Monthly Archives: November 2008

Brooklyn Black Chocolate

Brooklyn Black Chocolate, originally uploaded by grabbingsand.

Daeva Is Content

Daeva Is Content, III, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. I brought my camera with me today. I took some nice photos of raindrops on a windshield. Decent composition, I think. So what do I post when I get home? Yet another cat photo.

Answer Me These Questions Sixty-Three

Much is being made of the extensive and debatably invasive questions asked of applicants seeking to live out their West Wing fantasies with the impending Obama/Biden administration.  The initial article by Jackie Calmes seemed to take a humorous how-dare-they approach, but the sources cited therein provided all of the justification the transition team might need.

He Pals Around With Presidents-Elect

Go, Jim Martin. Go. With so many teams of happy MyBO members still fired up for even more campaigning, this is going to be a run-off to remember.

It’s Been A Long, Long Time Coming …

I didn’t do all that bad on my projections, actually. I called an optimistic 382 for Obama, and as of late this morning, 338 have been declared per CNN’s projections with a likely additional 11 from Indiana and 15 from North Carolina. Take away the 3 I missed in North Dakota, and my high call

Laying It On The Line, Twice

Two Predictions, both mapped out on CNN’s Election Calculator. One optimistic. One cautious. Reality will likely fall somewhere in-between. First, optimism. Obama takes 382 electoral votes. McCain takes 141. Georgia will likely go another 15 for McCain (giving a total of 156), but it makes me so happy to see our state in a lovely