Quote of the Day -- February 28, 2009
No matter what a woman looks like, if she's confident, she's sexy.Paris Hilton (1981 - )
Community Comment archive for Feb. 2009
SATURDAY, FEB. 28, 2009
Is Obama's tax plan tax warfare?
Good morning, Netizens...Is the Obama tax plan really class warfare? Or is it, as some have suggested, merely an adjustment from the Bush era back toward the middle of the road? Can it save our ecxonomy or will it lead us to worse conditions than…
FRIDAY, FEB. 27, 2009
Vetting another cabinet member...
Good morning, Netizens... Could it be possible, based upon David Horsey's cartoon this morning, whether President Obama is getting a violent rash each time he seeks to appoint someone to his cabinet? After all, how many cabinet appointees has it been that have run afoul…
Quote of the Day -- February 27, 2009
I think Superman should go on the Larry King show and announce that he would come back to life if people in all 50 states wanted him to.Dave Barry (1947 - )
THURSDAY, FEB. 26, 2009
Another one bites the dust...
Good afternoon Netizens…The picture of the newsroom doesn’t really do it justice, but Friday will be the last day the Rocky Mountain News newspaper prints, as it is closing its doors. Rich Boehne, chief executive officer of Scripps, broke the news to the Rocky staff…
Is that all there is?
Good morning, Netizens...This AP picture of the post-Mardi Gras Bourbon Street pretty much summarizes the day in my opinion, and what a party it was! According to the numbers crunchers, they had more people attend this year's Mardi Gras than since before Hurricane Katrina pushed…
Quote of the Day -- February 26, 2009
Never let the demands of tomorrow interfere with the pleasures and excitement of today.Meredith Willson, The Music Man
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25, 2009
Quote of the Day -- February 25, 2009
Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get along with one man.Phyllis McGinley
One way to fix the economy...
Good morning, Netizens... As David Horsey's political cartoon opines this morning, we have some alternatives when it comes to our national economy falling into the toilet tank. Despite the fact that the sale of alcoholic beverages dropped recently, fear not O gentle spirits! For you…
Obama before the nation 02/24/2009
Good morning, Netizens... Did you watch Obama's entire speech last night? If you did not, you can read his speech in its entirety at http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/feb/24/text-president-barack-obamas-address/ I made it a point, despite being overwhelmed all week long with toxic levels of overwork and stress, to sit…
TUESDAY, FEB. 24, 2009
Obama in world view?
Good morning, Netizens...A carnival float showing a flying President Obama followed by a flying Europe is seen during the traditional carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Monday. Street spectacles in the carnival strongholds of Duesseldorf, Mainz and Cologne are watched by hundreds of thousands of…
A Wall Street Oscar...
Good morning, Netizens... I'm late, I'm late for a very important date I'm late I'm late I'm late Somehow my real life personage keeps interfering with my Virtual Ballroom, and this morning I was late in posting this excellent David Horsey Cartoon. It should be…
Quote of the Day -- February 24, 2009
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
MONDAY, FEB. 23, 2009
Mayor Verner, Rap Star
Good morning, Netizens... You'd better set your coffee down, perhaps even brace yourself against the back of the couch on your front porch because this might startle you. Our very own Queen Mary, Mayor of our fair city, the illuminated, uplifted, Tsarista of all that…
Quote of the Day -- February 23, 2009
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.Dr. Timothy Leary (1920 - 1996)
SUNDAY, FEB. 22, 2009
A REAL homecoming queen...
Good morning, Netizens...In our picture of the day, we see the real-life personification of a homecoming queen--that is a drag queen. In this photo, Ryan Allen, competing under his drag queen persona of Reann Ballslee, waves to the crowd at the Patriot Center in Fairfax,…
Rest in Peace, Socks...
Good morning, Netizens... I suppose although it has been mentioned earlier in the week that Socks the cat, once the White House cat during the Clinton administration, has died. According to several sources, after Clintons left the White House, Socks lived with Bill Clinton's secretary,…
The arrival of the robins...
Good morning, Netizens... Last week, the Virtual Ballroom was resounding with the huzzahs and exclamations as various residents crowded around the front window watching the arrival of a group of robins for what we believe is the first time since last fall. How do you…
SATURDAY, FEB. 21, 2009
Is the Inauguration already over?
Good morning, Netizens... My goodness, according to David Horsey's cartoon this morning, they haven't finished cleaning up the mess from the Obama Inauguration yet and now some members of our Congress are already warming up their election campaigns? Wait a minute! They haven't even torn…
Quote of the Day -- February 21, 2009
What a misfortune to be a woman! And yet, the worst misfortune is not to understand what a misfortune it is. Soren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855.
FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 2009
Thank God it's Friday!
Good morning, Netizens! Thank Gawd It's Friday! ( The highly-ceremonial and somewhat questionable pompom Virtual Ballroom cheerleaders are out in full force this morning, despite the fact that GM's Saab unit has filed for bankruptcy protection here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_sweden_saab and the Gonzaga Bulldogs which clinched at…
Quote of the Day--February 20, 2009
Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation.William Arthur Wood, Author
Non-Traditional Woman--Aunt Berl...
Good evening, Netizens... Revisiting the message thread “Changing the Image” After reading some of the many different opinions expressed in the message thread “Changing the Image”, and quickly realizing that some of our conversations had delicately slid into gender-based issues, followed shortly by a robust…
THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 2009
Friends of David Elton...
Good evening, Netizens...I received this information from David Elton's wife, Belinda, in e-mail, and because perhaps not everyone received this information, I am making it public.If you or anyone you know would like to write to David Elton during his stay in the Spokane County…
Quote of the Day -- February 19, 2009
Any war that requires the suspension of reason as a necessity for support is a bad war.Norman Mailer (1923 - 2007), Armies Of The Night
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