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Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Last Action Hero at RNC
Arnold has taken the podium at the RNC. He's glorifying Richard M. Nixon like I.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 9:19 PM | Comments (1)
Electoral vote 63 days to go
Here we go. Via the Electoral Vote Predictor 2004: Tuesday, August 31, 2004: Kerry 242.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 9:16 PM | Comments (1)
Monday, August 30, 2004
Presidential library
I went downtown Sunday morning to take some pictures of the soon to be.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:29 PM
Blogging the RNC
There are three difference web sites aggregating blog posts from the RNC: RNC Convention Bloggers.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 9:33 PM
Sunday, August 29, 2004
Standing by
Lest the disarrangers think we here in the Carnes household have made up our minds.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 3:08 PM | Comments (4)
A beautiful day for a protest
The best thing on TV right now is C-Span's live coverage of the protests in.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 2:40 PM
Polwifery
From the Department of Why Should This Surprise Anyone, the First Lady gives an interview.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 2:12 PM
Saturday, August 28, 2004
IML Building
A somewhat off-kilter shot of the Illinois Municipal League Building. This is probably one.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:51 PM
Friday, August 27, 2004
Absentee voting
Also via the EVP, a graphic in the Washington Post showing which states allow no.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 10:19 PM
Electoral vote 67 days to go
The margin is narrowing significantly. As calculated by the Electoral Vote Predictor 2004: Friday, August.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 9:17 PM
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Five sevens
Everything my grandma taught me about nature had something to do with the number seven..... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 12:49 PM | Comments (1)
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Flood
It rained here from the time I got home from work to just a short.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:15 PM
Tracking - Final entry
The package I sent last Thursday arrived at its final destination. It was signed for.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 5:43 PM
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Tracking day 6
As of 12:10 a.m. Paris time on the 25th, the status of the package is.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 9:51 PM
Rainy
The rain is pounding down on the metal roof of this building. The sound is.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 10:54 AM
Monday, August 23, 2004
Tracking day 5
The package has made significant progress. It's in Paris. I'm guessing it has about 1,000.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 9:08 PM
Sunday, August 22, 2004
Electoral vote 72 days to go
According to Electoral Vote Predictor 2004: Sunday, August 22, 2004: Kerry 286 | Bush 233.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:05 PM
Tracking day 4
The package left Indianapolis Saturday at 11:51 p.m., and arrived in Memphis at 7:29 this.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 2:38 PM | Comments (1)
Illinois Supreme Court Building
The entrance to the Illinois Supreme Court Building..... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 12:36 AM
The wounds of war
Cut deep. Men of power try to change things. Men of power try to change.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 12:33 AM
Saturday, August 21, 2004
Tracking day 3
The package I shipped on Thursday remains at rest in Indianapolis. I have a splitting.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 7:28 PM
Friday, August 20, 2004
Tracking
Yesterday I sent a rather large package on behalf of my boss to someone back.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:48 AM
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Electoral thing again
Is the election over, yet? Two weeks ago today, the Electoral Vote Predictor was reporting.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:18 PM
Search via RSS
Two recently discovered search tools: Via Chris Pirillo RSSauction is a better way to get.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:02 PM
We're gonna need a bigger boat
Jaws in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies. This is really great..... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 12:42 AM
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
RSS customizations
Elise of Learning Movable Type has put together an excellent tutorial for customizing the RSS.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 10:24 PM
Sunday, August 15, 2004
Con con
You can never be too cautious about who you get to speak at your conference..... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 3:52 PM | Comments (1)
Old school
An old abandoned parochial school on the northeast end of town. I really like.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 1:15 AM
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Poll watchers
Via America For Sale, CNN is reporting: A team of international observers will monitor the.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 12:56 AM
Sunday, August 08, 2004
Me and Nixon
What do I remember about that day? Mostly I remember being alone in the house,.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 3:46 PM | Comments (1)
Memories of Nixon
Elisabeth L. Donovan of the Miami Herald discusses her memories of Nixon's resignation in "Newsroom.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 3:27 PM | Comments (2)
The word on Nixon
There's a lot disdain out there for Richard Nixon and his legacy. Are there any.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 3:05 PM | Comments (2)
Nixon on this day
Thirty-six years ago today, on August 8, 1968, at the Republican National Convention in Miami,.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 2:53 PM
Saturday, August 07, 2004
Municipal fountains
Shot this afternoon from the south side of the plaza in front of City.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:39 PM
Thursday, August 05, 2004
Electoral Vote Predictor
The Electoral Vote Predictor has been blogged all over the place already. It also has.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 9:47 PM
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Good sleeping weather
This is a pleasant surprise. The temperature has dropped to about 70 degrees Fahrenheit and.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:53 PM | Comments (1)
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
My passion
Well, one of my passions. Rarely does anyone get a glimpse into my heart such.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 4:29 PM | Comments (1)
Monday, August 02, 2004
On the electorate
One of the highlights from last week's Democrat Convention, in addition to the narrative behind.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 10:37 PM
Sunday, August 01, 2004
Testing Meme Propagation In Blogspace: Add Your Blog!
This posting is a community experiment started by Minding the Planet to see how a.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:20 PM
Backup in Win XP Home
To manually install the MS backup utility in Windows XP Home Edition: Insert the CD.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 9:11 PM