogues? And I'm sure most will say I'm exaggerating - but I am not. There has to be an unspoken atmosphere of tolerance for that kind of behavior to occur. Just ask he agrees that it's Time for Outrage.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-9618177911609779802012-01-23T07:24:00.000-05:002012-01-23T11:12:49.112-05:00

Seriously - what is it with MSNBC calling the SC primary without ONE vote being counted? I'm sure exit polling technology has made it a sure bet (as the numbers turned out Newt did better than the exit polls showed but I digress) but good gawd, couldn't someone have had some restraint at MSNBC? Maybe come up with another designation? And kudos to CNN for at least attempting to make sense of some

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-82572771161620908982012-01-23T07:15:00.001-05:002012-01-23T18:32:57.837-05:00

I have many words to describe Newt Gingrich - buffoon, dirtbag, lech (as in lecherous bastard) - but his subtle, and effective, race-baiting campaign in South Carolina gives me something to really fight against.I'm not sure what the tipping point was this weekend but I think it was seeing his big, fat, white-haired, white-bread face talking about - as if fact - the ignorance of Washington AND New

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-44009647053690730902012-01-16T15:06:00.002-05:002012-01-16T17:39:07.659-05:00

Outraged by outrage. One of the best articles on outrage I've read...ever.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-39591109990713616162011-12-14T00:01:00.001-05:002011-12-14T00:01:08.779-05:00

Family Snowfall HolidayShutterfly always has unique designs for our holiday cards.View the entire collection of cards.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-28616284369193195992011-11-20T19:47:00.004-05:002011-11-20T20:05:31.733-05:00

Just caught the 60 Minutes piece on Grover Norquist. Holy gawd. I now know what the Occupy Wall Street team needs to do: head down to Washington, get the Occupy K Street team going, and expose Norquist's "holdings." This short piece in Rolling Stone isn't quite what I was hoping for.He refuses to disclose who his backers are and thinks the size of government should return to 1900-levels. And

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-51092851364736286812011-11-04T17:57:00.002-04:002011-11-04T18:00:49.966-04:00

How ironic. In the past two months, the two issues that provoked enough outrage to prompt me to post - say that 10 times real fast - were about Facebook. Will gaze at my navel and contemplate for a spell...oh wait, isn't that what Facebook is for?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-11796959425518076542011-11-04T17:54:00.002-04:002011-11-04T17:57:13.886-04:00

I am shocked, shocked by the fact that Facebook is vulnerable. According to this study, it doesn't take much to fool Facebook into thinking you're legit. But let's see how this morality play plays out, shall we?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-84094094699220366312011-09-05T15:27:00.000-04:002011-09-06T11:33:46.090-04:00

I couldn't agree more that Facebook is done. I've been saying it for months.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-66187497382379490122011-09-05T11:24:00.000-04:002011-09-06T11:26:57.622-04:00

Haven't been keeping up with Maureen Dowd as much as I should. But she definitely has a point her column today. What exactly is she referring to when she says 'One and Done' - that's usually my happy hour goal - though rarely achieved....

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-9558133472314436052011-08-31T17:51:00.000-04:002011-08-31T17:51:00.067-04:00

I know there is more to this corporate tax dodge issue than our mainstream media is capable of either understanding or explaining. Since you cannot (or should not) explain what you don't understand. But it does support two of my basic outrage tenets: corporate America needs to pay more taxes and corporate America CEO's are payed outrageous sums of money to perpetuate what's wrong with corporate

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-35335018232091686582011-08-29T19:52:00.001-04:002011-08-29T19:52:55.967-04:00

End of day two with no power. Nothing enlightening about this experience. No pun intended.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-52272884805645102192011-08-28T21:49:00.001-04:002011-08-28T21:49:41.967-04:00

going on almost 15 hours with no power. I made cl p explain the priority procedure and I call every hour looking for an update. they haven't told me anything new since noon but theres no water in my  basement so I really shouldn't complain. but I'm sure I will anyway

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0Heritage Kitchens Ltd, 39 Belltown Road, Stamford, CT, United States41.077118 -73.531195tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-62422559723722752612011-08-28T21:48:00.001-04:002011-08-28T21:48:26.505-04:00

They are attributing about 20 deaths to Irene the Storm. But if someone drowns because they choose to be in the Atlantic Ocean during a hurricane or killed in their car after repeated warnings not to leave the house, is that Irene's fault? Isnt stupidity and hubris the real cause? Im just saying...

