EdCone.comWord UpDarkTimes: Herbert and Brooks- November 3, 2005 DarkTimes: Herbert ("Secrets and Shame") ledes with a prophecy: "Ultimately the whole truth will come out and historians will have their say, and Americans will look in the mirror and be ashamed." He's talking about this: "The latest story from the Dante-esque depths of this administration was front-page news in The Washington Post yesterday. The reporter, Dana Priest, gave us the best glimpse yet of the extent of the secret network of prisons in which the C.I.A. has been hiding and...http://radio.weblogs.com/0107946/2005/11/03.html#a5421 Smart chicks- November 3, 2005 Lots of people are talking about Maureen Dowd's lonely-hearts piece in the Times mag, few with more attitude than Chris Nolan, who thinks Dowd misses the way we live now: "Mo doesn't do porn, wax or sex for that matter. In a world of on-line hook-ups and sex chat, hotornot.com and Friendster, she's still trying to figure out who's paying for dinner. Like all sex takes place at night after a good meal." No doubt women still make a lot of trade-offs in this world. I'm married to one of them, a...http://radio.weblogs.com/0107946/2005/11/03.html#a5420 Guilford reps vote no on free speech- November 3, 2005 Coble, Miller, and Watt all voted against free speech on the Internet. Email your congressman and tell him you want to blog without Federal regulation.http://radio.weblogs.com/0107946/2005/11/03.html#a5419 Reconciliation- November 3, 2005 26 years later, a former Klan leader apologizes to Marty Nathan for his role in the 11379 Greensboro killings. A community dialogue sponsored by the Truth & Reconciliation Commission will be held on Saturday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Alamance Church Rd. This is the thing the Mayor said he might attend. Previous coverage here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.http://radio.weblogs.com/0107946/2005/11/03.html#a5418 Downtown wireless- November 2, 2005 Wireless Internet service coming to South Elm St.http://radio.weblogs.com/0107946/2005/11/02.html#a5417 Nonblogging- November 2, 2005 It's not blogging if you don't blog. Bruce Davis started a site -- or had one started for him -- and even got some publicity in the newspaper. It's got to be organic and user-driven if it's going to work. This happened with Yvonne Johnson, too.http://radio.weblogs.com/0107946/2005/11/02.html#a5416 Reading the paper- November 2, 2005 Thoughtcrimes reads the News & Record.http://radio.weblogs.com/0107946/2005/11/02.html#a5415 Blue NC- November 2, 2005 Blue NC is a progressive blog based in the Triangle. They're looking for good bloggers from elsewhere in this great state, too. Interesting stuff about Liddy Dole and Sue Myrick.http://radio.weblogs.com/0107946/2005/11/02.html#a5414 Fried pickles- November 2, 2005 Luna and I walked down to Fincastle's, where a friend prevailed upon me to try the fried pickles. They are remarkably good.http://radio.weblogs.com/0107946/2005/11/02.html#a5413 Poached eggs- November 2, 2005 This morning, the cook served poached eggs. The children were most appreciative. Is there a finer method of egg preparation I think not.http://radio.weblogs.com/0107946/2005/11/02.html#a5412 |