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Miss Izzy & Lilli enjoy fence fighting, mud baths, and eating poo and are available for back yard parties. Fee negotiable.
posted by Heather Higgins at 8/15/2007
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Miss Izzy & Lilli enjoy fence fighting, mud baths, and eating poo and are available for back yard parties. Fee negotiable.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Rove Riddance (H-Bomb)
Remembering Karl Rove by Tim Grieve, Salon.com
We could spend days reminiscing about the role Karl Rove has played in our politics over the last decade or so -- the whisper campaigns against Ann Richards in Texas and John McCain in South Carolina, the fight over Florida in 2000, the demonization of John Kerry in 2004, the "thumpin" Rove and his boss and their party took in 2006 -- and we'll be looking forward to what Rove himself has to say about all of it when he sits down to write his book after leaving the White House this month.
In the meantime, here are a few memories that spring right to mind:
The outing of Valerie Plame: Rove leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame to Robert Novak and to Matthew Cooper in the summer of 2003. For as long as it could -- or as long as it needed to -- the White House adamantly denied that Rove was involved in Plame's outing. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said in September 2003 that "the president knows" that Rove wasn't involved and that it was "ridiculous" to suggest that he was. In October 2003,, McClellan said he had spoken with Rove and Scooter Libby and that they had "assured" him that they were "not involved in this." Rove himself was cagey: "I didn't know here name. I didn't leak her name," he told ABC early on, a formulation he repeated for Larry King at the Republican National Convention in August 2004. Only after Bush was re-elected in 2004 did we learn the truth: Rove had, in fact, been "involved." And while he may not have leaked Plame's "name," he confirmed for both Novak and Cooper that Amb. Joseph Wilson's wife worked for the CIA. Asked about the revelation that Rove had, in fact, been involved, Bush said in June 2006: "I trust Karl Rove."
Karl Rove and Patrick Fitzgerald: When Rove first sat down with FBI agents investigating Plame's outing, he somehow forgot to mention that he had revealed Plame's identity to Matthew Cooper. He somehow forgot to mention it a second time when he first testified before Patrick Fitzgerald's grand jury. Four visits to the grand jury room later, Rove somehow managed to avoid the perjury, false statement and obstruction of justice charges Scooter Libby ultimately faced. In his opening statement at Libby's trial, Libby defense attorney Ted Wells argued that the White House had tried to make Libby take the fall for outing Plame because Rove "had to be protected." After Libby was convicted, a puzzled juror asked, "What are we doing with this guy here? Where's Rove?"
Rove and the U.S. attorney purge: We don't know the extent of Rove's role in the decision to fire a slew of U.S. attorneys last year, in part because the president has used claims of executive privilege to block those who do know -- including Rove -- from responding to congressional subpoenas, in part because the Republican National Committee hasn't turned over e-mail messages Rove sent via a private RNC account, and in part because Rove reportedly continued to delete such e-mails even after he was told not to. Among the things we do know: White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said the notion of firing all 93 U.S. attorneys had been Harriet Miers' idea and "her idea only." Confronted on March 15, 2007, with an e-mail message suggesting that Rove had advocated the idea, Snow said that Rove had actually opposed the idea. One day later, Snow retreated completely: "It has been described as [Miers'] idea," he said, "but I don't want to try to vouch for origination. At this juncture, people have hazy memories."
Rove and Jack Abramoff: Rove has claimed that convicted GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff was just a "casual acquaintance." The House Government Reform Committee subsequently identified 82 contacts between Abramoff's team and Rove's office, including a series of communications in which Abramoff set Rove up with tickets to watch the NCAA basketball tournament from his skybox at what was then known as the MCI Center in Washington.
Rove and terrorism: In June 2005, Rove did publicly what he'd so often accomplished more privately: He painted Democrats as terrorist sympathizers. "Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war," Rove said in a speech in Manhattan. "Liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers." Rove -- whose boss, at this point, has sent 3,689 U.S. soldiers to their deaths in Iraq -- argued that comments Sen. Dick Durbin had just made about Guantánamo Bay were "putting our troops in greater danger," then added: "No more needs to be said about the motives of liberals."
