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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Door of green
Washington Street..... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:56 PM | Comments (3)
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Moto Guzzi
Imagine my delight when I came home and found this thing parked out front..... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 7:20 PM | Comments (0)
Monday, November 24, 2008
Pardon me, sir...
So saith former Illinois Governor George Ryan to his old pal, outgoing President George Bush..... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:15 PM | Comments (4)
Bailout thoughts
I'm getting the distinct impression we are being played as the biggest chumps who ever.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 1:03 AM | Comments (4)
Friday, November 21, 2008
52
Don't you think 52 is one of the more interesting numbers?.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 1:17 AM | Comments (10)
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Coal gas 2.0
We could be getting a new coal gasification plant in Taylorville. Maybe. From the SJ-R.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 10:38 PM | Comments (6)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Squirrel's nest
One of many squirrel's nests in this tree. It feels really cold tonight..... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:50 PM | Comments (2)
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
obama.senate.gov is gone, but not
The CapitolFaxBlog's Rich Miller mentioned the deletion of the Obama feed from his website since.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:00 PM | Comments (0)
Sunday, November 16, 2008
House moving
Photo (c) Laura Carnes Yesterday the 150+ year old Maisenbacher House began it's move.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 1:02 PM | Comments (10)
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Springfield blogging community
I'm not sure if this seems like a long time ago or not that long.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:02 PM | Comments (2)
The price of staying relevant in Illinois politics
On October 30, 2008, Springfield's Bill Cellini was indicted in federal court in Chicago for.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 10:11 PM | Comments (0)
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Stop the H8 Rally this Saturday
Stand Up For Equality Rally in Springfield this Saturday There will be a Stand Up.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 6:43 PM | Comments (3)
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
An American moment
The Office of the President Elect wants to hear our stories of the campaign and.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 8:56 PM | Comments (0)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Of flowage, shooting at louse, and back to square one
Some environmentally minded people want to close Lake Michigan off from the Mississippi River basin.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 9:28 PM | Comments (2)
Monday, November 10, 2008
Con-Con fail
The question of whether to have an Illinois Constitutional Convention was voted down with a.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 9:54 PM | Comments (1)
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Colors
I took this picture about a week ago. Today, all this tree's leaves are.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 10:58 PM | Comments (1)
Thursday, November 06, 2008
The times they are a change.gov
Change.gov is the official web site of the Office of the President-Elect. From the About.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:16 PM | Comments (0)
Obama-Lincoln connections
The A. Lincoln Blog has two excellent posts on the Lincoln-Obama connection. One is from.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 10:51 PM | Comments (1)
Mansion side view
Illinois governor's mansion. Shot from a parking lot across Fifth Street, Springfield, Illinois. Even.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 10:23 PM | Comments (0)
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Illinois results
This is a screen capture of the county results for Illinois for president from.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 12:35 AM | Comments (5)
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
A new day
President-Elect Barack Obama. Congratulations to us all. Yes we can..... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:21 PM | Comments (2)
Real time election results
This is it. [Via Rick Klau.].... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 6:40 PM | Comments (2)
Monday, November 03, 2008
Fall colors at the big house
Taken Sunday morning on Jackson between Sixth and Fifth, Springfield, Illinois. The foreground is.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 12:12 AM | Comments (7)
Sunday, November 02, 2008
John McCain must not be president: The end
Okay, so I skipped Parts 2, 3 and whatever. It's too exhausting for me to.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:49 PM | Comments (0)
Old news
But very interesting... I found this September 13, 1867, article from Springfield, Illinois, in the.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 8:42 PM | Comments (0)
Looking for Lincoln stuff
Since just about every town and everyone is gearing up (or wishing they were gearing.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 1:07 AM | Comments (3)
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Election day weather forecast
For Springfield, Illinois, on Tuesday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 70s.... [click for full entry]Posted by Marie at 11:28 PM | Comments (0)