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-80497990588067427012011-08-20T16:04:00.001-04:002011-08-20T16:04:56.781-04:00

just passed my local bakery. there is a help wanted sign in the window. second 1 I've seen today

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0Beldotti Bakeries, 605 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT, United States41.080973 -73.532487tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-79602419971361931782011-08-19T06:45:00.001-04:002011-08-28T21:48:07.437-04:00

Again, my favorite question, this time from the Huffington Post. Maybe I have enough outrage for everyone? It's a dirty job...

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-64952554384664286312011-08-19T06:15:00.000-04:002011-08-19T14:25:04.971-04:00

Boy did I make a mistake yesterday. I read and article re: Obama's planned trip to MV and the comments from USA Today -- largely anti-Obama. It's frightening the amount of misinformation out there. No way it's an accident how often the lies are repeated - the GOP propoganda machine rivals Nazi Germany. Anyone who studies history will confirm. But luckily, the few comments I read on WaPo re:

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-27230152029295921222011-08-18T17:31:00.001-04:002011-08-18T17:32:37.276-04:00

Supercookies. Now that's something to worry about...

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-62140246288973027592011-08-18T17:12:00.000-04:002011-08-18T17:12:00.194-04:00

People before profits. Something the pope and I actually agree on - who da thunk it?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-15165751465711355912011-08-18T17:08:00.005-04:002011-08-18T17:18:48.819-04:00

Wow - when are we going to f-in wake up? Outrage is really not a strong enough word for this as the gambler's Wall Street roller coaster continues. I have been subjected to much criticism during my career and on an almost daily basis accused of allowing my emotions to show (god forbid, right?) And we can't rely on statistics? We have to calm the markets' nerves? The masters of the universe are

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-54501254468514919022011-08-15T07:58:00.002-04:002011-08-18T16:23:35.773-04:00

The age of outrage, huh? What's taken everyone so long?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-78630117190671016622011-08-11T17:52:00.000-04:002011-08-11T17:52:00.343-04:00

So here are USA Today's 7 Reasons for why the stock market is so "volatile." I'll add my own reasons to round it out - nice even number 10. How about - emotional roller coaster? Or wait - adrenaline addicts? No no wait - compulsive gamblers. Sigh...

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-41808997268465944412011-08-06T15:19:00.001-04:002011-08-06T15:20:52.610-04:00

Lucille Ball would have been 100 today. Best tribute: today's Google homepage.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-34523784143923583622011-08-05T22:09:00.000-04:002011-08-05T22:09:00.259-04:00

Again, emotion rules the world. Right? But then again, maybe it is all about fear. Invoking it, wallowing in it, spreading it, but never overcoming it.I have said that if a program was put in place to compel, yes, compel, employers to add to their workforce - to re-evaluate the overload most staffs I'm aware of are operating under as "business as usual" - we would avoid a recession. The reason

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-17743772518593807252011-08-05T06:44:00.000-04:002011-08-05T10:01:01.798-04:00

Washington is one crazy town. If I hear a Democrat say a "compromise" was reached - when in fact they've basically caved to the GOP terrorist demands - one more time, I may actually have to run for office. Seriously. I don't think I can take much more. The latest example is over FAA funding. From all our fiscally minded friends on both sides of the aisle, this one is beyond absurd. In order to

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-77362622577051938472011-08-05T06:01:00.000-04:002011-08-05T10:06:31.096-04:00

