Nov 16 around 1 pm mountain time
Obama with two campaign constants: his BlackBerry and his chief strategist, David Axelrod (via NYTimes.com)
Last week, I wondered what Obama used his Blackberry for. The man has dozens of aides and more than enough to think about. The NY Times printed an article this morning suggesting that Obama, as the 44th president, might have to turn over his Blackberry by law. G.W. Bush had to cease using his AOL.com email account 8 years ago because of those out to embarrass.
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Nov 14 around 10 am mountain time
The Secret Service must be the busiest it has ever been. The New York Times:
Perhaps no one knows that kind of thing more than a man’s barber. Mr. Obama’s barber, Zariff, 44, who goes by one name, went over to Mr. Signator’s apartment on Tuesday to give Mr. Obama his usual $21 cut and said his longtime client still seemed the same. As he walked in, Zariff remembered, he called him “Mr. President,†and Mr. Obama laughed.
“He’s looking a lot more presidential now; he walks a little different,†said Zariff, who himself has become a local celebrity and is thinking about opening a shop in Washington. Mr. Obama is no longer the guy strolling around the neighborhood.
“I think he misses that a lot,†Zariff said. “But that’s the price of fame.â€
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Nov 13 around 3 pm mountain time
It’s one of my life dreams to go to Antarctica, and these photographs from The Big Picture further solidify that dream. It’s a vast land of ice and cold and wind, and it’s either entirely day or entirely night. I read Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage last year, and continue to be mesmerized by Antarctica.
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Nov 12 around 10 pm mountain time
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Nov 12 around 10 pm mountain time
Jude just got an email from a friend of hers in Sydney who found this spider on her pillow last night when she went to bed. JIMINY.
Update from Down Under: Apparently this is commonly known as a “rain huntsman spider” and they don’t bite. Still scary as shit though.
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