We had a great night in the Windy City! Thanks again for your hospitality.
Entries from August 2008
Thanks Andy & Diana
August 30th, 2008 · No Comments
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Pics of Democratic National Convention - Denver, Colorado
August 29th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s really hard to describe, but the two days we attended the convention were just incredible. The experience was so much more than the sights and sounds. There was an amazing energy in Invesco Field on Thursday. Here are the first set of pics. Click on each pic two times to make it larger.
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Reducing Bird Collisions Into Glass
August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
It’s that time of year again when tens of millions of birds crash into glass while migrating through the United States on their way to points south. In fact, it is estimated that A BILLION birds perish every year as a result of these collisions during migration.
The Rusinow Family Foundation has made a five-year grant [...]
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If Barack Loses Florida & Ohio, Wins Wisconsin: What Else to Win The Election
August 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Here are the combinations to get the brass ring(calculations courtesy of Advancing Wisconsin):
Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico: 273
Iowa, Colorado, Nevada: 273
Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada: 269 US House decides
Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada: 278
Iowa, Virginia: 272
Virginia, Colorado: 271
Virginia, Nevada, New Mexico: 272
No matter how you slice it and dice it, this is going to be a very, [...]
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Saturday in Milwaukee
August 17th, 2008 · No Comments
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A Brave Thing To Do
August 17th, 2008 · No Comments
In yesterday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a second year medical student at The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Jessica Weaver, wrote a letter to the editor objecting to MCW’s continued backward use of live animals during physiology classes. MCW is now one of the last medical colleges in the United States using this outdated, inhumane practice. [...]
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The Police - Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee July 25, 2008
August 15th, 2008 · No Comments
OK, new territory for me, but here are my first pics imbedded in a post. Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland at The Police Concert at Marcus Amphitheater July 25th, 2008. Of all the venues we went to see concerts this summer, Marcus is the best for close viewing: the stage is low, and you [...]
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Hey, the Stock Market Performs Better Under Democratic Administrations
August 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Attention Republican friends! Factoid for the Day: The Dow Jones Industrial Average returns 7.2 percent during Democratic administrations, compared with 3.6 percent under Republicans. OK? You want to tone down how Dems are bad for the economy? Want to go over budget deficits (or in the case of Clinton, a surplus) over the past [...]
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