http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress Keep Me Going Strong. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:18:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are 110 statues in play for 2008. 2008, by Grammy definition, runs from the first of October 2007 to the last day of September 2008. Every year, I look at the big list and think about doing some predictions, but then I get all caught up in ... http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress/2008/12/04/the-2008-grammy-nom-nom-noms-part-one/ Once again, I'm taking up the critic's mantle. For no other reason than the fact that I can, I'm looking back at 2008's musical offerings to determine those I find worthy of being called The Best. And so, here begins my list of The Top Twenty Albums of 2008 ... ... http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress/2008/12/02/the-top-twenty-albums-of-2008-20-through-16/ Brooklyn Black Chocolate, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress/2008/11/30/brooklyn-black-chocolate/ 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. http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress/2008/11/14/daeva-is-content/ 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 ... http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress/2008/11/14/answer-me-these-questions-sixty-three/ 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. http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress/2008/11/06/he-pals-around-with-presidents-elect/ 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 ... http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress/2008/11/05/its-been-a-long-long-time-coming/ 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 ... http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress/2008/11/03/laying-it-on-the-line-twice/ I've updated the Hope Fix Mix post with some cover art. If you missed the mix twenty days ago, go check it out, give it a listen, pass it on. According to DivShare's counter, about 70 people have downloaded, give or take. So if you're going to ... http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress/2008/10/31/updated-hope-now-with-more-cover/ In light of tonight's scheduled programming -- which will not actually delay the game -- here is an appropriate logo: (Revised World Series logo courtesy of AnimalNY.) http://www.grabbingsand.org/wordpress/2008/10/29/game-on/