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  • The final chapter

    Every time I open Firefox, it brings me to this blog. Sometimes, I think maybe I'll come back to it and start writing again. Lately, though, it makes me a little sad, like the story you'd been following for years ended and I didn't tell you how. I've learned never [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2007, 8:19pm EDT

  • READS: Wednesday, July 11 is...

    Naadam (Mongolia)World Population Day (UN)From Wikipedia:Naadam (Mongolian: Наадам, games) is the national festival of Mongolia held from July 11th to 13th. The festival is also called "eriyn gurvan naadam" (эрийн гурван наадам) meaning "men's three variety of games" or "three manly games." The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and' [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2007, 3:52pm EDT
    by KL Snow

  • REACTION: A response to the Obama Nation

    In yesterday's reads, I made a joke about Barack Obama, which led to this response from longtime reader and fellow Dem activist RF:I forgot you are very skeptical of Obama. Nothing wrong with that. But what are you looking for? For the perfect resume or "right" on every single pet' [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2007, 12:28pm EDT
    by KL Snow

  • IF YOU'RE BORED: Local anecdotal voting numbers

    I voted at 11 am and was voter #40 at my polling place.Not mind-boggling turnout, but for early in the day, that's not bad.KL' [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2007, 11:14am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Tuesday, July 10 is...

    Independence Day (Bahamas)It's also time to get out to the polls to vote on Project Destiny. Joe Kristan at the Tax Update blog has a pretty fair summary of the proposal:The proposal would boost the local sales tax rate from 6% to 7%, with 1/3 of the proceeds earmarked for' [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2007, 10:29am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • META: Some sidebar cleanup and additions

    It's been a while since I cleaned up the sidebar, so here's some META notes for you:ADDS:Essential EstrogenIowa IndependentTO LAPSED:The Chelsea Lepley Fan Club (It's not really lapsed, but it is invite only now.)Iowa GuyIowa ProgressJoe Says SoKrusty KonservativeBACK FROM LAPSED:Side Notes and DetoursAs always, if you've got a blog [...]
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    Posted: July 09, 2007, 2:33pm EDT
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Monday, July 9 is...

    Independence Day (Argentina)The Bab's Martyrdom (Baha'i)Also, hat tip to the Freakonomics blog for pointing out (snicker) that today is the start of Nude Recreation Week. Feel free to celebrate accordingly.There's nothing terribly exciting in any of the presidential reads this morning, so I'll just make you a nice alphabetical list [...]
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    Posted: July 09, 2007, 11:01am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • Welcome back.

    Next week was supposed to be a really big week for me. And it is, but not in the way I anticipated.I've been quiet for months. I've been busy, bored and lazy for large chunks of that time, but that's not the whole story. I've also been keeping a secret [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2007, 6:33pm EDT
    by KL Snow

  • STATUS REPORT:

    This is going to be quick, but I wanted to make sure you know I haven't forgotten about you.My new job isn't going as well as I'd hoped. I work approximately 7:30-3:30 everyday and spend the last 6-7 hours tapping on my desk waiting for 3:30 so I can go' [...]
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    Posted: May 14, 2007, 6:36am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • META(?): A blog status update

    I don't think META is really the right tag for this one, but I haven't really figured out the correct tag for a blog that's really just about me.Anyway, here's the scoop. I got a job and I start a new 8-5 existence Monday morning. I'm not entirely sure how' [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2007, 11:51am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Wednesday, May 2 is...

    Education Day (Indonesia)Alacitas (Peru)I couldn't find anything really relevant to write about today.I do, however, want to encourage you, gentle reader, to consider buying me a Wii to help with my weight loss efforts.In the meantime, I'm going outside. Have a good one.KL [...]
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    Posted: May 02, 2007, 9:14am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • FEATURE: How much is too much?

    Since I started writing a political blog, I've ended up on all kinds of mailing lists for candidates, be they Democrat or Republican, at the local, state, and national level. I used to read them all, now I only read them on occasion.The reason I burned out on them is' [...]
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    Posted: May 01, 2007, 1:01pm EDT
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Tuesday, May 1 is...

