Here are some thoughts; one, two and three, on the new homeland security department.

Tracy and I found some nice trails in the King County Cougar Mountain Park today. The weather has been bright, sunny and cool. This makes it good for hiking/walking. The days are short though so we have to be mindful of the clock.

John Poindexter is back. As I wrote a few months ago, I thought that he was gone with the Reagan Administration. He was the one who thought it a good idea to trade arms for hostages. He is to head the Total Information Awareness Agency. Read what William Safire, Molly Ivins, Kathleen Parker and the New York Times all think about this dubious endevour.

And along the theme of floundering Democrats, this guy actually has a vision of what a Democrat really should be. Cockburn gave them hell, as he should have. Matt Zemek has some ideas beyond that.

So before you all go to your family dinners for Thanksgiving, please read Sarah B. and her holiday recount, and while you are at it, I think this family story will make you laugh.

"[A] distinctively American internationalism" and "the silver lining from the 2000 election" are discussed here by Alexander Cockburn.

Still no job and my prospects seem dimmer after I read how this woman is still looking herself.

Read what James Kilpatrick has to say about Orwell and what he thought about book writing.

Leonard Pitts is wondering just what are the priorities of the US military.

Who says there isn't global warming?

"Our general argument is the same one: that we've got to find alternatives to war because we don't like the notion of killing people,"

"Many people have given up control of their lives to the pursuit of money to buy stuff that they don't need because they are bombarded by messages that tell them everyone else has it, and they'd better get it too."

Big Brother is in our libraries. How do you feel about that?

Here is a review of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers show Saturday night. I hope that this link still works.

Update on the resume; It is done and now I have to take the next step and look for a job. This wonderful run is coming to a close.

Scott's cat, Tika had some surgery so she must be kept from the wound. I wonder whether cats dream about these things and whether they hate them like the carriers which bring them to the vets?

Try this Bush speech site. Pretty funny.

Tom Petty is back and feeling better and we are going to see him tonight at the Tacoma Dome. Woo hoo, look at us!

Keep this in mind when listening to the Iraq debate. Don't forget about the oil.

"...That would have made it at least a little cool, because then I could be the Crazy Naked Neighbor Who Thinks She's a Superhero."

Please check ouit this political weblog. I'm so glad they aren't afraid to say their mind.

I'm walking and running now. I know that y'all find that fascinating but it really helps me. I'll run again tomorrow. Today I walked. That simple I guess. I go to Marymoore since it is close to my new place. I spooked a dog today and he ran toward me and hit me my leg with his shoulder. Pretty strange. I wonder whether Tara would have done anything for me? Probably not.

Read about what this guy says about the late Paul Wellstone.

eastsidejournal.com - It's the income gap, stupid

This is why people write, and this is why this person writes. She does a great job. This person is going to try to not edit as much. I'm glad she puts in the effort. Another of my favorite reads. ...let me edit that. ("...to try to not edit as much"?)

My counter won't work because of an incompatibity with the "&" character in the code. I want to change the look of the site anyways. I liked the rocks that come with this template because it goes along with the theme of the Sawmill River where Mattampash used to exist for the Pocumtuck Indians of the Connecticut River Valley. I'll need more time that I'm using now to run errands and work on the resume and to find a job, but later I'll have a new look. I want some sort of Douglas Fir background with hills and low clouds or fog to go with my new home here in the great northwest. And I'll get a counter that works. I'd like to keep Mattampash even though as a place it isn't here. There is a Sammamish nearby but I'll leave them to themselves. Have a great weekend.