Archive for August, 2008

Foodventure: 100 Things to Eat Before You Die

29th August 2008 by Katie Favazza 2 Comments

What are the 100 foods you should try before you die? And how many of them have you already eaten?
Here are the rules, according to the blog Very Good Taste:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never [...]

The Announcement: Live-blogging

29th August 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

The energy during McCain’s entrance was terrific.
Happy birthday, John McCain. Great move to announce today and de-emphasize his age and steal Obama’s thunder.
He wanted a VP to help him “shake up Washington.”
The real work begins next week.
Palin has “fought against corruption and the failed policies of the past, … has reached across the aisle, … [...]

Hometown Debate

29th August 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

The VP candidates–Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden–will debate each other in my hometown, St. Louis, on October 2. I cannot wait.
I’m working on obtaining information about getting tickets for the event.
H/T Twitter.com/ElectionJournal

More About The Palin Pick…

29th August 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Congratulations is in order to Fox News for their coverage of this story as it’s broke. Sarah Palin’s dad, appearing on Fox via telephone, says that he himself learned about McCain’s VP choice from Fox News.
Written yesterday and ahead of its time, this piece on the top 10 reasons McCain should pick Sarah Palin is [...]

Obama Modifies “Yes We Can” Message

29th August 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Chris emailed this link, saying, “Classic Onion.” Enjoy.

Instant Reactions to Obama’s Speech

29th August 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Here’s an image of my Twitter posts from last night, written live during Obama’s speech:

For those of you who are not familiar with Twitter, I encourage you to read about this micro-blogging tool here.

“The Straight-Talk Twosome”

29th August 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Carl Cameron just used the phrase, “the straight-talk twosome.” I like it.

It’s Sarah Palin!

29th August 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Interestingly enough, Forbes published their list of the world’s 100 most powerful women just two days ago and Sarah Palin was not on that list.
What are the odds that she is among those who top the list next year? Quite strong.