    May DayInternational Labor DayConstitution Day (Marshall Islands)No clever joke today, let's just move on.Overrated news of the day: Longtime conservative legislator Dawn Pettengill has changed her party registration to Republican to better match her views.The Register has coverage of the press conference the Republicans held.Desmoinesdem at Bleeding Heartland points out' [...]
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    Posted: May 01, 2007, 10:32am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • REACTION: A new presidential hotlist

    UPDATED TO ADD JOE BIDENOk, I'm back as promised, and looking back on old posts this morning, I discovered there's a relatively wide gap between some things I said about presidential candidates during my last active period and how I feel about them now. So it seemed to make sense [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2007, 12:43pm EDT
    by KL Snow

  • IF YOU'RE BORED: Monday, April 30 is...

    Liberation Day (Vietnam)Yesterday was Greenery Day in Japan, and I celebrated it by going outside. Today is Liberation Day in Vietnam, and since it's supposed to get hot this afternoon, I'm going to liberate myself by going outside this morning.I'll be back with an updated presidential hotlist this afternoon.KL' [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2007, 9:42am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Thursday, April 26 is...

    Take your kids to work day (US)Union Day (Tanzania)Today I feel a rare symmetry. I have no kids, but as my job search continues, I also still have no work. So it all works out.Not a lot of news today, but big news:The Civil Rights Bill, perhaps partially thanks to [...]
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    Posted: April 26, 2007, 11:04am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Wednesdau, April 25 is...

    Secretaries DayFlag Day (Swaziland)Perhaps today you can say thank you to your secretary by getting them a flag from Swaziland. It is a pretty cool one:I wanted to take a moment today to draw your attention to the legislative session, which may wrap up as soon as Friday, but seems [...]
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    Posted: April 25, 2007, 8:50am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Tuesday, April 24 is...

    Children's Day (Iceland)Apparently in Iceland, every day is not Children's Day.I'm going to have to make this quick, I'm working on wrestling stuff today:Presidentials:John Edwards is the favorite candidate of Thoughts from the Oasis Amidst the Corn, and I think anyone who's voting for a candidate because they're not white [...]
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    Posted: April 24, 2007, 12:12pm EDT
    by KL Snow

  • More on Dodd

    Seeing as I mentioned this morning that I don't know much about Dodd, I think it's only fair that I also point out that I just received the chance to learn a bit more.This USA Today piece caught my eye while I was putting gas in my car this morning, [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2007, 10:20am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Monday, April 23 is...

    Independence Day (Israel)Ok, it's been a while, but I think it's finally time to bring the blog back. I've missed an awful lot, but I'm not going to go through it all in one sitting, so here are the reads I found notable from the past week or so:According to [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2007, 8:46am EDT
    by KL Snow

  • Don't call it a comeback...

    But I'm almost ready to come back.Don't get me wrong, a break has been nice, but I've been hearing every so often that there are people out there who miss me.I just need to find a new job, then I'll be good to go.Maybe Monday? We'll see.KL' [...]
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    Posted: April 17, 2007, 2:06pm EDT
    by KL Snow

  • REACTION: Jim Leach will not get to play Chief Illiniwek

    In August two stories were running simultaneously with a mild connection:1) Jim Leach was being accused of racism for handing out fake Native American headdresses at parades.2) The University of Illinois was considering retiring its own mascot and long-time wearer of Native American headdresses, Chief Illiniwek.I suggested a compromise: Retire [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2007, 2:12pm EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Thursday, February 15 is...

    Fiesta de Menendez (St. Augustine, FL)I have no idea what that's about, and the web doesn't appear to know either, so we'll move on.UPDATE: From Commenter NotATurtle:Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded St. Augustine in the mid-1500s. He was born on February 15.So there you go.I'll start off with the day-late [...]
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    Posted: February 15, 2007, 8:52am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Wednesday, February 14 is...

    Evil. Pure evil. Or, if you prefer to use its long name, you can call it Valentine's Day.Only one read today, and if you're a longtime reader of the blog you've seen it before, but it bears repeating.Here's what I consider one of the greatest rants I've ever written. It' [...]
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    Posted: February 14, 2007, 9:56am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Tuesday, February 13 is...

