Al's Blog-o-Sphere

Al is back in Pittsburgh for the week. He is there, not because anything is wrong, or even because of the transplant directly, but because he is taking part in some research study.

He went there Monday with his Aunt Gayle along. I am going to drive down Wednesday or Thursday to take her place for the rest of the week. Continue Reading…

[Photos first seen on Ezra Klein’s Blog]

Well, now that it’s over, I think I’ll say a word or two on the election.

I am so glad that Barack Obama won the election. I was afraid it was going to be closer that it was and that he was going to get robbed like Al Gore did.

But it didn’t happen that way and I think we’ve got a good chance at seeing some Change – the byword of his campaign, by the way – and I think it will be in a positive direction.

A message of Hope wins over Hate and Fear [seen on Twitter]

One of the things I like about Obama is he doesn’t seem to be caught up in the Old-Boy network of Washington Politics. Yes, he’s a Senator from Illinois, and he is adept at working in that framework, but he’s not afraid to go his own way. He seems to genuinely care about the people of this country, not just the rich and powerful ones, but all of them. Continue Reading…

I never got around to posting yesterday. I was here in the morning, but decided to wait until later to write anything so I’d have the latest info. But by the time I visited in the evening I didn’t have my laptop with me. I’ll get to why later.

So, I’m double posting here, covering both yesterday and today. That’s all right, because there isn’t really any big news, just steady, incremental improvement. Continue Reading…

This is the time of the year where Pumpkin carving comes into it’s own. Some people can make it an art form. Having a good template can go a long way to making a clever carving.

Not to be left out of it, the political parties have capitalized on it and are offering guides to make Jack O’Lantern into your favorite candidate. Continue Reading…