Eulogy for the Scarecrow

Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:19 AM EST

Jimmy Gillis, January 22, 1952-December 6, 2008 I'm going to begin with a poem: Beannacht By John O'Donohue On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you.

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history, obituary

Palin Kills Rudolph

Seeded on Wed Dec 3, 2008 1:46 PM EST (ABC News)

No... not Rudy... the production team at ABC's Kimmel show went and offed the raindeer we all grew up with. Is nothing sacred? (Warning... there's a little bit of gore in this video--and not of the Al variety.)

politics, satire, palin, gore

Canada's oil-sands boom creates vast riches and a dirty footprint

Seeded on Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:25 PM EST (The Seattle Times)

Extracting the tarlike oil called bitumen and converting it into the light crude that refiners want is an energy-intensive process that annually produces as much carbon dioxide as 6 million cars.

energy, pollution, environment, oil-sands, science, global-warming, business

The Ball Gown Challenge: What should America's new Jackie O. wear to the Inaugural Ball? We asked our favorite Project Runway designers to dream up the answer.

Seeded on Fri Nov 7, 2008 6:37 PM EST (Daily Beast)

So what should Michelle wear to the Inaugural Ball? Apart from which type of puppy to select for the girls, this issue has got to be high-up there on the priorities list.

fashion, style

William Wharton, 82, dies; Expressionist painter launched new career as novelist

Seeded on Sat Nov 1, 2008 5:50 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

Artist-turned author, Wharton wrote the critically acclaimed book, Birdy. This book was one of those books that was suggested to me "just in time". in other words... it was my "Catcher in the Rye". (TMI?) Anyhoo...

arts, literature, obituaries

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