    George Fox DayHobart Regatta (Tasmania)From Wikipedia:George Fox (July 1624 – January 13, 1691) was an English Dissenter and a major early figure — often considered the founder — of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers.While my mind's on the subject, greetings to the (literally) six new' [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2007, 9:29am EST
    by KL Snow

  • REACTION: Check me out on Channel 5 tonight at 6!

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    Posted: February 12, 2007, 2:15pm EST
    by KL Snow

  • A QUICK ASIDE: What're you doing tonight and tomorrow?

    Yeah, I know, I've been gone for a while. I could make excuses about being busy or the volume of time it takes to be a consistent blogger, but neither of those are really the problem. I'm bored. Posting will resume when I return from my mental vacation. In the meantime, [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2007, 9:59am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READ: Thursday, January 18 is...

    Foundation Day (Lima, Peru) St. Prisca (Texco, Mexico) Interestingly enough, today's lone read deals with the foundation of the caucuses. John Deeth has a great post up this morning, possibly the best one I've ever seen him write, on the potential impact of non-anonymous voting in a Democratic presidential race where a woman [...]
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    Posted: January 18, 2007, 8:25am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Wednesday, January 17 is...

    Skanderbeg Day (Albania) From Wikipedia: George Kastrioti (born Gjergj Kastrioti, May 6 (disputed), 1405 - January 17, 1468), better known as Skanderbeg (Turkish:İskender Bey), is one of the most prominent historical figures in the history of Albania and the Albanian people. He is also known as the Dragon of Albania and is [...]
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    Posted: January 17, 2007, 8:51am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Monday, January 15 is...

    Dr. Martin Luther King Day (US) Thai Pongal (Hinduism) From Wikipedia: Pongal (Tamil: பொங்கல்) is a Hindu festival to give thanks for the harvest. Pongal in Tamil means 'boiling over'. Traditionally celebrated at harvest time, it is a celebration of the prosperity associated with the event. Pongal is celebrated by all people in [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2007, 9:27am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Friday, January 12 is...

    Zanzibar Rev. Day (Tanzania) Memory Day (Turkmenistan) Sadly, it's not a real memorable news day. Stivers Ford in Waukee hit the jackpot today, though: They bought some air time late at night on a channel that Mediacom customers can't get and early in the morning on a station no one watches, and the [...]
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    Posted: January 12, 2007, 9:18am EST
    by KL Snow

  • FEATURE: Is it time to re-think the way we teach history?

    I got home from work a bit early today, so I was watching Jeopardy. There was a category on the American Revolution. One woman nailed the first three questions, all the while looking somewhat peeved that neither of the other contestants knew the answer. Time ran out on the round [...]
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    Posted: January 11, 2007, 4:45pm EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Thursday, January 11 is...

    Hostos Day (Puerto Rico) Aldo Leopold's birthday. Leopold would have been 120 today. Three reads this morning, then I need to get to work: Allow me to be one of many who will stand to applaud movement towards universal health care in Iowa. It's about time. And if you're one of those, like [...]
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    Posted: January 11, 2007, 9:14am EST
    by KL Snow

  • IF YOU'RE BORED: Wednesday, January 10 is...

    National Unity Day (Nepal) League of Nations Day It amazes me that the first failed attempt to create the United Nations, and entity that many would argue is also failed, gets its own holiday. But nonetheless, happy League of Nations Day. No reads today. I looked through the Register and the blogs and [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2007, 8:34am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Tuesday, January 9 is...

