http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." -- Sam Adams Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:55:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.mjhinton.net//mjh/favicon.icohttp://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh1616mjh's blog - http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh Bosque del Apache is a magical spot not quite 100 miles to the south from our door. Bosque is located close to the Rio Grande but is a largely artificial wetlands, capably managed to attract tens of thousands of bird in the winter, including massive flocks of ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/photos/bosque-del-apache-new-mexico/ No, that’s not the new advertising slogan for Colorado Springs – there’s no budget for advertising. CS is home to the Air Force Academy and Focus on Family. I won’t miss it when it dries up and blows away. Colorado Springs cuts into services considered basic by many - ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/nada/wanna-see-what-happens-when-you-drown-government-in-the-bathtub-visit-colorado-springs-co/ 101° Glenn Gould plays Bach as I step on that distant shore. Handing my coppers to the boatman, I look up the bank for you among the crowd scanning the new arrivals for old friends to lead across the fields when the dog barks -- 1 head, not 3 -- I'm not dead yet, as Charon's ferry folds into the sofa, where I shiver in ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/poems/101/ Mer and I attended the dress rehearsal 2/6 for the Chinese Cultural Center’s performance, which will be held 2/14. The dress rehearsal was sparsely attended – the ‘real’ day will be jam-packed. The performances consist of routines executed by different combinations of Center members in a variety ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/photos/chinese-new-year-in-albuquerque-new-mexico/ The end of Calcified Cal’s latest column is enough to make you think The Error of Limbaugh-Beck-Fox is coming to an end: Cal Thomas Official Web Site - The President and the Republicans  Still, it is hard to disagree with what the president said in ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/wtf/progressives-damn-the-constitution-and-the-people-a-conservative-says-so-so-it-must-be-true/ I was riding in the backseat of my Mom’s convertible. Robert Coontz was driving – and fast! Smithka was in the other front seat – or was it Merck? He (whichever) asked me how things are going. I replied, “I’ve been having a lot of dreams lately.” I added, “often ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/dreams/drive-a-dream/ No one with a brain in his head or an honest bone in his body could call Obama “lazy.” That word only could come to the mind of a pure racist. Will the good people of Massachusetts vote for a stupid racist? Stay tuned. Think Progress » Will Scott ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/uncategorized/stupid-racist-2/ I don’t care that Mad Hatter Jeff McQueen (see below) is guilty of sedition or treason. I’m more concerned at the implication of taking up arms against one’s fellow citizens. But mostly, I’m fucking tired of these lunatics who pay empty-headed lip-service to The Holy Founders and The Sacred Constitution ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/nada/now-the-mad-hatters-plan-to-take-our-ball-and-go-home-or-herd-us-back-into-free-speech-zones/ Update: I saw a sign that said, "Now it's our turn for a change." Really? I endured 8 years of Duhbya and 14 years of a Republican Congress -- and galling arrogance and meanness every moment of that time. Now, barely a year after Obama and the Dems inherited all ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/nada/throw-those-scrappy-repugs-a-bone-but-keep-a-rolled-up-newspaper-handy/ New Year's Day Hike 2010 We took a hike with friends ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/photos/new-years-day-hike-in-sandia-foothills/