Archive - Jan 2005
January 24th
Digging Out
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Mon, 01/24/2005 - 13:30Last night, I boarded the 10 PM Amtrak train from Washington DC to Stamford, CT. When I go to Washington, I like to take the train, and the 10 PM train home is usually a great train. Get on in Washington, fall asleep, and get to Stamford at around four in the morning. Normally, there aren’t a lot of people on the train.
However, last night was different. With the Northeast digging out from more than two feet of snow in some areas, many airports were closed and flights canceled. Many stranded airline passengers resorted to the train and it was packed. Amtrak was mostly on schedule. It did leave Washington about half an hour late, but got into Stamford on time.
January 21st
PDA Blog Workshop
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 01/21/2005 - 20:57If you are a blogger that attended the PDA Blogging workshop, please add a comment below, including a link to your blog, so we can all stay in touch with one another.
January 20th
Quick Update
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 01/20/2005 - 21:44I am heading to a conference in DC for the next couple of days, so there is a good chance that I won't be updating this site, or responding to emails.
Also, I've had a lot of problems with my site being slow because of various links that I had in the lower left corner (SiteMeter, Flickr, etc). I've turned off all of that stuff for the time being. I may turn it back on later. We'll see.
Celebrating the Inauguration
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 01/20/2005 - 13:48Today is the inauguration of George Bush to his second term and I’ve been trying to figure out what I want to say about it. Around the country, there are vigils against the war. Some people are vowing not to spend any money today. Some websites are wearing black today as a sign of mourning.
I believe that Bush’s foreign policy, economic policy, and domestic policies have significantly damaged our country. They have damaged our reputation abroad, they have created massive governmental debt and they have loosened the protections that are so important to our citizens. I see no reason to rejoice about the re-election or ‘honor’ what George Bush has done.
Inside CT Politics 01/20/05
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 01/20/2005 - 13:39I have just received an email from a member of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee confirming:
DSCC met last night to elect new officers-
Chairman: Nancy DiNardo replacing George Jepsen
Vice-Chairman: Rep. Steve Fontana replacing Dot Mrowka
Secretary: Barbara Gordon
Treasurer: Emma Pierce replacing Ella Cromwell
The new term begins February 1.
I'm excited about the new leadership, and I wish them well.
