Before and After

Today, I bring you a before and after of my return from a six year hiatus of cutting my own hair:

Before


After

Fancy New Feature

For a few months now I've been using Google Reader as my RSS Reader. This is a blog aggregator that allows me to quickly file through dozens of blog posts without having to go to the actual website.

They have a "share" feature which allows me to simply click a button and a link from the blog post I've clicked will appear in the box on the right column of this blog that says "Nolan's Shared Items". I think this is pretty cool. Also, since it is obvious that I'm not good at keeping this blog up to date, this might be a good way for people to find things on the internet that I once found interesting. (this is, assuming that the people who visit this site are nearing the end of the internet and in dire need of reading material)

Lack of blogging

Joan and Nolan
Originally uploaded by nolantreadway

It has recently been brought to my attention that it has been a while since I've posted anything on this blog. In fact, I was even given a brief list of news items that have occurred since my last post.

I'll try get back to political blogging somewhat regularly in the near future. For now, this will have to do. (this picture was taken last November, at a Jim Webb rally also featuring Wes Clark and Michael J Fox)

I am an Aussie TV Star

A couple weeks ago, one of the PR people for the YearlyKos Convention (of which I am Logistics Director) said they were talking with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about a story they were doing on how the internet has changed presidential politics in America. The story was to run after the CNN/YouTube debate.

I was initially not interested since I'm not really a blogger and there are tons more people in this town that know way more than me. But after talking more with ABC it was clear to me I could fit the bill. I am told "The 7:30 Report" is a bit like "Nightline," a long format show that follows the evening news.

I went down to the offices in downtown DC where, upon my arrival, the assistant declared to the reporter in her office "your talent is here!" (how long have I been waiting to be greeted with that response!). After a 10 or 15 minute interview I was out the door and waiting for it to be posted online. That day has come!

Click here to watch my performance. It is about 10 seconds of camera time around the 3:30 minute mark of the segment. I kind of come off sounding like a surfer by inserting the word "like" where it doesn't belong. They also label me a "liberal blogger" which I don't think is really true despite the fact I'm writing this on a blog and I'm liberal. Anyway, it was a good time.

Back.... and not talking Politics

I haven't posted on this blog for a while. To my reader: I apologize. Here is my attempt to get back in the saddle (and it has nothing to do with politics):

Michigan State is the best basketball program over the last 10 years. Who can argue with this:

Over the past 10 seasons, Michigan State has the most Final Four appearances of any school in the nation (four) and also has a fifth Elite Eight appearance in that span.

The Spartans have a national title, four conference championships and two conference tournament titles to go with 10 straight NCAA Tournament appearances (the fifth-longest streak in the nation).

Want more? Michigan State has had NBA draft picks (10 since 2000) and graduates (29 out of the 35 players who completed their four years on campus earned a degree). The Spartans have excelled on their home court, posting a 141-13 record (72-8 Big Ten) and selling out the 14,759-seat Breslin Center for 145 consecutive games. They also have an elite practice facility in the Berkowitz Basketball Complex, and are consistently good in recruiting, bringing in eight McDonald's All-Americans and five players who were named Mr. Basketball in Michigan.

GO GREEN! GO WHITE! GO STATE!

AFSCME: "Doin' a lota shit work you don't wanna to do"

Let the eagle soar..... on satellite radio

John Aschroft, [behind subscription wall] of the clear morals:

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, who sent a letter this week to his successor Alberto Gonzales blasting the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., approached XM in the days after the merger was announced offering the firm his consulting services, a spokesman for XM said Saturday.

The spokesman said XM declined Mr. Ashcroft's offer to work as a lobbyist for the company