Rove and the long view of history: Earlier this year, Rove told the Washington Post that, the disaster called Iraq notwithstanding, the "Bush doctrine" of pre-emptive war will go down as the president's biggest legacy. "It has a logic of force and nature and reality that will cause people to examine it, adjust it, test it, resist it -- but ultimately embrace it."
Rove and his own legacy: "I'm a myth," Rove says as he prepares to step down. "There's the 'Mark of Rove.' I read about some of the things I'm supposed to have done, and I have to try not to laugh."
We could spend days reminiscing about the role Karl Rove has played in our politics over the last decade or so -- the whisper campaigns against Ann Richards in Texas and John McCain in South Carolina, the fight over Florida in 2000, the demonization of John Kerry in 2004, the "thumpin" Rove and his boss and their party took in 2006 -- and we'll be looking forward to what Rove himself has to say about all of it when he sits down to write his book after leaving the White House this month.
In the meantime, here are a few memories that spring right to mind:
The outing of Valerie Plame: Rove leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame to Robert Novak and to Matthew Cooper in the summer of 2003. For as long as it could -- or as long as it needed to -- the White House adamantly denied that Rove was involved in Plame's outing. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said in September 2003 that "the president knows" that Rove wasn't involved and that it was "ridiculous" to suggest that he was. In October 2003,, McClellan said he had spoken with Rove and Scooter Libby and that they had "assured" him that they were "not involved in this." Rove himself was cagey: "I didn't know here name. I didn't leak her name," he told ABC early on, a formulation he repeated for Larry King at the Republican National Convention in August 2004. Only after Bush was re-elected in 2004 did we learn the truth: Rove had, in fact, been "involved." And while he may not have leaked Plame's "name," he confirmed for both Novak and Cooper that Amb. Joseph Wilson's wife worked for the CIA. Asked about the revelation that Rove had, in fact, been involved, Bush said in June 2006: "I trust Karl Rove."
Karl Rove and Patrick Fitzgerald: When Rove first sat down with FBI agents investigating Plame's outing, he somehow forgot to mention that he had revealed Plame's identity to Matthew Cooper. He somehow forgot to mention it a second time when he first testified before Patrick Fitzgerald's grand jury. Four visits to the grand jury room later, Rove somehow managed to avoid the perjury, false statement and obstruction of justice charges Scooter Libby ultimately faced. In his opening statement at Libby's trial, Libby defense attorney Ted Wells argued that the White House had tried to make Libby take the fall for outing Plame because Rove "had to be protected." After Libby was convicted, a puzzled juror asked, "What are we doing with this guy here? Where's Rove?"
Rove and the U.S. attorney purge: We don't know the extent of Rove's role in the decision to fire a slew of U.S. attorneys last year, in part because the president has used claims of executive privilege to block those who do know -- including Rove -- from responding to congressional subpoenas, in part because the Republican National Committee hasn't turned over e-mail messages Rove sent via a private RNC account, and in part because Rove reportedly continued to delete such e-mails even after he was told not to. Among the things we do know: White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said the notion of firing all 93 U.S. attorneys had been Harriet Miers' idea and "her idea only." Confronted on March 15, 2007, with an e-mail message suggesting that Rove had advocated the idea, Snow said that Rove had actually opposed the idea. One day later, Snow retreated completely: "It has been described as [Miers'] idea," he said, "but I don't want to try to vouch for origination. At this juncture, people have hazy memories."
Rove and Jack Abramoff: Rove has claimed that convicted GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff was just a "casual acquaintance." The House Government Reform Committee subsequently identified 82 contacts between Abramoff's team and Rove's office, including a series of communications in which Abramoff set Rove up with tickets to watch the NCAA basketball tournament from his skybox at what was then known as the MCI Center in Washington.
Rove and terrorism: In June 2005, Rove did publicly what he'd so often accomplished more privately: He painted Democrats as terrorist sympathizers. "Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war," Rove said in a speech in Manhattan. "Liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers." Rove -- whose boss, at this point, has sent 3,689 U.S. soldiers to their deaths in Iraq -- argued that comments Sen. Dick Durbin had just made about Guantánamo Bay were "putting our troops in greater danger," then added: "No more needs to be said about the motives of liberals."
