Voter suppression–My advice is heeded

You may recall that I am very worried about pro-Obama voters being denied their right to vote by means of draconian laws passed by Republican state legislatures.  In my latest rant on the subject I proposed a course of action that I feel is essential to combatting the effect of these laws.  Imagine my surprise, followed by a bit of smug back-patting, when I came across this article in WAPO.  I say to those involved, “keep up the good and righteous work.”

You still don’t get it!

This montage is truly amazing.  I could not believe how many times the hook line has been used.  It’s fun to try to guess where each clip came from.  I dunno, but after you watch it you just might get it.

Yosemite web cams

I’ve been to Yosemite quite a few times in my life.  Even with all the crowds it is still one of the most awesome places you will ever see.  And, if you just put on some decent hiking boots and take one of the hundreds of trails, you lose the crowds almost immediately. 

I just learned that the Yosemite Conservancy has set up 4 webcams that update every 30 seconds.  (Just use the refresh or reload button on your browser.)  Check out all four of them here.

Outstanding, but not surprising, news…

Check this out.  Things are definitely moving in the right direction.

I’m happy, but continually worried about voter suppression and voting machine hacking.  I see those evils as the only way Republicans can win the presidency and hold on to their majority in the House.

~ Tom

Wise words…

“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.  Don’t be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ‘Good morning’ at total strangers."
~ Maya Angelou

The answer is, “Keep on Truckin"

An interesting chart…

I heard these statistics earlier today, but this chart sums it all up quite nicely.  As stated in the text accompanying the chart:

The public sector continues to shed jobs, and as a result, the overall jobs picture in the US remains weak. If you want to understand why conservative efforts to slash funding for teachers, firefighters, cops is bad for the economy, look no further than this graph.