General Election: November 6, 2012.
Early Voting in Arizona begins October 11, 2012.
Early voting can be both a good thing and and a bad thing. If millions of U.S. citizens vote for a candidate who then (before election day) is found to have previously undisclosed defects, then the early voter has been screwed. Gives weight as to whether or not it is possible, after all, for people to actually "go fornicate themselves."
If, for example, a citizen were to mail in an early ballot even before the debates were presented on television, and then during the debates the candidate for whom the citizen had marked his ballot, well, then there is nothing to be done about it.
Each time I receive my Early Voting ballot I put it aside and later take it down again as reference whenever I get around to looking up the various candidates listed on that ballot.
Information on Arizona Early Voting is HERE
Note: The above destination can also be used to link directly to voting information for all other states.
Early voting can be both a good thing and and a bad thing. If millions of U.S. citizens vote for a candidate who then (before election day) is found to have previously undisclosed defects, then the early voter has been screwed. Gives weight as to whether or not it is possible, after all, for people to actually "go fornicate themselves."
If, for example, a citizen were to mail in an early ballot even before the debates were presented on television, and then during the debates the candidate for whom the citizen had marked his ballot, well, then there is nothing to be done about it.
Each time I receive my Early Voting ballot I put it aside and later take it down again as reference whenever I get around to looking up the various candidates listed on that ballot.
Information on Arizona Early Voting is HERE
Note: The above destination can also be used to link directly to voting information for all other states.
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New Stuff From My Old Hometown
The Rensselaer Adventures blog this last Saturday had a photo of some Red Ivy growing in the Northwest Indiana area. It's quite interesting if you like to view seasonal or regional wild flowers.
The blog is written by and most of its photos are taken by Robert Schenk, Professor of Economics Emeritus, St. Joseph's College. Rensselaer, Indiana.
Many more photos of Indiana wildflowers can be viewed HERE
The blog is written by and most of its photos are taken by Robert Schenk, Professor of Economics Emeritus, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana.
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WORD FOR TODAY
beguile [bih-gahyl]
verb
- Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
- Trick (someone) into doing something.
beguile [bih-gahyl]
verb
- Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
- Trick (someone) into doing something.
Walter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar
Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd
Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the
1976 comedy The Bad News Bears. He won an Academy Award for his
performance in the 1966 Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie.
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as
the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was the
recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have
received the Prize after leaving office. Before he became President,
Carter served as a U.S. Naval officer, was a peanut farmer, served two
terms as a Georgia State Senator and one as Governor of Georgia
(1971–1975).
Born Oct. 1, 1921
Died: Feb 6, 2009
Died: Feb 6, 2009
James Allen Whitmore, Jr. was an American film and stage actor.
Whitmore's first major picture was Battleground, in a role that was
turned down by Spencer Tracy, and for which Whitmore was nominated for
the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Other major films included
Angels in the Outfield (1951 film), The Asphalt Jungle, The Next Voice
You Hear, Above and Beyond, Kiss Me, Kate, Them!, Oklahoma!, Black Like
Me, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Planet of the Apes, Tora! Tora!
Tora!, and Give 'em Hell, Harry!, for which he was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of former U.S. President
Harry S Truman. In the film Tora! Tora! Tora! he played the part of
Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey.
In the 1960-1961 television season, Whitmore starred in his own crime drama on ABC entitled The Law and Mr. Jones, in the title role
In the 1960-1961 television season, Whitmore starred in his own crime drama on ABC entitled The Law and Mr. Jones, in the title role
Born Oct. 1, 1910
Died May 23, 1934
Died May 23, 1934
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow were well-known
outlaws, robbers, and criminals who traveled the Central United States
with their gang during the Great Depression. The "Barrow Gang" included
at times Buck Barrow, Blanche Barrow, Raymond Hamilton, W.D. Jones, Joe
Palmer, Ralph Fults, and Henry Methvin. Their exploits captured the
attention of the American public during the "public enemy era" between
1931 and 1934. Though known today for his dozen-or-so bank robberies,
Barrow in fact preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The
gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and
committed several civilian murders. The couple themselves were
eventually ambushed and killed in Louisiana by law officers. Their
reputation was cemented in American pop folklore by Arthur Penn's 1967
film Bonnie and Clyde.
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Abstract art: a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.
--Al Capp
Oh! Wait a minute. I almost forgot.
George Carlin is too radical and way too profane for some peoples' tastes. But nobody (well, almost nobody) can watch him perform and listen to his words without laughing... at least once during a ten minute performance.
Don't believe me?
Give it a try . .
Abstract art: a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.
--Al Capp
Oh! Wait a minute. I almost forgot.
George Carlin is too radical and way too profane for some peoples' tastes. But nobody (well, almost nobody) can watch him perform and listen to his words without laughing... at least once during a ten minute performance.
Don't believe me?
Give it a try . .
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