tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226967002009-03-02T17:12:08.737-05:00Robertanoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-7494450768473678492009-03-02T17:09:00.002-05:002009-03-02T17:12:01.732-05:00

Pursuant to my aforementioned troubles with the original Blogger software, I've moved my blog over to Wordpress. It's athttp://robertamorris.wordpress.comI'm still tweaking it.

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-30133719905426954142008-12-10T01:29:00.002-05:002008-12-10T01:31:45.290-05:00

In an attempt to edit my profile, I managed to screw up the code for my blogger template. Ergo, the text that should be on the top right is now on the bottom left. I'll keep working on this.

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-4302176104350765802008-12-09T22:24:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:25:26.689-05:00

"The real truth of the matter is...that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government ever since the days of Andrew Jackson..."—Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933"We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."—U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, ca. 1936In the councils of government, we must

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-39509280961637172482008-09-28T15:23:00.002-04:002008-09-28T15:36:33.628-04:00

In a recent article on his N.Y. Times blog, Nicolas Kristof brings into focus John McCain's "impulsive, impetuous and impatient" personality. (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/opinion/28kristof.html)His column cogently points out the dangers of these behaviors, particularly as they might impact foreign policy. The press, however, seems reluctant to bring attention to to the question of McCain's

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-61315494050152775152008-07-05T11:27:00.002-04:002008-07-05T11:53:52.427-04:00

I tend to look at the world from a Jungian perspective, although I'm not a psychologist. So I was fascinated when I came across a review of a book, Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President, published in 2004 and updated in 2007, by psychoanalyst Justin Frank. Frank has impeccable professional credentials, writes for Salon and blogs at the HuffPost (His political leanings are obvious.)

Robertanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-38624562362843696802008-07-04T11:18:00.004-04:002008-07-04T11:44:06.065-04:00

North Carolina has a wonderful zoo, in Asheboro. My next door neighbor was there last week and reported that, despite an active donor group, some of the exhibits are being closed because the NC government isn't providing adequate funding.This isn't the first time there's been a challenge in getting money for the zoo. When the initial appropriation was being discussed some years ago, the late

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-63187380894170223482008-06-15T14:48:00.005-04:002008-06-15T17:43:40.766-04:00

In his memorial reporting yesterday, Chris Matthews referred to the late and much-missed Tim Russert as a tummler. This is one of those Yiddish words for which there is no English equivalent, but it's generally used to describe someone, such as a social director or entertainer, who encourages guest or audience participation. You don't have to be Jewish to be a tummler, but it helps.The last of

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-80691408377286067632008-06-04T23:08:00.004-04:002008-06-04T23:42:04.100-04:00

I am watching this discussion of HRC snagging the VP slot with disbelief. Why in the world would Barack want Bill Clinton, who has clearly lost his bearings, to be looking over his shoulder in the White House? Why do some people think that Hillary and Bill could successfully get through the vetting process, considering their dubious financial dealings and Bill's apparent inability to stop

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-69655743708514816332008-06-04T00:26:00.002-04:002008-06-04T00:30:39.309-04:00

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-27216284167999022462008-05-20T13:42:00.001-04:002008-05-20T13:45:27.352-04:00

This is amazing.

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The buzz around Chapel Hill has been that John would not endorse either Obama or Clinton, leaving the door open for snaggling a cabinet position, no matter which candidate wins. I've never agreed with this. First, any Democrat in the White House would be foolish not to ask Edwards to serve in the Cabinet. And if Edwards is content with his teaching at UNC, launching anti-poverty programs, and

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-44889205563943902672008-05-11T15:21:00.005-04:002008-06-15T17:54:49.478-04:00

I finally got around to finding out what all the buzz about StumpleUpon is about. Within two minutes, I found a wonderful collection of quotes from Albert Einstein:Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein * "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." * "Imagination is more

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-64622175846226098282008-05-07T20:04:00.005-04:002008-05-07T22:15:21.636-04:00

Between the Democratic primary and Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina is sure making headlines these days. I'm sorely tempted to buy this T-shirt.

