Month: August 2014

Happy Birthday Tucson on August 20

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To celebrate Tucson’s birthday, start off at the Luis G. Gutierrez Bridge (formerly the Cushing Street bridge) west of the I-10  at 9:30 a.m. to watch a solar alignment of the overhead canopy cut- out design (see photo below) onto the bridge’s floor.  The Discovery Date marks  the  Birthday of the Tucson Presidio, San Augustin del Tucson. 

canopy design on Luis G. Gutierrez bridge, courtesy of Charity Bidegain
canopy design on Luis G. Gutierrez bridge, courtesy of Charity Bidegain

This is what is written on the bridge for this Discovery Date:
“The Walled Presidio San Agustin de Tucson, was founded by Hugo O’Connor (sic) on August 20, 1775 as a Spanish outpost. This date is historically celebrated as Tucson’s Birthday. Named after the O’odham village of “Chuck-son”, meaning “Village of the dark spring at the foot of the mountains.” Image from a 1850 woodcut by James Bell. (Dicovery Date and time: August 20, 9:30 a.m.)”

More info on their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/luisggutierrezbridge

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Then later at 5:30 p.m. check out the Tucson Presidio itself at the SW corner of Church and Washington in downtown for their annual celebration.

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Thucky and Me, Our Magical Year (Part 6)

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[Last in a Six-Part Series]

[Previous parts in series: Thucky and Me, Our Magical Year (Part 1); Thucky and Me, Our Magical Year (Part 2); Thucky and Me, Our Magical Year (Part 3); Thucky and Me, Our Magical Year (Part 4); Thucky and Me, Our Magical Year (Part 5)]

THE OUTING

Well, all good things must come to an end, as they say. I knew my “special relationship” with ole Thuck was over once I let others in on the secret, but couldn’t decide on when, or how. In the meantime, I’d discovered that accusing the Thuckster of lying was virtually certain to rankle him.

So, leading up to the outing, I put up a few delightful posts with “Thucky” (or some derivative thereof) and “lying” in the title, or some words to that effect. There was Thucky on Double Secret Probation, Lies, Damned Lies, and Thucky’s Statistics, Did Thucky Lie Again?, and Is Thucky Lying (again)?

One of Thucky’s most ridiculous moments came when he thought he could drive a wedge between me and the BlueMeanie by posting this comment denigrating me and complimenting the BlueMeanie.

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Gov. Rick Perry and his Superman disguise

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Holy crap! Are Tea-Publicans really this gullible and stupid?

Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson told ABC News on Sunday that Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) “hipster glasses” had helped to save his presidential ambitions. Donna Brazile Mocks GOP Pollster Who Thinks ‘Hipster Glasses’ Saved Rick Perry:

RickPerry2Host Jonathan Karl asked Anderson if Rick Perry had any “presidential chances” after a recent grand jury indictment for abuse of power.

“Yes, he does,” Anderson insisted. “As does anyone on his side who throws his hat in the ring. I mean, the polls consistently show all of these guys hovering somewhere between 5 and 10 percent depending on which day it is.”

“I think the second incarnation of Rick Perry — hipster glasses Rick Perry, instead of cowboy Rick Perry — I think is very interesting,” she opined. “And I think he will bring a lot to a presidential field.”

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Secretary of State says Arizona Free Enterprise Club is violating Arizona law

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dark_moneyOn Friday, the Arizona Secretary of State’s office found reasonable cause that the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, filed as an Independent Expenditure Committee with the Secretary of State, is violating Arizona election laws. See Reasonable Cause Notice (.pdf).

(There is also a political action committee,  AZ Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC (Formerly Freedom Club PAC) filed with the Secretary of State.)

The Arizona Republic reports, Election officials: Reasonable cause that Arizona Free Enterprise Club broke law:

Elections officials concluded Friday there is reasonable cause to believe the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, which has spent more than $1 million primarily to influence voters in statewide races, has violated elections laws.

The club was one of five outside groups the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office has been probing to determine if they were operating illegally.

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