Month: December 2005

Froggy Bottom Cafe Welcome newcomers! Please introduce yourself Come on in! Militarytracy got good news! Katiebird’s taking suggestions for a poll tomorrow! And it’s a snow day here at the cabin! CDs are in their...

by Larry C. Johnson (bio below) If you’ve paid attention to the right wing flapping about the so-called “war on Christmas” (i.e., the apparent plot of politicians and merchants to substitute the phrase...

If you are like me, Paul Wellstone was one of your favorite senators. It wasn’t just Paul’s politics, but much more. I liked his attitude. I liked his eloquence. I liked that he was a professor. I don’t think...

I haven’t written a lot of diaries, mostly because people here have much more insight, expertise, and perception than I.  Nevertheless, I think I’ll write this one up because it something I have personal...

Awhile back there was a wonderful outpouring of support from the blogshpere for a microlending group called Kiva, which, at the time, was connecting microlenders (that’s us) with small businesses in Uganda that need small...