Solve this equation: Floria + Republican = Republican (Florida + Democrat = Republican)

According to the Miami Herald several early voting Democrats are reporting that they have been pushing the button to vote for Jim Davis (D), but their review screen has been showing a vote for Charlie Crist (R). Here we go again.

Nah...Never Mind, He's Doing Alright

Apparently Castro reads Inner Sense Abroad and has gone before news cameras to prove me wrong.
Fidel Castro "is still not dead!" but for any of you opportunitsts it might be a good time to start getting those resumes in.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15461843/

Castro May Have Left the Building

Brazilian president da Silva mentions that it was too bad Castro hadn't been able to democratize Cuba while "he was still alive." He has since claimed that he mis-spoke, but the fact remains that Castro hasn't been seen in over a month.
Apparently Venezualen president Hugo Chavez has his eye on the job should it come open. This is all according to the Wall Street Journal anyway. http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB116191499193705599.html

Vote Tuesday November 7, 2006

In case you have forgotten why you should be voting on November 7th, take a look at this thorough recap of the last 7 years from Rolling Stone magazine. (Its a long one, so give yourself some time, but it is definitely worth the read. If you weren't paying attention this does a fantastic job of catching you up. If you were paying attention this will remind you why you've been so pissed off.)
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/12055360/cover_story_time_to_go_inside_the_worst_congress_ever

Land Laws in Coastal Spain allow for 'Land Robbing'

Why I can't afford to buy a house...bloodsucking bastards
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15408505/

British students miserably fail a recent national geography quiz. Apparently "ass" and "hole in the ground" were left of the list.

1 in 5 can't find the UK on a map, 2/3 don't know where the US is and over 1,000 of the students polled didn't know that London was the capital.
(I haven't seen figures on an American geographical poll, but I can only imagine it would be just as stellar).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6074202.stm

La Riso Terapia de Epi

Ernie still holds his own here in Spain against the Elmo indoctrination that swept the states a few years back. However, here Ernie is called Epi and here Epi has been transformed into 'riso terapia' or 'laugh therapy'. This clip is apparently what your child wants this Christmas...good luck with that.

It's All Downhill From Here

Wisconsin Representative Frank Lasee wants to arm his state's teachers. This should end well.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=102133&ntpid=1






Sketch courtesey of:
http://www.bigmagic.com/pages/blackj/guns.gif

"Why Men are Paid More"

Bettina Arndt an Australian journalist who works for The Herald Sun (a Rupert Murdoch owned Australian newspaper) lays it down why women make less money than men and why they should just stop whining, shut up and be thankful that their man lets them see the sunshine for a few hours a day (she doesn't really say that last part...I made that up. I let my faux male chauvinism get in the way).

Bettina, get in there and fix me a chicken pot pie!
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20586168-5000117,00.html

Ninth of October Parade

This is a clip of the Nou d' Octubre parade in Valencia last night. Pardon the jumpy Zapruder style film technique. I had to hold the camera above my head to do the taping. The later it gets, the darker it gets and the film in the camera starts to slow down, I guess to compensate for lack of light...I don't really know. At any rate it is what it is, enjoy.

Feliç Nou d' Octubre

On this date October 9, 1238 King James I of Aragon conquered the Moorish ruled taifa of Valencia and Denia founding the Kingdom of Valencia.

Today is the official day of the Valencian community. The celebrations began yesterday with a mascleta in the afternoon and a large fireworks show at night. The festivities continue tonight with a parade through the center of Valencia city of medival Christian and Moorish knights and warriors.

KT Tunstall - "Miniature Disaster"

You may have noticed the recent stockpiling of video footage from YouTube that has been littering the blog over the last week. There is a two-fold explanation to this A) I've discovered that I can add video to my blog, which essentially means that with my digital camera I can film things and goings on and put them up on my blog B) I'm lazy and its an easy way to post without actually having to come up with something to say.
At any rate enjoy this performance of KT Tunstall from the AOL sessions.

Fox News Stoops to a New Low

Bill O'Reilly has decided to relabel disgraced Republican Mark Foley as a democrat preying on the ignorance of Fox news viewers...there is no sound on this clip, you just need to watch.

Johnny Cash "Sunday Morning Coming Down"

Tomahawk "God Hates a Coward"