How many of y’all out there can afford to drop over $500 on a single pair of shoes (update: more here)?
Here’s John McCain riding around in a golf cart (with the father of the bungler he now wants to pretend he never loved), wearing calfskin Italian loafers that retail for $520 at Neiman Marcus (via Joe My God). Keep in mind, if John McCain gets his way, these are the guys (McCain and Bush) will continue to enjoy the huge tax cuts they got under the Boy King’s administration (god forbid they should have to shop at Shoe Circus with the rest of us!).
And here’s Barack Obama — the guy John McCain claims is an elitist (via What Do I Know?). Now, we’re the ones he wants to see get a cut in taxes — in fact, he’s proposed a $1000 tax cut for the middle class (yeah, that wouldn’t even buy two pairs of shoes for John McCain, but for the rest of us, it’s a lot of money!) while letting the Ferragamo class chip in a little extra.
In other news, yesterday the NYTimes said that “the candidate who started out talking about high-minded, civil debate has wholeheartedly adopted Mr. Rove’s low-minded and uncivil playbook” while the WaPo put it less subtly (on the front page, no less!), “McCain Charge Against Obama Lacks Evidence.” McCain is really building a fine reputation for himself as a desperate liar — let’s see how well that works for him (I have to admit, it never bothered George Bush!).
And finally, here’s an interesting suggestion: that maybe Old Sourpuss is just as enamored with Obama as the rest of the world.
This is shaping up to be a really weird election.
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After visiting Topkapı Palace in the morning on a national holiday, we realized that if we wanted to get away from the huge crowds, we really needed to get out of the city. But we also didn’t want to waste any precious time in Istanbul. The next best thing to getting out of town, we figured, was to get out on the water. So we found a boat, and spent the afternoon riding up and down the Bosporus, seeing the city from the sea (note: the following picture is not our vessel — we chartered a tourist craft at Eminönü, but there were plenty of pleasure boats out on the strait on that gorgeous sunny day).
Continue reading ‘Turkey Travelogue: the Bosporus’
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They’re not talking about damage, but the magnitude was pretty high — 5.8.
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America’s Douchebag of Liberty has had a hell of a week. Fortunately, he has access to the same kind of medical care as Ted Kennedy, so hopefully he’ll have a speedy recovery.
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I have to admit, I don’t get this story. Does anyone have more info? Promoting a local event — especially when you’re Jed Mescon (so promoting local events is what you do) — doesn’t seem like something you get suspended over. There must be more there than the Chattanoogan is reporting…
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I’m not the only one who’s been a blogging slacker. Keera and Ted, among many others, are also having a hard time trying to keep up with their regular posting schedules. In my case, the distraction is coming from seasonal fun, summer projects, and lots of cooking, so here’s a bit of (my own) food porn for you all — a recent potage of lentils. Yum!
Continue reading ‘Summer doings’
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A couple of weeks ago, the dog and I wandered over to the grand re-opening of the Warner Park Softball Complex and we ran into this leggy killdeer, who was hanging out with some friends. I hadn’t ever seen this kind of bird around here before and thought perhaps they had lost their way, as they looked like they belonged at the shore. But as it turns out, I just don’t spend enough time at ball game venues, because according to my Sibley Guide, this bird is often found in upland habitats, far from water, and is “widespread on farmland, ballfields and the like.”
Here I am, four years into this blogging adventure, with over a hundred birds posted so far, and I’m still learning something new every day. Pretty cool. And many more creatures are lining over on the modulator’s ark! Have a great weekend!
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