Category: The Skinny

President Obama stopped by campaign headquarters in Chicago. His heartfelt thanks is a must see, and goes out not just to those in the room, but ALL who helped put him back in the Oval Office:

Woooo~whoooo!!!! I wasn’t worried! Were you??? Here we are at our polling place…

I’ve been back home in Albany for five days now, and I’m finally relaxed realizing it’s of no advantage to try moving faster than everybody around me  ( if only in my mind).

OK, Californians…my good friend Annie Spiegelman—aka The Dirt Diva—writes for the Pacific Sun here in Marin County. She passed on this must see video of Meryl Streep laying it on the line about the Bill of Reproductive Rights, and this voter cheat sheet for all the “important (and confusing) state propositions.” Here’s The Skinny from… Continue reading Meryl Draws the Line

A week ago today we stood in line a total of 7 hours—including standing through the 3 hour concert/rally—and it was worth it, seeing the look on Miranda’s face when President Obama walked onto the stage. When we walked in, the auditorium was pretty empty so she parked us directly in front the podium, a… Continue reading Barack-ing the house!

Of course I’ve heard and felt the disappointment since President Obama’s debate last week, and listened to the theories as to what the heck was going on. Do I feel better after the Biden/Ryan face-off tonight? Ahhh…..yes and no.

I am amazed. This month marks one year for my blog…and proud to say I managed to post something in all twelve of those months. Many thanks to you, faithful followers, for sticking with us. I’m cooking up celebratory stuff for the month and welcome ideas from you:

~ Silas Johnson Jones ~ September 24, 1921 ~ February 26, 1999 Almost everything you needed to know about my dad could be heard in his laugh;