Rove and the long view of history: Earlier this year, Rove told the Washington Post that, the disaster called Iraq notwithstanding, the "Bush doctrine" of pre-emptive war will go down as the president's biggest legacy. "It has a logic of force and nature and reality that will cause people to examine it, adjust it, test it, resist it -- but ultimately embrace it."
Rove and his own legacy: "I'm a myth," Rove says as he prepares to step down. "There's the 'Mark of Rove.' I read about some of the things I'm supposed to have done, and I have to try not to laugh."
posted by Heather Higgins at 8/13/2007
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Sunday, August 12, 2007
Spinning So Fast I'm Getting Dizzy (H-Bomb)
The last two weeks have been chock full of activity, I'm happy to say. It's good to feel like I'm making progress on lots of worthwhile projects. I only wish I was more focused on my successes and less so on the sensation of falling behind in so many other regards. I could fill a page with all of the important, neglected projects I have at home and work. For this evening though, I'm going to try to focus on the successes!
Riding of late has been fantastic although the heat has made it challenging. Recent rides include:
Sat, July 28: Fontaine Rider's Choice (but from my house instead) - 38 mi @ 13.23 mph w/ Emily & Julia. This was a hard ride with 3,080 feet of climbing. The heat was oppressive and I would have cut the ride short if I didn't have Emily & Julia telling me I could go the distance. Thank you both!
Sun, July 29: No biking. Just gardening.
Sat, Aug 4: More gardening!
Sun, Aug 5: Orange-Gordonsville - 41 mi @ 14.40 mph w/ Jane, Frank and CBC. What a lovely route. This is one of my favorite rides, although not good if you need to work on your hill climbing as it's comparatively flat. It was on this ride (not the Tour de Louisa as previously reported) that a bull nearly took out Frank (not Tom!). Frank said hi to him and the bull decided to give chase. He raced 5 or 6 of us down the road and when he was slightly ahead of us, he abruptly cut across our path disappearing out of sight as we sped on. What a close call that was.
Aug 11: Tour de Louisa - 58 mi @ 15.00 mph w/ Jane, Diane, and CBC. Oops, I steered us wrong and added an extra 8 miles to the 50 mi ride by mistake. I started cramping around mile 42, Jane bonked at mile 45, and Diane won the "No Whining" award. We stopped at a custom scooter (Harley) shop and the owners showed off their gorgeous "Indian" and even started it up so Jane could sit on it in her cycling gear and rev the engine. What a photo that would have made! We had to drag her away; it was love at first sight. Thank you Jane for the scrumptious ham & swiss sammies and potato chips we devoured on the drive back from Louisa.
Aug 12: Scottsville Short Loop - 37 mi @ 13.96 mph w/ Jane, Diana, and CBC. This is another of my favorite rides of late. Unfortunately, my quads were talking to me from the very first pedal stroke. (And you dont' want me to repeat what they had to say.)
Corn field at Porters and Esmont Roads in Southern Albemarle on July 7th
Same corn field on August 12th - clearly we're not getting enough water
That's a total of 95 miles and 6,780 feet of climbing in the heat this weekend, bringing YTD miles up to 1213. Woo woo! I love my weekend rides and would ride during the week if I could just get my act together. Maybe someday I'll be able to organize my life around cycling... A girl can dream. Two weeks and counting until the Reston Century. Jane and I are thinking of doing the Ivy-Crown Orchard-Batesville ride next Saturday. It's only 29 miles but has 3,260 feet of climbing. Not sure about Sunday yet. A long, flat route might be ideal. Perhaps the Orange-Gordonsville ride again.
Air Conditioning is a blessed thing. Experiencing my indoor house temp climb up to 90 degrees this past week has certainly reinforced my appreciation of the air conditioning arts. The whole system stopped working on Sat, Aug 4th making sleeping that night fairly miserable. The pups stayed with Sophie at Jane's while we went on our ride and that afternoon I moved in with Emily & Julia at their friends' house (we were all squatting and sucking down cold, dry air while the outdoor temp skyrocketed). What a godsend their hospitality was! Thank you, thank you!!!
