Browsing archives for October 22nd, 2008

A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

Election08, Politics 22 October 2008 | 2 Comments

This picture isn’t new (it was taken in mid-September) but it is new to me. I’m normally not an “awww, a little kid!” type of gal but…. awww, a little kid! With a euphoric look on his face! And Obama looking serene!

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Sarah Palin Roundup

Politics 22 October 2008 | 0 Comments

The crazy incompetence that is Sarah Palin accumulates so quickly that it is difficult to devote entire posts to every incident. Today, for example, come news stories that: 

John McCain is against the constitutional amendment against gay marriage, against a complete ban of abortion and supports embryonic stem cell research. Sarah Palin either does not know [...]

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Indie Retailer of the Day: Hide N Seek Illustrations

Art, Indie Retailers 22 October 2008 | 0 Comments

The designs of Hidden Louise at Hide N Seek Illustrations riff on a familiar theme, but they play the colours and shapes of fairy tales with a modern sensibility and a wry sense of the classics.  I’m pretty sure that the “lost girl” in the “terrible woods” is a trope rich for interpretation, and I’m [...]

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