Sesquipedalian

I learned a new word this morning. Sesquipedalian: characterized by big words.

Tommy (my 10 year old) told his piano teacher this morning that he found the new piece "captivating". To which his teacher told him he was being sesquipedalian. I had to admit that I never heard that word before.

I had heard of "combinatoriality", but not "sesquipedalian". Does that make me sesquipedalian?

We ALL love our country!

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Go Joe!!! (The Senator)

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Obama at the AL Smith Memorial Dinner

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And who knew Barack can do funny too!

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John McCain at the Al Smith Memorial Dinner

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OK, I got to admit, he's funny.

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Says it all...

man/myth/geek

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Michelle Obama on Indecision 2008

Two points from these videos:

1) What does it say about our news gathering organizations when the best interviews and commentary are coming from comedy shows? I know this is not a new idea.

2) Is it important to be interviewing the spouse of the candidate? I have mixed feelings about this. We are not voting for the spouse, but at the same time they do indirectly tell us about the candidate. I do know that I like to hear what Michelle Obama has to say because she is an intelligent woman.

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shawleyphoto.com - look, click and share

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WOW!

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Beaker does "Ode to Joy"

Ode To Joy from Beaker on Vimeo.

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Ever have a day like this?

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Why I'm voting for Al Franken:

Here is an example of why I'm voting for Al Franken and not Norm Coleman.



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Hiding Gambling?

Martha Miller: McCain's Tax Returns Hide Gambling

The title says "hide gambling" but the just of the article is actually "may hide gambling."  Still interesting just in that John McCain loves to gamble.  Not clear how much he loves to gamble.  One thing is clear to me:  given his choice of Sarah Palin, I think the gambler personae is accurate.

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shawleyphoto.com - look, click and share

shawleyphoto.com - look, click and share

This picture is from a blog of a friend of mine. He has a real talent for photography, as his pictures show. Check out his blog for more of his pictures.

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CelticProgressive: Sarah Barracuda Strikes Back!

CelticProgressive: Sarah Barracuda Strikes Back!

Favorite quote:  JFK to Goldwater: "you want this ^$&#^ job?"

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public void palin()

void palin() throws CannotAnswerAQuestionException { throw new CannotAnswerAQuestionException("I"m not going to answer that question"); }