Seriously. Between the debt limit bullshit debate, the massacre in Norway, the FAA debacle, an a-scared Wall Street, terrorist Tea Partiers, Obama turning 50, I am outraged all the time. I'm finding though that my outlet recently is yelling loudly at the radio or TV. Sigh.And my outrage over Obama turning 50? I'm just not all that far behind.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-7410306580714378032011-07-20T07:26:00.000-04:002011-07-20T12:00:18.878-04:00

I am certainly no fan of Rupert Murdoch or any of the British tabloids for that matter.But when I think of "hacking" I envision someone(s) spending hours, in the dark, hunched over a computer, attempting through trial and error to "break in." If reporters call a cell phone and use the default passcode to get to messages, how is that hacking? And why don't cell phone owners take some

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-86345140799579058442011-06-30T21:02:00.000-04:002011-08-11T11:04:35.595-04:00

Always love this kind of story - beautiful people?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-59097634741738750262011-06-21T19:36:00.000-04:002011-06-21T19:36:00.736-04:00

Wrap up since May 11:* had a nice birthday on May 11 and received very nice wishes on Facebook (which I honestly think is the ONLY thing that damn site is good for)* went south for Memorial Day weekend* adopted two kittens on May 31* finally decided on names for said kittens on June 3: Scout and Boo* since their arrival, have shot several videos but have not yet posted anywhere* spent Father's

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-82382188492053261172011-06-21T19:34:00.000-04:002011-08-11T11:03:45.899-04:00

Daily Outrage from the Washington Examiner. Four GOPers charge Tea Party expenses to taxpayers. And MB isn't just a gop-er - she's a candidate for president.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-40050717321133906752011-05-22T23:12:00.000-04:002011-06-21T14:59:35.707-04:00

Always nice to see an instance of a punishment that fits the crime.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-53390594421880282112011-05-10T06:35:00.000-04:002011-05-10T10:46:16.286-04:00

My birthday is tomorrow. And want to know why I'm outraged? Apparently our friends at the Minnesota Planetarium have righted a centuries old wrong and have re-dated the zodiac signs and added a new one. Seriously - it's like adding Rufus as the 13th apostle (if you don't get it, see Dogma) - which may or may not have been the case - but why wreck a good thing. I miss the Taurus cut off by two

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-41226370292013467022011-05-06T19:03:00.000-04:002011-06-21T14:43:33.483-04:00

Greatly exaggerated. Or is it?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-72388406434497505482011-04-26T09:30:00.001-04:002011-04-26T09:31:35.864-04:00

Just realized I have a bunch of posts in draft that I never got around to publishing. Seriousy - where the hell DOES the time go?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-13446540891783669642011-04-26T09:28:00.002-04:002011-04-26T09:44:04.565-04:00

My mom's birthday is today. She would have been 78. I was sorely tempted to wear I T-shirt of hers that says: "Let's put the fun back in dysfunctional." Not really work attire so will wear it this weekend when I'm back with family.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-58672788576087999662011-04-06T23:44:00.000-04:002011-04-26T09:42:38.077-04:00

An outrage font? Honestly, don't people have anything better to do. Wink, wink. I'm just kidding. But seriously, what's the point of an illegible font?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-74968709998853761842011-04-03T11:35:00.001-04:002011-04-26T09:37:57.156-04:00

Will be watching this one. At first I was wondering what kind of outrage can 50 people generate. Then I read the article and couldn't quite figure out what anyone stood for. Elections in the NJ township are May 10. Maybe the media can actually tell us something before then.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-91675317330169519642011-04-01T17:42:00.002-04:002011-04-01T17:43:17.903-04:00

Please don't make me answer the question: "How Dumb Are We?" Though I have to admit, I'm a bit nervous about taking the test. Though I will - and I will honestly report my score...

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-25704408259717597902011-04-01T17:09:00.003-04:002011-04-01T17:32:51.481-04:00

A little torn on this one as Dilbert's creator draws feminist outrage. What I found most interesting is his statement that writers can't stand sending "unintended messages." That speaks volumes to me as I realize I've been writing this blog since 2002. I'll try to figure out where Adams lands on the outrage meter...