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-23329061398935120952008-05-05T13:32:00.007-04:002008-05-05T14:02:26.443-04:00

I've suspended blogging for a whole year, while I fought a pitched battle with cancer. I'm in remission now, and ready to start recording random thoughts again. Still, mostly about politics.That said, I'd like to share with you the text (well, most of the text) of a note to a NC super-delegate whom I know fairly well."As smart and as determined as Hillary Clinton is, it pains me to say that she

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-18674296291612954562007-05-08T21:32:00.000-04:002007-05-08T21:41:49.693-04:00

The Memory SongSend a link to everyone you know who's over 50 (well, maybe over 60.)It's at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yN-6PbqAPM

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-39318511307918688372007-05-05T01:28:00.000-04:002007-05-05T01:30:07.729-04:00

Great headline in a bylined article from the Associated Press."Pastor wants kvetches to stop."

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I live in North Carolina, not far from Ft. Bragg. When you drive into North Carolina from, let's say, Tennessee, you're likely to see a billboard proclaiming ours as the most "military friendly" state in the nation. And it's true. Many of the people who serve our country at the various bases across this state come to love the TarHeel state, and stay here after their military service. They become

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-57747718645000532812007-04-01T13:26:00.000-04:002007-04-02T14:47:14.366-04:00

When I launched this blog, my purpose was to free myself from the pernicious habit of not writing unless I was being paid by the hour. It worked. Lately, whenever I have a block of unfilled time, I turn to the blog. It seems I always have something to say, although I'll admit my subject matter has no particular focus.This seems to have fallen out of favor in the bloggers' world. Most of the blogs

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-23068971429370910582007-03-28T20:23:00.000-04:002007-03-28T20:46:48.773-04:00

In Chapel Hill, when the UNC basketball teams are in the final stages of a tournament, everyone in town wears blue. It's hard to say exactly what true Carolina blue is. Most of what you see hereabouts is an innocuous light blue; it's on the busses, the fire trucks, and seemingly every T shirt in town But the paint on the court at the Dean Dome is slightly different, with a tinge of turquoise.

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-23495598080432891912007-03-27T11:10:00.001-04:002007-03-29T01:01:22.068-04:00

I've already noted a story about mice hurling themselves from a cliff and cows felled in a chicken coop, but I can't resist this strange and wonderful animal story from Israel.JERUSALEM: A woman was caught with three crocodiles strapped to her waist at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing after guards noticed that she looked "strangely fat," officials said Monday.The woman's odd shape raised suspicions

Robertanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-65429718000084742442007-03-16T22:41:00.000-04:002007-04-06T15:55:38.832-04:00

Contemporary technology poses an anatomical challenge.I've been thinking about the interplay between my ears and my eyes lately. Sometimes I wear contact lenses, sometimes I don't. If I'm wearing contacts, I still need to wear sunglasses or reading glasses or reading glasses that morph into sunglasses. That's one set of temples atop my ears. No problem.If I'm wearing glasses, it gets a little

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-47995933921733743802007-03-11T12:13:00.000-04:002007-03-27T20:50:49.620-04:00

I live in townhouse in an area called Colony Lake, which is in the not-upscale part of Chapel Hill. My place was a real find; it wasn't even on the market when I convinced the owner, who had suddenly up and moved to Chicago, to sell it to me. The place was a disaster. Ms. Islam, the former owner (yes, that was her real name, which seemed unfortunate just after 9/11) had put the condo on the

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-63327840646482668102007-03-09T22:15:00.000-05:002007-03-09T22:19:40.524-05:00

Yup, it's hair spray, all right. Take a look.

Robertanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-57017379190830218312007-03-06T16:56:00.000-05:002007-03-27T20:52:47.166-04:00

By now, Anne Coulter's idiotic comment about John Edwards has probably been blogged to death. But I think I know what, outside of her general hatred for liberals, might have prompted such an assumption. It's his hair.Men in the South, particularly the upscale ones (lawyers and such), all have the same haircut. It's parted on one side or the other, fairly short except on the top which sweeps

Robertanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696700.post-1167716538120555302007-01-02T00:35:00.000-05:002007-03-27T20:53:30.866-04:00

Now that I have a bit more time to blog, I might as well attract some readers. So I've just signed onto Technorati, which gives blog freaks tools for tracking their favorites. You do this by putting a little bit of code into a post, which produces a link like this:Technorati ProfileWhen I see this sort of thing, it seems like a million years ago (actually it was 1994) when I built my first site

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