I will admit up front that I’m not an undecided voter. The Democratic party basically has me in their pocket, at least until a more liberal national party develops. In theory I’d love to say that I’m an independent who will vote for whomever’s policies I like best. In reality, that’s basically always the Democrats.
I’m [...]
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Debates: A Step Beyond
Posted in Politics, tagged better ways of doing everything, Biden, board games, dancing, debates, dueling, historical precedent, McCain, Obama, Palin, Politics, presidents, trivia on October 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
St. Hubert
Posted in Obscure Saint Blogging, Religion, tagged european saints, hunting, medieval saints, visions on October 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Hubert–who I keep wanting to called Humbert Humbert–was born in Aquitaine around 656 CE. His grandfather had been the king of Toulouse (this was back when basically every holler and hamlet had a king), and his father was duke of Aquitaine. We don’t know who his mother was because women didn’t matter.
As a “youth” he [...]