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-14650670616752583272011-04-01T12:09:00.003-04:002011-04-01T17:33:13.032-04:00

Always one of my favorite days of the year. I'm a fairly trusting - some would say gullible - person so I was never good at getting people, but I could always be counted on to be gotten. My parents were the best at it - spent decades trying to outdo each other. It's funny that I think of them so strongly today as I remember once a family friend saying of us: "they do no suffer fools gladly."

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-14873437441546875062011-03-31T23:42:00.001-04:002011-04-06T13:46:54.870-04:00

Haven't posted much for March. My Tilly cat was put to sleep on March 5 and while there has been plenty to be outraged about, I just haven't...I guess I've just been too sad.I'm still sad but I find myself yelling at the TV and radio so frequently that I'm starting to scare passers-by...and myself I think.Shooting for twice daily postings in April to make up for my absence.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-73759728730107318432011-03-03T06:31:00.000-05:002011-03-23T13:34:01.663-04:00

Seriously. How ignorant are people? Please don't answer. That was a rhetorical question. But Frank Rich makes some excellent points in this column.Every responsible Republican should fix this - if they are serious about a challenge to Obama in 2012. Otherwise, we are doomed to wallow in the politics of ignorance and misinformation permanently. "The poll found that 51 percent of G.O.P. primary

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-10592014255699922102011-02-28T22:21:00.000-05:002011-03-23T13:28:09.499-04:00

Rest in peace Corporal Buckles. We lose much when we lose sight of our own history. Having eye witnesses helps keep a balance. End of an era, truly.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-46814412354005559742011-02-26T09:33:00.001-05:002011-02-28T09:54:03.858-05:00

I was horrified last night when the car in front me had a bumper sticker that read: "01/20/13" - on a plain, dark backgound and some small copy above the date - too small to read from behind. So I don't know who's responsible. I did glare at the driver as I passed though. It didn't make me feel any better.I still have the 1/20/09 magnet that I displayed early in 2008 - and still have up. But the

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-67863604959509619092011-02-23T13:34:00.004-05:002011-02-23T13:39:23.973-05:00

Just realized I have a backlog of posts that I saved to Drafts and never published through. Could affect my outrage streak - am back on board the outrage train. Never fear.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-48516765004054452562011-02-23T12:25:00.000-05:002011-02-28T10:00:23.828-05:00

In reading this NYTimes editorial on the war against unions, I kept hearing George Bailey's maid: "It's about time one of you lunkheads said it."

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-84978053406226444842011-02-15T21:00:00.000-05:002011-02-28T09:59:38.993-05:00

As I've mentioned before, deep down I'm afraid that the Middle East freedom revolution won't be good for the Jews. But "We've had enough of clerics" is good to hear. And so far the best quote this year. And obviously doesn't just apply to Egypt. Amen brother.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-67174014923328752132011-02-11T19:40:00.000-05:002011-02-23T13:45:43.400-05:00

this has been my nagging concern toohow much of this is anti-Israel - and the deep hatred of Mubarak - does it stem from his friendliness to Israel?Trying to keep an open mind with another take.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-40679416812161002172011-02-11T18:37:00.000-05:002011-02-23T13:43:13.823-05:00

Reason number 756 why I won't ever live in Mississippi:license plate honoreesThe comments are priceless.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-29310118463936133472011-02-11T15:21:00.003-05:002011-02-23T13:40:13.610-05:00

I thought he was going to hold out til September. So with Mubarak stepping down, who is staying on top of what happens next?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-88563344617292474852011-02-10T12:52:00.003-05:002011-02-23T13:37:17.863-05:00

Irrigation water diverted from the farmland that supplies 80 percent of the nation's winter vegetables? Makes perfect sense to me, she said sarcastically.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-80533038038215626902011-02-09T20:54:00.000-05:002011-02-23T13:33:23.310-05:00

How about that truck that buckled on the GW Bridge this morning? If all NY metro states made it illegal to drive with that much snow on your roof...well, do I really have to finish that thought?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-14568215944580942692011-02-09T12:55:00.004-05:002011-02-23T13:36:11.549-05:00

