Happy Birthday, Hound!

today we're celebrating Jesse's 4th Birthday.
he's come a long way down a hard road & deserves
nothing better than a day full of walks, play & I'm
sure more than his share of naps. let's have a great
one, buddy!

stop the world...

John Doe & the Sadies

I was lucky enough to see them last week in NYC @ the City Winery. a truly amazing, fun show. they are playing tonight in Chicago.
Go See Them!

teh stoopid, it hurts...

Rep.Joe Barton(R-TX) leaves them flabbergasted last week on 2 separate occasions.
pt. 1


pt. 2

with idiots like this in the highest offices of our government, is it any wonder that we find ourselves in our current circumstances?

Happy Tax Day...

(... or, Get Out Your Tea Bags)

here's a little tidbit on who is actually shouldering the majority of the tax burden in this country. just something to keep in mind while you're out there teabagging today.

A Senate report estimated in 2008 that the United States loses up to $100 billion a year in tax revenue to offshore tax havens. In a report released Wednesday, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group offers a state-by-state breakdown of the cost to taxpayers of tax revenue lost to "shell companies and sham headquarters" in places like Switzerland and the Cayman Islands.

The practice soaks dutiful taxpayers in every state for hundreds of millions of dollars, according to U.S. PIRG. The citizens of New York and Texas shoulder over $8 billion a year, and the good people of California are on the hook for an extra $11 billion.

(via huffpo)

girl & burros

this is a recently discovered photo of my mom w/2 new friends in Mexico, circa 1945.

yes, more brilliance...please.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	M - Th 11p / 10c
Baracknophobia - Obey
comedycentral.com
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it's a toss-up

I can't decide which makes me sadder:

Was Pittsburgh shooter driven by right-wing gun paranoia about Obama?
or
Obama explains how the world works to Americans

neither bodes well for us as a nation.

Lamb Cake!!

it wasn't until many years later that I realized there was a catch.

Shepard Fairey on the Rachel Maddow Show

there's no place like Grandma's

(circa '65-ish)
notice that my big brother Steve is way ahead of the curve w/his crew cut & black Chucks.

financial geniuses

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

CNBC Gives Financial Advice

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Joke of the Day

if you only watch 1 episode of the Daily Show this year, this is the 1. Jon Stewart is on fire !

Down Through the Ages

I recently rediscovered my favorite family photo of all time. this was taken by my Mom in the backyard of our home in Romeoville, IL. The date stamp is Oct. '67, but may not be accurate as Mom had a bad habit of letting the film rolls pile up before taking them in to be developed. that's me (w/Gilligan hat), sister Lisa (being oh so dramatic), Duchess (the collie & best dog EVER, 6 months old) & brother Steve (the "L" stands for Lockport, I think). what you're not seeing, but would from our viewpoint, is the horse barn & corral that we had in the back yard, which held Abbey the horse & Pepper & Sunshine, the ponies. at that period in time, this area was still very rural. now it's the heart of Suburbia.