Archive for February 29th, 2008

• Obama’s Texan Support Spans Both Aisles

  The word on the street is that Barack Obama will be receiving a lot of votes in the Texas primary from republicans. This I do not like. I more than welcome voters coming across the aisle on election day — in November, not in primaries. The primary is for us true-blue party-members. We’ve worked for [...]

• Prediction Naught Eight

  I should take advantage of the miserable predictions I make. This email comes from a reader… I’m hoping that “one” of your political predictions will be correct and Hillary drops out next Wednesday. Yes, if only “one” of my predictions come true. However, I think I am now prepared to make my boldest prediction yet, [...]

• Michael Clayton

  Overall I think this movie is a bit overrated. There is clearly good acting, and is worthy of praise, but I can see why it didn’t win Best Picture. Also, this film is a tad on the slow side, so don’t watch this too late at night. (Returned 02/29/08.) Rent with Netflix.

• Leap

  The year two thousand and eight (in the year of our lord, Jesus of Nazareth, son of Mary and Joseph) is a leap year, which makes today — February 29, 2008 — a leap day. This is a pagan’s Mardi Gras. The calendar has finally caught up with the Earth’s revolution around the sun. If [...]