Reason number 1 not to be an immediate adopter of technology? The bastards are quick with an update. The iPad update is no exception. So saved outrage for me - as I'll wait patiently for them to get it right. Can anyone say birthday?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-45333514937407603132011-02-08T19:47:00.000-05:002011-02-08T19:47:00.147-05:00

I knew Keith O. wouldn't be off camera for long. On to Current TV.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-55115441865836744242011-02-08T12:28:00.000-05:002011-02-08T14:35:39.071-05:00

I LOVE this story about the reality of spending cut campaign slogans and actually cutting spending. And it reminds me of a "school budget committee" that I was asked to serve on - it was set up due to the demands of district residents to cut spending "drastically." You know what happens when a mob has a reduction figure in mind - and then the anointed cutters find out how that money is actually

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-18160491031198859712011-02-06T14:36:00.000-05:002011-02-08T14:41:01.991-05:00

Thanks to SG, I may have a new hero - right in my own hometown. Jenny's letter to the editor is a much needed balancer. I can't tell you how many times I walked into the office, flabbergasted at the laziness and stupidity of so many Stamford drivers. Too scarey. But I fully applaud Jenny's idea - one more of us should consider. Would make for a great YouTube channel.And I have to wait until 2013

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-40209542440162837232011-02-02T17:46:00.001-05:002011-02-06T15:53:23.695-05:00

Always on the lookout for incongruence and hypocrisy in media - thankfully, MM does it full time. Awful hard to argue Beck's side on this one I would think.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-39071256078720150052011-01-29T06:40:00.000-05:002011-02-06T15:44:26.750-05:00

There is so much to get outraged here - specially with the resurgence and misuse of terms such as "blood libel" and "pogrom." So now some rabbis are outraged over Glenn Beck. Where were they when the whackjobs were comparing Obama to Hitler?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-33892034173843611682011-01-28T20:15:00.000-05:002011-02-06T15:41:24.001-05:00

I'm a little late to the table but I have a new favorite book and a cause worth talking about: The Female Vision. Think line of site, not blue sky. Should be a must read for every business school graduate, hell, every graduate.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-46806234357274004712011-01-27T19:37:00.000-05:002011-02-06T15:39:20.862-05:00

When it comes to the financial crisis, where's the outrage? remains my favorite question.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-225670518402618862011-01-27T17:43:00.000-05:002011-01-27T17:43:00.255-05:00

If everyone's to blame for the financial crisis, is that the same as saying everyone's responsible for it? Because in a world where accountability matters, if everyone is responsible, then no one is responsible. (I was just sharing this sentiment with a colleague earlier today concerning a minor work matter. How ironical.)

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-10996008883045870432011-01-24T12:49:00.000-05:002011-01-24T12:49:00.996-05:00

No more Keith. At least on MSNBC. The shock has worn off 48 hours later. In talking with AnP, does the Comcast buyout have anything to do with this? Stay tuned. I'm sure there's an outrage post or two in this whole mess. Just need a little time for the facts to emerge.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-73678453693207973692011-01-23T22:51:00.001-05:002011-01-24T11:54:31.418-05:00

I'm all for disarming the language police. But the problem is so many politicians, pundits and editorial writers need policing. But they won't ever see that.And it's not about being politically correct. Or about some other-imposed sense of what's appropriate. But it does come down to right and wrong. And the problem is that most, if not all, of our public discourse practictioners NEVER admit when

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-56696457681969604482011-01-22T22:45:00.000-05:002011-01-24T11:46:12.637-05:00

How ironic. I think I have IT band syndrome. I'm in IT - get it? My left knee continues to bother me - and muscular therapy and hot baths make it feel so much better. No outrage here - just sharing.But it reminds me of my dad when I was in high school - he complained constantly of knee pain. And of course my mother constantly told him to get over it. But I'm wondering if there's something

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-6524346265463648962011-01-22T11:11:00.000-05:002011-01-24T10:14:36.835-05:00

How great would it be to live in a town called Ellenburg? As long as you can ignore the fascist overtones, does it make you wonder where our Homeland Security tax dollars are really being spent? Honestly - I'd much rather that money be spent tracking down bin Laden. Would love to know the nationality make up of the arrests from that raid. A whole new "terror" alert...

