Archive for October 2008

thousand word thursday

In images, life, photography on 30 October 2008 tagged election, obama, thursday, vote with 3 comments

on tuesday, vote like you mean it.

seven days to go

In life on 28 October 2008 tagged barack obama, democrat, vote with no comments

and i endorse barack obama. the election of obama — a man of mixed ethnicity, at once comfortable in the world and utterly representative of twenty-first-century america — would, at a stroke, reverse our country’s image abroad and refresh its spirit at home. his ascendance to the presidency would be a symbolic culmination of the [...]

another goodbye

In life, words, work on 22 October 2008 tagged goodbye with no comments

the following is a post i wrote in january of 2007, right before i started working in my current position.  today, i say goodbye again.  the people and places may have changed, but the feelings remain exactly the same. oh, and, yes, i did remember to enjoy the sunrise before the goodbyes this time.  (01.10.07) The sunrise [...]

thousand word thursday

In images, life, photography on 16 October 2008 tagged flowers, national zoo, thursday with 3 comments

this was taken right next to the pelican exhibit at the national zoo. i love the green bug and the blue background. and, of course, the purple flowers.

full moon tomorrow

In life, stardust on 13 October 2008 tagged full moon, hunter's moon, october with 2 comments

the october full moon is also known as the hunter’s moon. with the leaves falling and the deer fattened, it is time to hunt. since the fields have been reaped, the moonlight allows hunters to easily see animals which have come out to glean. an interesting aside; the occurance of a full moon on halloween is [...]