tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666876612086427923.comments2023-10-26T08:53:20.766-07:00Ravings of an Ivory Tower LunaticT. J. Hairballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266755532944306411noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666876612086427923.post-65876146503002651722013-08-03T05:18:50.096-07:002013-08-03T05:18:50.096-07:00Great collection and I sure wish I could write sto...Great collection and I sure wish I could write stories for these pictures!Look how lovely these are. I wish I could draw like this. I will miss you, my sweet friend. Looking forward to when you're back.I really appreciate all your comments, thank you! I’m back behind my desk and hope to start blogging again and catching up with all your lovely blogs in the coming days.............<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chessmazeinternational.com" rel="nofollow">antique chess sets</a> , <a href="http://www.chessmazeinternational.com" rel="nofollow">buy medieval chess sets</a>Abhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819270302389597852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666876612086427923.post-70599366810234293932013-02-15T15:49:14.607-08:002013-02-15T15:49:14.607-08:00Clearly it's all about the money.Clearly it's all about the money.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077560573847141637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666876612086427923.post-45499216193649512052009-06-21T08:26:10.917-07:002009-06-21T08:26:10.917-07:00Nine years ? Nope. Unless you found a sugar mama...Nine years ? Nope. Unless you found a sugar mama...Mark McInteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162828475938720110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666876612086427923.post-21292856269572252702009-06-09T07:32:06.883-07:002009-06-09T07:32:06.883-07:00That's the rub - "compelling public inter...That's the rub - "compelling public interest".<br />What is compelling to you may not be to me.<br />In the end, it comes down to the "social contract" that enough of us agree to. Thus, back to voting theory !Mark McInteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162828475938720110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666876612086427923.post-25887276731752239862009-06-09T07:15:58.299-07:002009-06-09T07:15:58.299-07:00I concur - the difference in Tom's attitude wa...I concur - the difference in Tom's attitude was remarkable, even to such a disinterested observer as myself. We had worried about how well he would connect with those outside his milieu - not anymore.Mark McInteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162828475938720110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666876612086427923.post-15930429129283013202009-05-27T09:04:49.255-07:002009-05-27T09:04:49.255-07:00The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the...The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC).<br /><br />Every vote would be politically relevant and equal in presidential elections.<br /><br />The National Popular Vote bill has passed 28 state legislative chambers, and has been enacted in five states possessing 61 electoral votes - 23% of the 270 necessary to bring the law into effect.<br /><br />see www.NationalPopularVote.commvymvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860792846652677912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666876612086427923.post-20602874248086414652009-05-27T09:02:25.769-07:002009-05-27T09:02:25.769-07:00The current system does not reliably reflect the n...The current system does not reliably reflect the nationwide popular vote. The statewide winner-take-all rules make it possible for a candidate to win the Presidency without winning the most popular votes nationwide. This has occurred in in of every 14 presidential elections.<br /><br />In the past six decades, there have been six presidential elections in which a shift of a relatively small number of votes in one or two states would have elected (and, of course, in 2000, did elect) a presidential candidate who lost the popular vote nationwide.mvymvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860792846652677912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666876612086427923.post-19778006726205599912009-05-17T15:10:00.000-07:002009-05-17T15:10:00.000-07:00I needed proficiency in 2 languages at UW-Madison ...I needed proficiency in 2 languages at UW-Madison from the list of:<br />French, German, Russian, and maybe one other.Mark McInteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162828475938720110noreply@blogger.com