Personal
Personal reflections, comments about things I've been doing, etc.
McMeme
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 11/15/2006 - 17:45My secret is out.
Brenda at Wild Berries and other random thoughts... writes:
Aldon, who I think exists as a renegade meme on the net and morphs into human form when Colin summons him from the classroom laptop. I guess that would make him a "McMeme."
Random Stuff
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 11/12/2006 - 18:14The Orient Lodge server has been down for a few days. It is fixed and back up. I apologize for the inconvenience.
Some of you have created userids here, but reported probably logging in. Send me a note at ahynes1 at optonline dot net and I can try to fix this.
I'm slowly digging out. More soon.
A Halloween Civics Lesson
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 11/01/2006 - 08:35(The following is a true story based on the accounts of children and adults at the event. The names have been changed.)
It started like any other Halloween. A group of eighth grade honors students at a local private school gathered at their friend’s house; three boys, five girls. Like any young teenagers, they wanted this to be their time; a time of friendship where they could share their secrets without the intruding eyes of grown-ups. They complained as Laura’s mom insisted that they travel with an adult. Yet parenthood triumphed, and the children set off accompanied by adults in an upscale neighborhood, not far from the Mayor’s house.
In The News
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 11/01/2006 - 08:05MSNBC has this article about political bloggers. They mention Kim and I, as well as other members of the campaign and other campaigns.
A few side notes I want to make. First, as far as I know I am not related to Patrick Hynes. For those curious, I am only working for the Lamont campaign part time. I also continue to work Toomre Capital Markets.
All in all, I think it was a pretty good article, and I welcome anyone who visits the site as a result of the article.
Cancer Blogs
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 10/21/2006 - 15:59(Cross posted at on the One America Committee blog)
Elizabeth has touched the hearts of many of us with her wonderful book, but she is not the only person who writes wonderfully about battling cancer.
Yesterday, Katie got a wig. I found her blog through a mutual friend. What she wrote about cutting off her hair and getting a wig reminded me of when Kimberly had to cut off her hair or when Fran did.
These stories are other illustrations of when Americans show saving graces to the people around us, about Americans at the best when fighting a horrible foe.
That foe isn't just terrorists. It is poverty. It is disease. It is ignorance and injustice.
We've talked a lot about citizen journalism here and it reflects part of my dream. I want to see Edwards supporters writing not only about candidate visits, but about how each and everyone of us, are working to bring about the One America that we all hope Sen. Edwards will help lead us to, whether it be helping in soup kitchens, with Habitat for Humanity, or helping people around us through difficult times.