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-17454980152394983582011-01-20T08:42:00.000-05:002011-01-20T11:56:34.683-05:00

The one good thing about yesterday's pro-insurance vote by the GOP? It renews the debate about health insurance reform

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-23366097319463273772011-01-19T19:16:00.000-05:002011-01-19T19:16:00.238-05:00

Saw the beginning of this interview with Glenn Beck and his therapist - at least I think it's his therapist - this morning. Had to turn it off when in response to Veira's question, HONEST TO GOD, Beck says it's no different from what Jon Stewart does. Mind blowing. Jon Stewart is a comedian - I've seen his standup - he's very funny. And he's on Comedy Central. Beck is a pundit - a political

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-24623484992035392032011-01-19T12:26:00.000-05:002011-01-20T12:19:02.261-05:00

A long time ago, my father arranged for us to have lunch with Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen. I don't remember much of it - I think it was at The Palm - but I do remember two things - he was shorter than I expected -- and there wasn't anything he didn't have an opinion about. Maybe that's what sparked my interest in journalism. But I digress. As the Republicans move to "repeal" the

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-76410975938385182432011-01-19T06:45:00.000-05:002011-01-19T10:47:50.676-05:00

I'm starting to agree with my friend AnP - I think Boehner is...unstable. He can't attend a dinner at the White House - seriously, someone needs to get to the bottom of this one.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-65813132232672749762011-01-14T19:43:00.000-05:002011-01-14T19:43:00.188-05:00

Seriously - the Washington Times uses the word "pogrom" in it's op-ed re: Palin. Seriously?Have I mentioned before I don't believe in coincidence? If I hear another usurpation of language that undermines the true horror of persecution - Jewish or not - I'm really going to get mad. Outraged, even.I admitted upfront my own rush to judgment and my need to lash out at someone and Palin and Beck were

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-5669619415932134072011-01-14T18:11:00.000-05:002011-01-14T18:11:00.448-05:00

I am the first one to admit that I believe miracles happen. But a nun being cured of Parkinsons by praying to J2P2? I'm sorry but I don't buy it one bit. Where's the miracle? I'm sure she believed she had Parkinsons - which was also what J2P2 suffered from. There's no way to diagnose it today outside of symptom observation. We've heard of hysterical pregnancy - well, this sounds an awful lot like

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-6643377314191087322011-01-14T12:31:00.003-05:002011-01-14T16:53:30.667-05:00

From the other side of the world, a little insight into yesterday's speeches.. Through my various activities, I find one of my favorite lines to be: "it's not about you, is it?" Someone should have said that to pathetic Palin. And the fact that Obama so clearly defined what it was about just made Palin's childish response that much more inappropriate. And what kind of idiot uses the term "blood

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-24187079752085170632011-01-13T18:37:00.000-05:002011-01-13T18:37:00.365-05:00

An outrage even snow can't cool sums it up. But found this worth reading:"Maybe there’s a way for a sane, nuanced conversation about guns, about the over-the-top political and media culture of grievance, retribution and rebellion, about a middle ground between Mr. Loughner as random, unexplainable, angry nut and Mr. Loughner as a direct spawn of the language of the right, but, well, that will

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-965588487020147492011-01-11T23:55:00.000-05:002011-01-12T12:05:28.906-05:00

Words of wisdom from Duluth, Minnesota.If outrage is the only proper response to the Arizona shootings, at least I got that right. Though I will freely admit that I reacted without a full understanding or waiting for the facts. I will try to be a bit more patient before rushing to judgment. But the outrage continues.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-84702407550634221952011-01-10T17:50:00.002-05:002011-01-10T18:23:14.665-05:00

