Archive for December 19th, 2009
Weekend Open Thread
It’s time for a snowbound weekend open thread. I’m going to put up my Christmas tree and drink eggnog this weekend. I’ve still got a little bit of Christmas shopping to do, but I guess that will have to wait until Monday. This is interesting: physicists may have detected dark matter in a Minnesota mine. […]
Breaking: Markell Declares State of Emergency
From the press release: Markell Declares State of Emergency for Kent and New Castle Counties Effective at 3:00 PM Motorists In Two Counties Encouraged to Clear Roads as Soon as Possible Wilmington, DE – Governor Jack Markell declared a State of Emergency for New Castle and Kent counties effective at 3:00 pm today. All non-emergency […]
Weekend Foodie Thread
What to do on a snowy day? At the Pandora household we’re making pasta – and, um, drinking mimosas. Now, I’ve made pasta in the past, but today we’re using our new Imperia pasta machine. This is an old fashioned, hand cranked, clamp to the counter machine – that weighs a ton and provides directions […]
New Health Care Reform Bill Revealed
Last night Harry Reid and Ben Nelson announced that they reached an agreement on the health care reform bill and Nelson will vote for the bill. The agreement has to do with the anti-abortion language in the bill. From a quick read of the amendment (read at the link) it appears that the new language […]
Sarah Wins!
Biggest quitter? No. Biggest nitwit? No. Sarah Palin wins Politifact‘s Lie of the Year contest for her “death panels” Facebook posting. Congratulations Sarah, it’s a well-deserved dishonor. Here’s what Queen Sarah said: As more Americans delve into the disturbing details of the nationalized health care plan that the current administration is rushing through Congress, our […]
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