It took until Thursday before my AC was functioning again. Props to B. Brown of B's Heating & Air who went out of his way to diagnose the problem and get it fixed. I now have a pretty clear idea of what needs to be done to bring the system into the modern era. A much larger return for starters. An energy efficient AC built more recently than 1983. D'oh. Two relocated registers (bedroom & kitchen) and two new registers for the basement to condition that funky air. All new ducts for the hell of it. Also an air filtration system - probably filter as opposed to cell, but I need to read up on that. To fit it all in and in the right configuration, the furnace and AC will be suspended from the rafters in the crawl space half of the basement. Happily that should make a condensate pump unnecessary as there should be enough fall from the unit to the exterior grade level. The new condenser will go in the side yard, as per usual. The first quote came in Monday from Albemarle Heating & Air at $9,000. Do I look like a sucker? (Don't answer that.) On Tuesday I met with 4 other vendors: Beck Cohen, W. E. Brown, Comfort Heating & Air, and B's Heating & Air, the last two giving me the greatest comfort. Quotes (not all for the same specs) start at $5,000 and go up from there. When I get B's quote I'll come up with a game plan, which will likely involve holding off until after the Summer if possible.
Sharing house for most of a week was so much fun, Henri & Lilli decided the wanted to come stay with Miss Lottie & Miss Izzy for a spell. All 4 little white dogs are getting along famously. Today we had a puppy pool party in the back yard and good fun was had by all. Sorry no photos of the pool party, but here are some consolation shots.
While the pups romped in and out of the pool, sun, and shade, I had a great time sunning myself and catching up on my cycling reading. The July-August issue of American Bicyclist from the League of American Bicyclists got me psyched to get certified as a League Cycling Instructor (LCI). There's a seminar on Nov 2nd in Arnold, MD. Not sure if I can it then, but sometime soon I'd like to do it. I'd also love to go to the National Rally 2007: El Tour de Tucson Nov 15-17th. Did you know that you can take a bike tour of the National Mall, courtesy of Park Rangers? What a great idea!
If you're not a member of the League, I highly recommend it! Check out the "Why Should I Join The League?" page on their site. If you're a cyclist, you should be a member. It's that simple.
Another super cool thing I learned while sweating and turning pink is that Bicycling.com has a library of GPS route maps! Sadly, there are no routes up from the Charlottesville area, but I think that we can take care of that in short order. Check out GPS Routes To Fitness and upload your favorite GPS route maps!
Looking for a sweet townie ride? Check out the Amsterdam by Electra Bicycle Co.
I didn't read about it this afternoon, but while I'm on the subject of cool cycling stuff, I'd like to point out that for a cool $225 you can be the first on your block to sport the 2008 Giro Ionos Helmet. Follow the link and zoom in to see all of the sexy color options.
Yesterday I finally bit the bullet and bought a bike rack, the oh so sleek and craftily designed Saris Bones 3 Bike Rack. It'll really come in handy when Jane and I head off to our upcoming 4 centuries around the state. Thank you DDIG for the gift certificate from Performance!
Gardening. Jeff Jennings of Jennings Landscape Contracting kindly sent a crew over to pull the weeds in my overgrown front beds and edge the entire thing. Wow, thank you Jeff & co! That was nearly 2 weeks ago and since then I've hoed the entire thing, roughly 600 sf, raked in 18 bags of organic humus and manure, and decided on what to use as a ground cover.
Next steps in the long overdue transformation are:
Music. Stop the presses! Travis Morrison has FINALLY released the album he promised over 2 years ago. Rather, I should say the release date is upcoming - Aug 21st. Oh, I can't wait!!!
More gratuitous puppy pics:
Aug 1: Trip to Riverview Park to cool off and run wild - with Henri & Lilli, Emily & Julia
Aug 4: Trip to Waynesboro to visit Barbara & Randy who were kind enough to watch the pups while I did some plant research at the local nurseries. Thankfully, neither dog tripped Barbara who is recovering from a broken ankle and has to keep all of the weight off of her right leg or she sees stars. Owy! Thank you both for the gardening and plant suggestions!
What haven't I done while sitting here writing this post?
Good night.
p.s. Earlier this week I saw an archival clip of Bob Dylan performing on Johnny Cash's TV show. The song he sang hit home; there are too many people for whom I can imagine it being true. And that makes me sad for everyone involved.