So airlines had to cancel hundreds of flights due to six inches of snow in Georgia - a foot of snow reported in and around Huntsville, Alabama - that's ALABAMA. Watching the local news here in Orlando, people are upset with the airlines. My outrage? How stupid do you have to be to head to the Atlanta airport given the reality that is almost never snows there? You can count the city's snow plows

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-16759146120121913482011-01-10T14:54:00.002-05:002011-01-10T14:55:37.146-05:00

Words matter. Couldn't agree more. (Thanks for the link AP)

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-75780735985700213852011-01-10T07:24:00.003-05:002011-01-10T10:09:40.315-05:00

I don't want to hear another commentator say that the Tuscon shooter was insane. Or better, bipolar. It's easy for us to relegate his action to mental illness. Most of us can't comprehend how someone would rationally carry out such a destructive, anti-human deed. Paranoid rantings do not make someone insane. Believe me, I know this. And I know it doesn't rule it out either - but for gods sake

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-36905947602649755452011-01-10T07:21:00.002-05:002011-01-10T07:24:49.745-05:00

"Words have consequences." Just heard that on one of the morning news shows. And I've thought alot about heated language. My blog is based on outrage. But outrage is not the problem. Outrage is essential for change and should be part of the discourse. Outrage is the opposite of accepting the status quo. And until we have perfected ourselves, there should always be outrage. It's the expression of

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-53436630055999899192011-01-10T00:26:00.003-05:002011-01-10T00:33:35.433-05:00

My thoughts and prayers go to the families and friends of the six people killed in Tuscon. I can't think of that little girl, waiting in line to meet her Congresswoman, without tearing up.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-80263170986855206702011-01-09T12:09:00.001-05:002011-01-10T00:38:50.762-05:00

Have you seen the news report that the gun used in the Giffords shooting was "legal." Do they mention that Arizona has some of the most lax gun control laws in the nation? You can (or will be able to soon) carry a concealed weapon - legally. God save us from ourselves.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-7414634174483354052011-01-09T06:59:00.000-05:002011-01-10T00:08:25.165-05:00

I want to know the number of media outlets that reported Giffords was dead. The irresponsibility of that is beyond words. And I know all about getting the story first. The first true rule of journalism is to get the story right.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-61964230270595246292011-01-09T06:41:00.001-05:002011-01-10T00:17:59.176-05:00

After hearing about the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, some of my first thoughts: was she a Democrat and did she support health insurance reform. The answers to both were of course yes. This was a political assassination - of course there is going to be politicking about it. Then I started thinking about Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin and their contribution to this - the cross-hairs,

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-20077790352476920542011-01-05T14:19:00.002-05:002011-01-05T14:27:15.528-05:00

Fomenting outrage - honestly, whens the last time you heard that word used? Just in case, it means to promote the growth of something. Will need to think about this idea a bit further.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-45444480256763166402011-01-01T18:45:00.000-05:002011-01-05T14:46:48.318-05:00

What a great way to start the new year! Take a gander at these 7 Steps to Good Health from the Guardian. I LOVE that rag.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-73953807313686420242010-12-30T18:03:00.000-05:002010-12-31T11:04:34.183-05:00

Outrage is every New Yorkers god-given right. But I was thinking today: how many of those streets would have been cleared earlier if residents with shovels, local snow blower owners and every pickup truck with a plow were able to chip away at the snow levels over the 72-hour period we sat sitting in our houses waiting for someone else to do the hard work. And not to mention the morons who

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-12746385596698138512010-12-30T10:17:00.004-05:002010-12-30T10:20:18.255-05:00

I've decided I don't want - or need - Facebook to organize my friends or my life story for me. The new profile functionality - while appearring to be user friendly - reveals way more than I want revealed. I've spent my life operating in organized chaos. F@#$ Facebook if it thinks it can clear that up with some simple categories, she said with a smile.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-18531072446163342742010-12-29T20:24:00.001-05:002011-01-05T14:26:14.817-05:00