    Commonwealth Day (N. Mariana Islands) After this post, I'm adding the Northern Mariana Islands to the list of places I'd like to send State 29 on a permanent basis. Admittedly, I did laugh at the last part. I think it's worth noting, though, that I'm hardly a representative of the progressive [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2007, 9:06am EST
    by KL Snow

  • REACTION/META: Early Loebsack reactions

    Two reads on Loebsack have popped up since I wrote my first post this morning: First, Blog for Iowa has a post up with a picture of the Johnson County DFA members who accompanied Loebsack on his trip to Washington. On the substantive side, though, Popular Progressive notes that Loebsack's opinions on [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2007, 10:53am EST
    by KL Snow

  • IF YOU'RE BORED: Snow and dachshund pictures from Christmas vacation

    So I'm not usually one to play the tourist, and I'm not a fan of winter at all, but when I got to Minocqua for Christmas, it had recently rained and snowed, which made for some great picture opportunities: It also gave me the opportunity to take some pictures of Buddy, [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2007, 10:07am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Monday, January 8 is...

    Women's Day (Greece) It appears over the weekend both Chris Rants (via Krusty) and Ted Sporer decided they couldn't actually wait until the open of the legislative session to begin spewing partisan attacks. Rants has one of the greatest acts of hypocrisy I've ever seen in his post on "Ten things [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2007, 9:07am EST
    by KL Snow

  • META: New sidebar addition

    UPDATED BELOW As I mentioned earlier, when I find new Iowa blogs, I usually watch them for a while to see if they present me with anything worth linking before I add them to the sidebar. Leftist Logic made the cut today with this post on Vilsack's presidential aspirations and one of [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2007, 7:19am EST
    by KL Snow

  • REACTION: Breaking butter news

    So I've had a minor change in plans today. I was scheduled to work this morning, go to the gym this afternoon and go to the Quad Cities for a wrestling show tonight. Fifteen minutes before I was to arrive at work, I received a call asking if I could [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2007, 6:59am EST
    by KL Snow

  • IF YOU'RE BORED: Friday, January 5 is...

    Twelfth Night (Christianity) La Befana (Italy) From Wikipedia: Twelfth Night is a holiday in some branches of Christianity marking the coming of the Epiphany, concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas, and is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "the evening of the fifth of January, preceding Twelfth Day, the eve of the [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2007, 2:57am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Thursday, January 4 is...

    Independence Day (Burma) St. Andrew of Corsini, the patron saint of mediators. Earlier this week, when the caucus concert idea was announced, I sat down with an idea. I'd write a post suggesting we go forward with the idea, but only if candidates themselves were willing to do the concert and call [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2007, 2:49am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Wednesday, January 3 is...

    The Birthday of St. Genevieve, patron saint of secretaries and the fevered. Perhaps today is the day we should have sworn in the new SoS and SoA. I'm late with the reads for today, and for that I apologize. When it comes to making the Iowa Caucuses into a bad concert, Greg [...]
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    Posted: January 03, 2007, 11:10am EST
    by KL Snow

  • META: Adjusting the sidebar

    I usually pride myself in having the most frequently updated blogroll in the Iowa blogosphere, but it had been a month or two since I had checked the list of blogs on the right for activity, so I have a few changes to make: I've pulled Bill Dix, Dave Nagle, Denise [...]
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    Posted: January 02, 2007, 1:18pm EST
    by KL Snow

  • REACTION: Fallon's support is more than just Fairfield

    Apparently while I was gone on vacation, some of Iowa's other notable lefty bloggers stopped reading this space. On the 19th I said this about John Edwards: He's also already more or less locked up the support of people like Ed Fallon, who could potentially bring another large block of voters [...]
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    Posted: January 02, 2007, 5:42am EST
    by KL Snow

  • READS: Tuesday, January 2 is...

    Forefathers' Day (Haiti) Berchtoldstag (Switzerland) Berchtoldstag translates roughly to "St. Berchtold's Day," although what St. Berchtold did to earn canonization or a holiday is apparently beyond my reach. Feel free to leave me a note in the comments if you know. It's a new year and I've decided to try a new labeling [...]
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    Posted: January 02, 2007, 4:17am EST
    by KL Snow

  • More smart money bails: Are the caucuses already over?

    If you missed it, here's some coverage of the most recent withdrawal from the presidential race, Evan Bayh: Dave Price Iowa Progress John Deeth Kay Henderson Political Fallout State 29 The surprise of Bayh's withdrawal was enough to pull me away from vacation to write for a minute. If you haven't already done it, let me put [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2006, 1:43pm EST
    by KL Snow
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