I once held her in my arms,
She said she would always stay.
But I was cruel,
I treated her like a fool,
I threw it all away.
Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand,
And rivers that ran through ev'ry day.
I must have been mad,
I never knew what I had,
Until I threw it all away.
Love is all there is, it makes the world go 'round,
Love and only love, it can't be denied.
No matter what you think about it
You just won't be able to do without it.
Take a tip from one who's tried.
So if you find someone that gives you all of her love,
Take it to your heart, don't let it stray,
For one thing that's certain,
You will surely be a-hurtin',
If you throw it all away.
-Bob Dylan
"I Threw It All Away"
from Nashville Skyline
Copyright © 1969; renewed 1997 Big Sky Music
Riding of late has been fantastic although the heat has made it challenging. Recent rides include:
Sat, July 28: Fontaine Rider's Choice (but from my house instead) - 38 mi @ 13.23 mph w/ Emily & Julia. This was a hard ride with 3,080 feet of climbing. The heat was oppressive and I would have cut the ride short if I didn't have Emily & Julia telling me I could go the distance. Thank you both!
Sun, July 29: No biking. Just gardening.
Sat, Aug 4: More gardening!
Sun, Aug 5: Orange-Gordonsville - 41 mi @ 14.40 mph w/ Jane, Frank and CBC. What a lovely route. This is one of my favorite rides, although not good if you need to work on your hill climbing as it's comparatively flat. It was on this ride (not the Tour de Louisa as previously reported) that a bull nearly took out Frank (not Tom!). Frank said hi to him and the bull decided to give chase. He raced 5 or 6 of us down the road and when he was slightly ahead of us, he abruptly cut across our path disappearing out of sight as we sped on. What a close call that was.
Aug 11: Tour de Louisa - 58 mi @ 15.00 mph w/ Jane, Diane, and CBC. Oops, I steered us wrong and added an extra 8 miles to the 50 mi ride by mistake. I started cramping around mile 42, Jane bonked at mile 45, and Diane won the "No Whining" award. We stopped at a custom scooter (Harley) shop and the owners showed off their gorgeous "Indian" and even started it up so Jane could sit on it in her cycling gear and rev the engine. What a photo that would have made! We had to drag her away; it was love at first sight. Thank you Jane for the scrumptious ham & swiss sammies and potato chips we devoured on the drive back from Louisa.
Aug 12: Scottsville Short Loop - 37 mi @ 13.96 mph w/ Jane, Diana, and CBC. This is another of my favorite rides of late. Unfortunately, my quads were talking to me from the very first pedal stroke. (And you dont' want me to repeat what they had to say.)
Corn field at Porters and Esmont Roads in Southern Albemarle on July 7th
Same corn field on August 12th - clearly we're not getting enough water
That's a total of 95 miles and 6,780 feet of climbing in the heat this weekend, bringing YTD miles up to 1213. Woo woo! I love my weekend rides and would ride during the week if I could just get my act together. Maybe someday I'll be able to organize my life around cycling... A girl can dream. Two weeks and counting until the Reston Century. Jane and I are thinking of doing the Ivy-Crown Orchard-Batesville ride next Saturday. It's only 29 miles but has 3,260 feet of climbing. Not sure about Sunday yet. A long, flat route might be ideal. Perhaps the Orange-Gordonsville ride again.
Air Conditioning is a blessed thing. Experiencing my indoor house temp climb up to 90 degrees this past week has certainly reinforced my appreciation of the air conditioning arts. The whole system stopped working on Sat, Aug 4th making sleeping that night fairly miserable. The pups stayed with Sophie at Jane's while we went on our ride and that afternoon I moved in with Emily & Julia at their friends' house (we were all squatting and sucking down cold, dry air while the outdoor temp skyrocketed). What a godsend their hospitality was! Thank you, thank you!!!