Honestly - a 50k fine is the best the NFL can do? That's nothing compared to the paychecks Favre gets. Would a lesser-known player gotten off as lightly? And it again sends the message it's okay to target woman and lie about it to all those young fans out there. Though that kind of behavior in pro athletes is so common my outrage is probably the real surprise, no?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-90677847897787315802010-12-29T13:40:00.004-05:002010-12-29T14:58:56.297-05:00

I'm listening to the radio on the way in to work this morning and am reminded of why I haven't - and will likely never be without my outrage blog. Let me see if I got this straight. AllState sues Bank of America over "misleading" it re: the risks around the Countrywide mortgage business. And in return, the wisenheimers on Wall Street have spoken: AllState stock is DOWN 7 cents - while BofA is UP

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-26345997038505764602010-12-29T06:54:00.000-05:002010-12-29T14:56:59.833-05:00

Not sure what's more interesting - the editorial in response to a swastika on a Berkshire temple -- or the comment accusing the paper of its anti-Semitic, anti-Israel stance being responsible for it.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-43921033426108949832010-12-28T20:35:00.000-05:002010-12-29T14:51:47.356-05:00

I know I should feel badly for some New Yorkers and I'm sure I'd be outraged if I lived in NYC or its boroughs - but for every street that wasn't plowed, I'd like a count of how many had abandoned vehicles blocking the plow trucks way. Honestly, what do people expect from a system that they take for granted most of the year, spending time railing against "taxes" and then screaming when services

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-77750305018848260112010-12-28T14:53:00.003-05:002010-12-28T15:05:01.449-05:00

I love The Daily Show. I watched Jon Stewart's coverage of the nonsense surrounding the 9/11 responders package. Add this one to the constructive outrage column. And not to be confused, Stewart's outrage wasn't over the media not taking a stand. He was outraged over the priorities that determine news coverage today.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-32925229195800894262010-12-22T12:26:00.004-05:002010-12-29T14:08:04.107-05:00

Read it and weep as the old saying goes. This column is as powerful an indictment of our health system as I've ever read. I refuse to use health and care together anymore. As if I needed any more evidence that the "care" is often missing in our system.And I'm not sure who is responsible here but there's definitely plenty of blame to go around. And I found a new one: "outrage outage." Would be

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-6950390364061719622010-12-18T13:05:00.000-05:002010-12-22T13:10:33.164-05:00

Having been stuck (and had family stuck) on an Amtrak train due to weather or power, I can tell you the outrage is palpable. But good gawd, 11 hours on an Amtrak train? Just shoot me...

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-28795141166686343702010-12-16T13:22:00.001-05:002010-12-16T13:25:07.328-05:00

Wall Street Bonuses. It's like an early outrage holiday present.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-17181291313567803182010-12-15T11:52:00.004-05:002010-12-15T11:55:47.855-05:00

Here it is.My resolution for 2011. First, seriously need to start dating.Second, will make the time to post to Outrage. There's been plenty to post. I've just been focused on other things. Time to re-focus. Looking to get back to 2003 levels. That was a good year.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-69118201600982092452010-12-15T11:39:00.003-05:002010-12-15T11:54:35.609-05:00

Apparently NPR has "annual outrage" that KISS is not in the R&R HoF. Upset maybe. Outrage - little strong, don't ya think - even for a tongue-in-cheek time filler?

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-38159343630445211152010-11-12T11:02:00.000-05:002010-11-12T11:05:13.472-05:00

Seriously. How much news air time has been dedicated to this non-story? They were "stuck without air conditioning, hot showers and decent meals" - cry my an effin river.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-87897176096329235752010-08-29T11:02:00.002-04:002010-08-29T11:04:17.250-04:00

How about EVERYONE that rails agains the government STOP taking benefits, salaries or other "handouts" from the government they so despise. But that doesn't work because government isn't the problem: government helping someone other than me or mine is the problem. God save us from ourselves.

Ellennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037322.post-79889361063663235932010-08-29T11:00:00.002-04:002010-08-29T11:02:28.703-04:00

Here's another plan: let's see what kind of government we get when every perons who is eligible to vote in this country actually...votes. The selfishness, laziness and "don't give a shit" attitudes are the real darkness here.

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