donderdag 26 augustus 2010

donderdag 26 augustus 2010 Up at 3:15. Turn on France 24. France seems determined to re-make Les Bleus. Report - France's New Coach - Laurent Blanc - Names Squad For Euro 2012 Qualifiers. The French are desperate to move on from the World Cup fiasco. I just rest in bed listening to the news and weather. Hot Pocket for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They talk about the not-very-funny conservative comedian Steven Chowder. Here's a sample. What a jerk.

Of course, the big news is... Ken Mehlman, President Bush’s campaign manager in 2004 and a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has told family and associates that he is gay and now wants to be an advocate for gay marriage. There are a few nasty comments on the live blog about him. Good luck out there, Ken. Play with Google Earth to explore Ken Mehlman's new neighborhood in Chelsea. (They included this fact in the news for some reason.) Walk up Westlake to work. 10 to 11:30 - Planning time for Patty. Charmaine is out, and Michelle is subbing for her. We take the 7 Seahorses out to the playground. The kids prefer the Big Playground, so they're a little hesitant. Sorry, kids. No choice. It is rather chilly for me. The kids are wearing jackets but not me. We spend a lot of time watching trucks and cars coming out of Shurgard. We clap when the gate comes down. 11:30 to 12 - Lunch prep for Starfish and Seahorses. 12 - Renee's lunch. I eat my lunch with the 7 Starfish. Stella want to finish first. Velvet lingers. I help Stanley go to sleep. Cristin handles Piper with no problem. 1 - Cristin's lunch. Velvet doesn't want to sleep. She talks to herself in Mandarin. The rest sleep except her. Her talking wakes up her classmates very early. 2 - Escape to Seahorses where they are all peacefully sleeping. Alice stirs with the noise next door, but I got her back to sleep. Alex wakes up first. Patty and I browse car magazines together. Walk up to Capitol Hill to shop at the B'way QFC. Walk back to my place. Check e-mail. E-mail from some flounder? Yes! Steph is on The Ed Show to talk about Ken Mehlman. Wow! Fantastic job, Steph! Report - Ex-GOP Chair Comes Out Of The Closet.

Cenk Uygur interviews Stephanie on The Ed Show.

Switch to BBC News. It's the One Planet programme. Report - Hydrogen For Transport. Yhey explore the idea if hydrogen can ever realistically replace oil as the fuel for mass transport. It sounds like researchers in the United Kingdom and Germany have made a lot of progress with this technology. Banquet spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. Turn on MSNBC for Hardball, Countdown and Maddow. Watch Star Trek The Next Generation - 11001001.

Quote of the day: Will the last gay Republican who leaves the party, please turn off the lights. --Randi Rhodes.