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Latest logo work

nobody@vox.com(sharpstick) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:58:27 -0500

Just finished this design a few days ago and thought I'd share it. I love designing logos.

BizTechPR

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Sometimes being a good Dad takes quick thinking.

nobody@vox.com(sharpstick) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:07:46 -0400

This guy is a great father, and quick thinking.

You can see him adjust mentally and emotionally in seconds, scoring major Dad points.

Little Girl Throws Back Foul Ball

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Latest Design Work

nobody@vox.com(sharpstick) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:02:26 -0400

Hey, I remembered I had a blog! I thought I'd show what I've been working on lately.
It's a logo for our new intranet that we are launching in the next few weeks.
The red color isn't my favorite, but it is our color so I had to use it.

Logobig

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Because Everything Should Taste Like Bacon

nobody@vox.com(sharpstick) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:04:11 -0400

Yum! Where can I get this?

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Random test photo

nobody@vox.com(sharpstick) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:17:20 -0400

I pulled this photo to test Ping.fm.

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You become what you hate

nobody@vox.com(sharpstick) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:20:36 -0500

Proving that that you become what you hate, the certain Republicans are comparing themselves to the Taliban.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/08/AR2009020802344.html

"After giving the package zero votes in the House, and with their counterparts in the Senate likely to provide in a crucial procedural vote today only the handful of votes needed to avoid a filibuster, Republicans are relishing the opportunity to make a big statement. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) suggested last week that the party is learning from the disruptive tactics of the Taliban, and the GOP these days does have the bravado of an insurgent band that has pulled together after a big defeat to carry off a quick, if not particularly damaging, raid on the powers that be. "

The Republican Party is shriveling up to it's hard, bitter core and because of that are doing more harm to the country. Their motivation for blocking the stimulus bill is not the betterment of their country, it is to further their own political careers in their home districts. They had no problem signing a bill that gave $700 BILLION away to banks who horded it and wasted it with out oversight. The banks sneezed and the Republican lead Congress fell all over its self to wipe their noses. But now that a bill comes across their desk that has a chance of putting money into the hands of those who need it, or provide jobs to those who want to work,they are resistant and righteous and sudden spend thrifts who are unmoved by the plight of the common American worker who is so beneath them. There is no Charity in their hearts, only the love of power and money. This is hypocrisy of the highest order and a continuation of the deadly hubris of the Bush error.

Now they see themselves as following in the footsteps of the Taliban and sanctioning the philosophy of terrorist? Really?

The Republican Party needs a re-boot, or needs to be allowed to die and be replaced with a new party that puts it's country (and it's citizens) first.

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Obama Shows Character

nobody@vox.com(sharpstick) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:04:50 -0500

Obama Shows Character

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Cohen

nobody@vox.com(sharpstick) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:29:14 -0500

Anthem lyrics

The birds they sang
at the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don't dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never free.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

We asked for signs
the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed
the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
of every government --
signs for all to see.

I can't run no more
with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places
say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
a thundercloud
and they're going to hear from me.

Ring the bells that still can ring ...

You can add up the parts
but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum
Every heart, every heart
to love will come
but like a refugee.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.

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An honest look at our fiscal policy

nobody@vox.com(sharpstick) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:35:49 -0500

This pretty much sums it all up.

Money Hole

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Paulson begins to legislate, no longer needs congress.

nobody@vox.com(sharpstick) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:04:03 -0500

A Quiet Windfall For U.S. Banks
With Attention on Bailout Debate, Treasury Made Change to Tax Policy

By Amit R. Paley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 10, 2008; A01

The financial world was fixated on Capitol Hill as Congress battled over the Bush administration's request for a $700 billion bailout of the banking industry. In the midst of this late-September drama, the Treasury Department issued a five-sentence notice that attracted almost no public attention.

But corporate tax lawyers quickly realized the enormous implications of the document: Administration officials had just given American banks a windfall of as much as $140 billion.

...

"Did the Treasury Department have the authority to do this? I think almost every tax expert would agree that the answer is no," said George K. Yin, the former chief of staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, the nonpartisan congressional authority on taxes. "They basically repealed a 22-year-old law that Congress passed as a backdoor way of providing aid to banks."

...

Lawmakers are considering legislation to undo the change. According to tax attorneys, no one would have legal standing to file a lawsuit challenging the Treasury notice, so only Congress or Treasury could reverse it. Such action could undo the notice going forward or make it clear that it was never legal, a move that experts say would be unlikely.

But several aides said they were still torn between their belief that the change is illegal and fear of further destabilizing the economy.

"None of us wants to be blamed for ruining these mergers and creating a new Great Depression," one said.

Some legal experts said these under-the-radar objections mirror the objections to the congressional resolution authorizing the war in Iraq.

"It's just like after September 11. Back then no one wanted to be seen as not patriotic, and now no one wants to be seen as not doing all they can to save the financial system," said Lee A. Sheppard, a tax attorney who is a contributing editor at the trade publication Tax Analysts. "We're left now with congressional Democrats that have spines like overcooked spaghetti. So who is going to stop the Treasury secretary from doing whatever he wants?"

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