It took until Thursday before my AC was functioning again. Props to B. Brown of B's Heating & Air who went out of his way to diagnose the problem and get it fixed. I now have a pretty clear idea of what needs to be done to bring the system into the modern era. A much larger return for starters. An energy efficient AC built more recently than 1983. D'oh. Two relocated registers (bedroom & kitchen) and two new registers for the basement to condition that funky air. All new ducts for the hell of it. Also an air filtration system - probably filter as opposed to cell, but I need to read up on that. To fit it all in and in the right configuration, the furnace and AC will be suspended from the rafters in the crawl space half of the basement. Happily that should make a condensate pump unnecessary as there should be enough fall from the unit to the exterior grade level. The new condenser will go in the side yard, as per usual. The first quote came in Monday from Albemarle Heating & Air at $9,000. Do I look like a sucker? (Don't answer that.) On Tuesday I met with 4 other vendors: Beck Cohen, W. E. Brown, Comfort Heating & Air, and B's Heating & Air, the last two giving me the greatest comfort. Quotes (not all for the same specs) start at $5,000 and go up from there. When I get B's quote I'll come up with a game plan, which will likely involve holding off until after the Summer if possible.
Sharing house for most of a week was so much fun, Henri & Lilli decided the wanted to come stay with Miss Lottie & Miss Izzy for a spell. All 4 little white dogs are getting along famously. Today we had a puppy pool party in the back yard and good fun was had by all. Sorry no photos of the pool party, but here are some consolation shots.
While the pups romped in and out of the pool, sun, and shade, I had a great time sunning myself and catching up on my cycling reading. The July-August issue of American Bicyclist from the League of American Bicyclists got me psyched to get certified as a League Cycling Instructor (LCI). There's a seminar on Nov 2nd in Arnold, MD. Not sure if I can it then, but sometime soon I'd like to do it. I'd also love to go to the National Rally 2007: El Tour de Tucson Nov 15-17th. Did you know that you can take a bike tour of the National Mall, courtesy of Park Rangers? What a great idea!
If you're not a member of the League, I highly recommend it! Check out the "Why Should I Join The League?" page on their site. If you're a cyclist, you should be a member. It's that simple.
Another super cool thing I learned while sweating and turning pink is that Bicycling.com has a library of GPS route maps! Sadly, there are no routes up from the Charlottesville area, but I think that we can take care of that in short order. Check out GPS Routes To Fitness and upload your favorite GPS route maps!
Looking for a sweet townie ride? Check out the Amsterdam by Electra Bicycle Co.
I didn't read about it this afternoon, but while I'm on the subject of cool cycling stuff, I'd like to point out that for a cool $225 you can be the first on your block to sport the 2008 Giro Ionos Helmet. Follow the link and zoom in to see all of the sexy color options.
Yesterday I finally bit the bullet and bought a bike rack, the oh so sleek and craftily designed Saris Bones 3 Bike Rack. It'll really come in handy when Jane and I head off to our upcoming 4 centuries around the state. Thank you DDIG for the gift certificate from Performance!Gardening. Jeff Jennings of Jennings Landscape Contracting kindly sent a crew over to pull the weeds in my overgrown front beds and edge the entire thing. Wow, thank you Jeff & co! That was nearly 2 weeks ago and since then I've hoed the entire thing, roughly 600 sf, raked in 18 bags of organic humus and manure, and decided on what to use as a ground cover.
Next steps in the long overdue transformation are:
- * mix in W.O.W., an organic, pre-emergent herbicide from Gardens Alive recommended by Jennings Landscape Contracting
* spread and secure layer of newspapers (5 sheets thick) as porous weed barrier
* ask Jeff's crew to come back and mulch the whole thing
* in September plant dwarf/creeping liriope (aka lily-turf or monkey grass) to eventually be a natural weed barrier - is that enough time after spreading the herbicide?
* relocate lavender plants to the curb-end of the sidewalk
* relocate bulbs to under the azalea or an available spot in the back yard
* fill in any gaps on either side of the sidewalk with peonies, probably from Peony Meadow Farms
* lay out slate stepping stones - might need to get some more from Buckingham Slate in Arvonia.
Music. Stop the presses! Travis Morrison has FINALLY released the album he promised over 2 years ago. Rather, I should say the release date is upcoming - Aug 21st. Oh, I can't wait!!!
