Governor Patrick and Congressman Tierney came to Michael's Harborside Saturday afternoon to meet with and thank their supporters for the hard work that made their campaigns successful!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
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I'm one of those people who was lucky enough to have had a computer and the internet in the house when the operating system was Windows 286 (did I say 'lucky?'), and for whom the internet has become a constant tool at hand that I use for almost everything I need. Research is second nature: when I can't think of what to make for dinner, I google a list of what's in my refrigerator and see what comes up. When I want to know whether or not to trust a candidate, I find a list of his or her contributors.
A political animal by nature, I find the internet irresistible. The issues I find most compelling--those about election protection, voting rights, the integrity of the justice department, electronic voting machines--are the ones about which the internet is often the sole source. All politics ultimately lead to those issues. That those issues aren't on the front and editorial pages every day--or even sometimes--drives me insane.
When I read something that I think is well-written or insightful or startling or, well, news-worthy, I like to share. So I tend to send lots of emails that include links to the pieces I think other people will appreciate.
The reading is time-consuming, but often sending the links is even more so; I try to match the material I send to the people it will interest. (Yes, I think about each of you that often!) So this blog is the answer to my time-devouring dilemma, and hopefully, the solution to freeing up a little space in your in-box!
Below are links to some of the websites and blogs I visit often. Many of the links I post originate from one of them or from a link I found on one. If you look around and find yourself returning often to a particular site, check to see if that site offers a feed you can add to your homepage or if it publishes a daily newsletter to which you can subscribe. And if you have a favorite site not listed here, please share it with me!
I hope you'll bookmark the site and visit often. Let me know what you think. And thanks for visiting!
A political animal by nature, I find the internet irresistible. The issues I find most compelling--those about election protection, voting rights, the integrity of the justice department, electronic voting machines--are the ones about which the internet is often the sole source. All politics ultimately lead to those issues. That those issues aren't on the front and editorial pages every day--or even sometimes--drives me insane.
When I read something that I think is well-written or insightful or startling or, well, news-worthy, I like to share. So I tend to send lots of emails that include links to the pieces I think other people will appreciate.
The reading is time-consuming, but often sending the links is even more so; I try to match the material I send to the people it will interest. (Yes, I think about each of you that often!) So this blog is the answer to my time-devouring dilemma, and hopefully, the solution to freeing up a little space in your in-box!
Below are links to some of the websites and blogs I visit often. Many of the links I post originate from one of them or from a link I found on one. If you look around and find yourself returning often to a particular site, check to see if that site offers a feed you can add to your homepage or if it publishes a daily newsletter to which you can subscribe. And if you have a favorite site not listed here, please share it with me!
I hope you'll bookmark the site and visit often. Let me know what you think. And thanks for visiting!
Congressman John Tierney, MA Democratic Convention
SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION!
Apple cake: what could be better than dessert that can be eaten for breakfast? Thumb cookies--those gorgeous, nut-covered, jam-adorned nuggets--begging to be stolen from the plate every time you walk by? It's the time of year to indulge yourself and your guests! Follow the link to apple cake heaven...
Key articles on electronic voting machines and election protection
Links to important congressional hearings
Some of my favorites quotes, attributed and anonymous:
If you can't be a good example, you might as well be a horrible warning!
As long as you don't sign up for anything new, you'll do fine. ~ a friend's fortune cookie (He gave it to me!)
Take the chance while you still have the choice. ~ my fortune cookie
If it's not one thing, it's your mother! ~ (I miss my mom.)
"If you sit down at a poker table and in fifteen minutes you don't know who the pigeon is, you're the pigeon." ~ Warren Buffett
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time
and the government when it deserves it. ~ Mark Twain
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
PB4UGO ~ vanity plate
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ~ Margaret Atwood
If you can't be a good example, you might as well be a horrible warning!
As long as you don't sign up for anything new, you'll do fine. ~ a friend's fortune cookie (He gave it to me!)
Take the chance while you still have the choice. ~ my fortune cookie
If it's not one thing, it's your mother! ~ (I miss my mom.)
"If you sit down at a poker table and in fifteen minutes you don't know who the pigeon is, you're the pigeon." ~ Warren Buffett
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time
and the government when it deserves it. ~ Mark Twain
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
PB4UGO ~ vanity plate
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ~ Margaret Atwood
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