2,996 By one estimate, that's how many people died in the terrorist attacks on 9/11. It's also the number of people being memorialzed today in the blogosphere. Each person is being memorialized by at least one blogger. The official list is here: http://www.dcroe.com/2996/?page_id=2 That page is down right now because their hosting service has cut them off, presumably … [Read more...] about 2,996
2,996
Friday Catblogging
Have Faith In Democracy
Today, I have a rant... It's about part of a recent editorial called "Playing Politics In Wartime" in The Jewish Press by former New York mayor Ed Koch. Marathon Pundit, a friend of this blog, quotes the following passage with some approval: Why do so many Americans refuse to face the fact that our country is at war with international terrorism? The leading terrorist … [Read more...] about Have Faith In Democracy
Light and Shadow, Again
Sometimes I feel the urge to photograph building up, and I have have to take a picture of something, anything, just to release the tension. This was one of them: I didn't say it was going to be a good picture, but there's something about it... This photo has caught my eye half a dozen times, but I keep skipping it because I can't figure out why. It probably has … [Read more...] about Light and Shadow, Again
Ouch
Former Illinois Governor George Ryan just got sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for corruption. It shouldn't be too hard for him, however: He commuted the death sentences of 167 inmates, so he's got some good friends on the inside. … [Read more...] about Ouch