More gratuitous puppy pics:
Aug 1: Trip to Riverview Park to cool off and run wild - with Henri & Lilli, Emily & Julia
Aug 4: Trip to Waynesboro to visit Barbara & Randy who were kind enough to watch the pups while I did some plant research at the local nurseries. Thankfully, neither dog tripped Barbara who is recovering from a broken ankle and has to keep all of the weight off of her right leg or she sees stars. Owy! Thank you both for the gardening and plant suggestions!
What haven't I done while sitting here writing this post?
- * fold & put away laundry
* clean up the kitchen and living room
* recreate all of the ddig biz office projects on the new project path site
* eat dinner
* join friends at McGrady's for a drink
* go to the grocery store
* pre-order Travis' new album
* research bike tours (guided and otherwise) in New Zealand
* call Kathleen and Carrie to catch up
* find a Reston / Herndon hotel with an outdoor pool for our upcoming trip to the Reston Century
* stretch
* blah, blah, blah
Good night.
p.s. Earlier this week I saw an archival clip of Bob Dylan performing on Johnny Cash's TV show. The song he sang hit home; there are too many people for whom I can imagine it being true. And that makes me sad for everyone involved.
I once held her in my arms,
She said she would always stay.
But I was cruel,
I treated her like a fool,
I threw it all away.
Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand,
And rivers that ran through ev'ry day.
I must have been mad,
I never knew what I had,
Until I threw it all away.
Love is all there is, it makes the world go 'round,
Love and only love, it can't be denied.
No matter what you think about it
You just won't be able to do without it.
Take a tip from one who's tried.
So if you find someone that gives you all of her love,
Take it to your heart, don't let it stray,
For one thing that's certain,
You will surely be a-hurtin',
If you throw it all away.
-Bob Dylan
"I Threw It All Away"
from Nashville Skyline
Copyright © 1969; renewed 1997 Big Sky Music
posted by Heather Higgins at 8/12/2007
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Friday, August 03, 2007
New MS Gene Discovered (H-Bomb)
International Collaborators Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for MS
National MS Society Supported the Largest Whole Genome Scan for MS
July 30 - The International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (IMSGC) has identified two new genetic variations associated with MS, completing the largest replicated whole genome scan (scan of all the genes in the body) for multiple sclerosis to date. In addition, two independent collaborating groups published papers in Nature Genetics confirming one of these gene variations. The findings point to potential mechanisms underlying the disease and present possible new targets for designing better therapies to stop the immune attack in MS.
The IMSGC, a group of international MS genetic experts created with funding from the National MS Society, report their results in The New England Journal of Medicine. The Society and Harvard united to jointly raise a total of $3.63 million to fund this genome scan study. Read more.
You can help fund the next break through by making a contribution today! Thank you!
We believe that moving is not just something you can or can’t do, but rather is who you are. That if you are alive, you are connected to the potential, the hope, the momentum of it all. Multiple Sclerosis stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn’t. - National MS Society
National MS Society Supported the Largest Whole Genome Scan for MS
July 30 - The International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (IMSGC) has identified two new genetic variations associated with MS, completing the largest replicated whole genome scan (scan of all the genes in the body) for multiple sclerosis to date. In addition, two independent collaborating groups published papers in Nature Genetics confirming one of these gene variations. The findings point to potential mechanisms underlying the disease and present possible new targets for designing better therapies to stop the immune attack in MS.
The IMSGC, a group of international MS genetic experts created with funding from the National MS Society, report their results in The New England Journal of Medicine. The Society and Harvard united to jointly raise a total of $3.63 million to fund this genome scan study. Read more.
You can help fund the next break through by making a contribution today! Thank you!
We believe that moving is not just something you can or can’t do, but rather is who you are. That if you are alive, you are connected to the potential, the hope, the momentum of it all. Multiple Sclerosis stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn’t. - National MS Society
posted by Heather Higgins at 8/03/2007
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- BFF (The Lott)
- Rove Riddance (H-Bomb)
- Spinning So Fast I'm Getting Dizzy (H-Bomb)
- New MS Gene Discovered (H-Bomb)
- Dark & Stormy Good Times (The Lott)
- Where does the time go? (H-Bomb)
- Are Puppies Beaver-Like-Mammals? (H-Bomb)
- Happy V-Day from Miss Lottie & Miss Izzy (H-Bomb)
- She's Here! (The Lott)
- And baby makes three! (The Lott)
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