Archive for March 17th, 2009
The 15 minute State
Back in my college days, it was always joked to me that you could blink while driving through Delaware and miss it. True, I-95 crosses the most narrow portion of the state, but I just found this video on YouTube that does a nice job of illustrating driving across the state in 15 minutes:
When Keith Calls Bill O’Reilly Bill “Orally”… Little Did He Know
The Village Voice stumbles across a budding author. Before we get to the good stuff here’s a brief synopsis: Those Who Trespass, his 1998 novel about an O’Reilly-esque TV journalist who is trained by an Irish Republican Army terrorist to kill the people who deserve it the most: the broadcast news bastards who interfered with […]
Whackos Preparing ‘Marriage Protection Act’
A talkative toucan informs El Somnambulo that Sen. Bob Venables (D-Mars) and the troglodyte caucus are preparing a so-called ‘Marriage Protection Act’ for introduction. It’s not in the system yet, but it already has a number, SB 27 (666 is already reserved). And a synopsis: “A marriage between a man and a woman is the […]
Comment Rescue: WDEL Interviews Nominee for DNREC Secretary
This is a heads up from Allan Loudell for an event many of us are vitally interested in: I have to run off after 5 p.m. to cover County Executive Chris Coons’ budget-address at 6, but I’ve set-up our Frank Gerace to interview Collin O’Mara LIVE on our airwaves at @ 5:35 this afternoon. Allan […]
Georgia’s Slippery Slope Battle Against Stem Cells
Georgia is about to take the Pro-Life/Stem Cell argument to a place that could result in backlash of epic proportions. The Washington Post lays out what’s happening. Last Thursday, the Georgia House passed a bill that declares embryos are children and therefore can be adopted. Meanwhile, the Georgia Senate passed a bill that defines a […]
2010 State Senate Races Roundup WikiPost: 3/17/09
Before you know it it will be time to campaign again. 2010 is approaching. And once again, half of the State Senators are on the ballot. What makes this year different, however, is that the State Senators elected in 2010 will only be elected to 2 year terms so as to accomodate the decennial census. […]
Oy vey
Ok, I know Hube does a dumb letter of the day or week or something so I don’t want to step on the toes of that and be called a thief. But I had to link to this letter to the editor. I have taken the time to read these over the past few days […]
FYI: Conservatives feel Obama is doing AWESOME Job
I know this because the Dow is UP today, so at least by 1:30 this afternoon, Obama is doing a great job.
Intuitions and How We Rationalize Cheating
A few weeks ago, I shared a post of behavioral economist Dan Ariely called, “Irrational Behavior”. In the video below, Ariely talks about re-examining our intuitions about our beliefs with the understanding that others most likely have conflicting intuitions about the same set of beliefs. From our intuitions, Ariely explains how people rationalize stealing, from […]
Breaking: ‘Climate Prosperity’ Leader Nominated to Head DNREC
It appears that Gov. Markell was really serious about bringing a new approach to DNREC. Here’s the press release: Markell Nominates Climate Prosperity Leader to Head DNREC Advocates praise bold choice of “true environmental champion” WILMINGTON – Following through on his commitment to fight for Delaware’s environmental health and welfare, Gov. Jack Markell announced on […]
Pre-filed Legislative Business II
(I am bumping this up since we closed out old business earlier this AM and wanted folks to have a chance to comment on these items.) ************************ The General Assembly gets back to work today, with a few items pre-filed in the House: HB 4 sponsored by Hudson and Lavelle — Requires that all cash […]
QOD
So if you didn’t read my post the other day called “waiting” then you might not know where this question of the day is coming from. It is a two parter. 1. If your ex-spouse was unemployed and one of your children decided that she wanted to live with one parent full time, would you […]
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