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1. Let's see: Work and a football game tomorrow night. Visit Saratoga, then go to a Celtic Festival that includes Great Big Sea on Saturday. Sunday: Travel to Ithaca (four hours) with two co-workers. I am bring a couple of good books. Monday: All-day conference (at nice resort), followed by a nice BBQ. Tuesday: More conference, then drive home. Wednesday-Friday: Back to work and a lot of catching up. Friday: Drive to Boston. Saturday: Ummm, my wife becomes queen of the East. Sunday: Drive home. Monday: Work.
If you need anything, let me know in October. ;)
2. I may hate myself for saying this, but it's 12 hours (or more) since the survey regarding peerages his the EK List, and we are only at about a dozen responses, including one that is excellent. No fighting. So far, so good.
3. OK, so I gotta correct something on Sarah Palin:
From Dan Kennedy's Media News blog:
Several news organizations, including the New York Times and NPR, have reported that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cut the state's Special Olympics budget by $275,000 earlier this year. That's accurate, but it's not the whole story, and I've posted an update to reflect that.
According to Newsbusters.org, and verified by state documents, the Special Olympics sought $550,000 for the coming fiscal year. Palin used her line-item veto to cut that in half, but it still represented an increase of $25,000.
Newsbusters' Noel Sheppard gets carried away, describing the $550,000 as merely a number that was "proposed." In fact, it was approved by the state's Republican-controlled legislature, so Palin really went out of her way to make this cut. The question: Why? Alaska's KTUU-TV tried to get someone from the Special Olympics to comment, but was unsuccessful.
4. I know I posted at least one of these, but I want to get all of them out.
Recently added Royal Progress events:
Jan. 10: 12the Night, Rusted Woodlands.
Feb. 28: King's and Queen's Fencing, Bhakail.
March 28: Mudthaw, Settmour Swamp.
April 4: Coronation. (Well, this won't be set until after Crown, but the designated dates are this day and the following Saturday, which is Easter Weekend.
5. OK, I might well go see Forever Strong, which is "The Longest Yard" using rugby instead. I love rugby!
6. There's a little history up here in the North Country.
This weekend, within say 35 minutes of my house, you could visit a French and Indian War encampment (Rogers Island, Fort Edward), a RevWar encampment (Saratoga) and a CivWar encampment (Saratoga Springs). Kinda cool.
Here's the link to The Saratogian.
If you need anything, let me know in October. ;)
2. I may hate myself for saying this, but it's 12 hours (or more) since the survey regarding peerages his the EK List, and we are only at about a dozen responses, including one that is excellent. No fighting. So far, so good.
3. OK, so I gotta correct something on Sarah Palin:
From Dan Kennedy's Media News blog:
Several news organizations, including the New York Times and NPR, have reported that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cut the state's Special Olympics budget by $275,000 earlier this year. That's accurate, but it's not the whole story, and I've posted an update to reflect that.
According to Newsbusters.org, and verified by state documents, the Special Olympics sought $550,000 for the coming fiscal year. Palin used her line-item veto to cut that in half, but it still represented an increase of $25,000.
Newsbusters' Noel Sheppard gets carried away, describing the $550,000 as merely a number that was "proposed." In fact, it was approved by the state's Republican-controlled legislature, so Palin really went out of her way to make this cut. The question: Why? Alaska's KTUU-TV tried to get someone from the Special Olympics to comment, but was unsuccessful.
4. I know I posted at least one of these, but I want to get all of them out.
Recently added Royal Progress events:
Jan. 10: 12the Night, Rusted Woodlands.
Feb. 28: King's and Queen's Fencing, Bhakail.
March 28: Mudthaw, Settmour Swamp.
April 4: Coronation. (Well, this won't be set until after Crown, but the designated dates are this day and the following Saturday, which is Easter Weekend.
5. OK, I might well go see Forever Strong, which is "The Longest Yard" using rugby instead. I love rugby!
6. There's a little history up here in the North Country.
This weekend, within say 35 minutes of my house, you could visit a French and Indian War encampment (Rogers Island, Fort Edward), a RevWar encampment (Saratoga) and a CivWar encampment (Saratoga Springs). Kinda cool.
Here's the link to The Saratogian.
