Gulag Ameri Conoco September 7, 2006 Waking up in Denmark to English-language radio means the BBC. I’ve just been listening to the death rattle of Tony Blair’s prime ministership. Like… Continue Reading
Danish Chameleons September 6, 2006 I made a remarkable discovery in Copenhagen today. The US Congress is not the only place where you can find great big chameleons. Like the… Continue Reading
Greetings UMD Freshmen September 6, 2006 I just finished one last chore which I had started before my departure. I sent off a letter to the editor of UMD’s newspaper… Continue Reading
The blog’s in good hands & Oberstar’s yacht September 6, 2006 After a loooooong day of travel to Copenhagen which began in tears as O’Shea (our cat) suddenly decided to die of renal failure half-an-hour… Continue Reading
Bon Voyage September 4, 2006 What a busy departure. I’m about to leave for some R&R in Denmark and I’ve been hustling to get things in place for my… Continue Reading
Time to report to the Clerk September 2, 2006 After raising or spending $5,000 congressional candidates have fifteen days to disclose their financial conflicts of interest to the Clerk of the House of Representatives. I just deposited $2,500 into… Continue Reading
At least there’s one newspaper worthy of the title September 2, 2006 Bill Hanna of Virginia’s Mesabi Daily News called me ten or so days ago after I sent out a press release and interviewed me for about… Continue Reading
John Hancock September 2, 2006 Yesterday I was busily trying to get a dozen last-minute campaign jobs done before I headed off to Europe. Because India was scheduled to call… Continue Reading
Good Riddance September 2, 2006 Mel will be taking over my blog on Labor Day when I depart for Denmark. As you can see he snuck a quick observation… Continue Reading
Radio Ad Text Debate August 31, 2006 If you’ve listened to the ad that the previous post linked to its worth considering the debate we had over its content. It went… Continue Reading
India didn’t call and other priorities August 30, 2006 and thank goodness it didn’t. I had too much to do. India and I evidently got our wires crossed but I had so much to do… Continue Reading
Radio August 30, 2006 No posts until now because Mel, Chris and I have been busy. I had a secret meeting this morning about a big project I hope to have undertaken… Continue Reading
One more call from India August 29, 2006 I’ve just turned on my firewall again. I turned it off to make changes to my campaign website. A call from another Indian technician helped me… Continue Reading
Loose Cannons August 29, 2006 You probably noted the response from Mel a few posts back explaining my technical difficulties yesterday and the origin of his title “official loose… Continue Reading
Racing to Denmark August 29, 2006 I’m trying to tidy up my campaign before my wife and I leave on Labor Day for Denmark. I’ve got to press Minnesota Debate to allow… Continue Reading
Answer Bus August 29, 2006 Today will be a much better day if the computer doesn’t die on me. I’ve got a long list of things to do but most… Continue Reading
Going for the jugular August 28, 2006 Speaking of giving blood (or drawing it) I made a potent little change to my website’s introduction. Continue Reading
Giving Blood August 28, 2006 It’s been a tough day but I’m finally back. I’d let my computer get too cluttered with applications that gummed up the RAM memory. I’ve… Continue Reading
Why an Official Loose Cannon? August 28, 2006 “Official Loose Cannon” seems like a wierd job title, how did you guys come up with it? Harry and I were sitting in Jitters… Continue Reading
Harry’s computer rebelled August 28, 2006 Harry asked me, Mel, to post a note that he won’t be entering so many blogs for awhile. His computer froze this afternoon and… Continue Reading