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Karin commented on the diary post Saturday Art: Cultures Assimilate in Seville by Ruth Calvo.
Thanks, Ruth. This is so on my bucket list.
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Karin commented on the diary post Saturday Art: Ancient and New Montenegro by Ruth Calvo.
Nice, I love walled cities.
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Karin commented on the diary post “Credit Card Services” Phone Scam by waynec.
These calls go straight to voice mail when you call back, and the mailbox is always full, so you can’t leave a message.
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Karin commented on the diary post “Credit Card Services” Phone Scam by waynec.
I get the same calls too, from various area codes around the country. I’ve tried holding on to talk to a human being, to ask to be removed put on the do-not-call list, but they always hang up on me before I finish asking. And I’ve tried asking them the name of the company who [...]
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Karin commented on the blog post I Know It’s Only Shakira’s Ass, But I Like It … Blogging
I didn’t think the Springsteen song was THAT bad, but definitely below par, besides which, is the lyric supposed to be ironic? Because we don’ take care of our own.
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Karin commented on the diary post Last Minute Clemency Appeal for Robert Gattis by Karin.
Thank you. Someone else also reported a problem with the site, but it was fine when I signed. Not sure why the discrepancy, I’ve used change.org many times before…
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Karin commented on the diary post Saturday Art: Verdi and the Fall of Silvio Berlusconi by EdwardTeller.
Yes, I read about it in the New Yorker and saw the clip. What a beautiful moment, it made me tear up. OK, Va Pensiero often does that anyway! I remember reading somewhere that in surveys of opera lovers in the U.S., Puccini is the most popular composer, but among Italians Verdi is #1.
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Karin wrote a new diary post: Last Minute Clemency Appeal for Robert Gattis
Robert Gattis is on death row in Delaware. A good friend of mine works for the Federal Public Defender’s office, the death penalty appeals unit, and this is his message:
Friends, My Delaware client, Robert Gattis, will be executed on 1/20 if our team fails in our efforts to persuade the Board of Pardons and the Governor [...]
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Karin commented on the diary post Sunday Food: Truffles by Ruth Calvo.
I’m an amateur mycologist, and I’ve picked all kinds of mushrooms around the country, but never attempted looking for truffles. In fact, I’ve never even tasted a truffle. And who knew they were in Texas?
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Karin commented on the diary post The Gingerbread House Project by Kelly Canfield.
Great idea, and great job!
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Karin commented on the diary post Saturday Art: Jacquemarts, Bell Strikers of Dubrovnik by Ruth Calvo.
This looks like fun to watch, Ruth. I’ve been to Dubrovnik, many years ago, but I don’t recall seeing them then.
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Karin commented on the blog post Papandreou Will Step Down in Greece
Not to mention a number of 20th century dictatorships & the military junta.
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Karin commented on the blog post One Month Later, Occupy Wall Street is a Force That Governments Cannot Suppress
The British Empire was benevolent? On what planet? And what exactly does post-British-colonial mean? Are you trying to say India was not controlled by the British when the Salt March took place, or that there was another colonial power other than the Brits there? The whole statement you make is nonsensical.
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Karin commented on the diary post Saturday Art: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial by Karin.
Yeah, weirdly authoritarian, that’s the phrase I was looking for.
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Karin commented on the diary post Saturday Art: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial by Karin.
What awesome quotes, it gives me chills. Thanks for your thoughtful comments. I neglected to add, because the post was getting kind of long, that the memorial also includes a number of quotes from Dr. King, and the one thing they did right was to leave out anything form the “I Have A Dream” speech, [...]
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Karin commented on the diary post Saturday Art: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial by Karin.
OK, his arms are crossed, but the mood of that photo is contemplative, whereas the statue is not. Maybe it’s the height at which the arms crossed, I don’t know, but it feels totally different. But thanks for searching that out. And I think from the side view it appears to be even less of [...]
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Karin commented on the diary post US Drone Airstrikes in Yemen by sixgill.
The photo at that NY Times article you linked to is incredible. Someone else told me it looks like the Pieta. Many experts on Yemen, like Gregory Johnsen, believe that drone strikes are counterproductive (not to mention the illegality and killing of innocent people). I wish the administration would listen to them.
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Karin commented on the diary post My — our — long wait: Enduring the Reagan Revolution by szielinski.
In Reagan’s day, there was a huge generational split that had started back in the 60′s during the Vietnam War, between younger, so-called “hippies” who were the protesters and the so-called blue-collar “hardhats”. It was cultural as much as political. I believe that’s why so many union members foolishly voted for Reagan, and some unions [...]
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Karin wrote a new diary post: Saturday Art: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Tomorrow, October 16th, is the dedication of the new memorial dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the Mall in Washington D.C. Usually I write about a piece of art because it is a favorite, or I find it interesting and beautiful. I am sorry to say I do not have positive feelings about the [...] -
Karin commented on the diary post Occupy Cleveland Protesters Love the Cops by OhioGringo.
Thanks,OG, and best of luck to OWS Ohio.
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