Close up of the dreary sculpture

Jan Hus (lone figure), burned at the stake, another Christian reformer bites the dust (or the charcoal?! ash?! doh!). Prague's (Praha) main square with the Town Hall looming above

still waking up, looking for our hostel as the sun was rising and we were experiencing the calm before the storm...

Choo Choo! Praha Hlavni train station at way too early in the morning after a mostly sleepless, noisy rickety train ride. ugh.

A spider's web of misfortune

Rock the Vote!

Howdy!

Another beautful Friday here in Warsaw. Fortunately, most times it rains, it's at night-so our days have been sunny, hazy or overcast, but little precip (I'm dry every day I ride to work!).

I finally got my absentee ballot yesterday and voted for or against some ridiculous people and measures back home. For entertainment value, check out The Stranger. They're a little pissed with those who don't GET OFF THEIR BUTTS AND VOTE...
http://thestranger.com/current/city.html

So Seattle for the umpteenth time is attempting to get rid of the never-happening monorail...how many times does this have to go the ballot? Seattle's the last large city on the west coast (not including Anchorage) that doesn't have a high speed line, whether at grade, above or underground (our puny World's Fair line doesn't count-it's too short to serve commuters). Besides, Scott and Susana will surely capitalize on the future monorail station in north Ballard!

Here in Poland, the Poles are also anxiously awaiting the US Presidential election, as they were one of the 'coalition of the willing' assisting with the 'liberation' of Iraq. Currently, the locals are about 75% in favor of bringing home their troops immediately...and the Secretary of Defence, Jerzy Szmajdzinski stepped out of line and told the media that the troops will be home by the end of 2005 at the latest. Prime Minister Marek Belka was a little pissed, since he and the rest of the cronies have stated that they aren't coming home 'until the job is done.'

There's 2,500 Polish troops in Iraq, and 17 have come home...
in coffins.

Belka and President Aleksander Kwasniewski have been trying to make it easier for Poles to travel and/or move to the USA over the last year (greater restrictions since 9/11), but despite their assistance in Iraq, Bush has shot down all their requests.

Hmm, would Kerry treat them any differently???

and besides, don't you think the Red Sox beat the Yankees for a reason? (sorry, Josh)
Will the Astros beat the Cardinals?
Will the World Series really be Texas vs. Massachussetts?!

Off to Prague tonight with the girls. Hopefully some nice pics to come!

VOTE!
VOTE!
VOTE!
VOTE!
VOTE!
VOTE!

For more info go to:
www.MoveOn.org
www.TheNation.com
www.WorkingForChange.com
www.Harpers.org
www.lcv.org (League of Conservation Voters-check out Bush's environmental report card!)
www.electoral-vote.com (See who's ahead according to polls-Kerry's ahead today 271 vs 257!)
http://slate.msn.com/id/2108497/ (Of course, Slate's polls show a different story (271 to 267 Bush wins)
www.RealClearPolitcis.com (see the polls results for yourself-Bush ahead in the spread by 2.8)
www.RockTheVote.com
www.EatTheState.org
www.DemocracyForAmerica.com (Go Dean!)
www.MichaelMoore.com (you may hate him, but few people are mustering more young people to vote than him right now-promising a 3 pack of underwear or a case of Ramen Noodles to new (college-aged) voters!)
http://www.electoral-vote.com/info/senate.html (How's your Senate race this year?!)
http://projectvote.org/index.php?id=126 (absentee receiving dats for all 50 states)
www.AirAmericaRadio.com
www.AtomFilms.com (real Political films and cartoons)
and since I lightly beat on the Yankees loss, pick out one of these nice pics by Josh Terrell:
http://jltimages.com/

I'm sure I missed a few hundred others...

sorry, well not really.

PLEASE DO THE WORLD, ALL IT'S PEOPLE AND IT'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT A HUMONGOUS FAVOR.

VOTE KERRY!

You're grandchildren will be much happier you did.

jeronimo

Down and out

Howdy!
Our internet connection has died at our flat...and I just lost one of my teaching lessons, at the cell phone repair company, Sacel. I'll miss the money but I won't miss the commute-2 buses there and a psycho boss racing me back to our school in time for my next lesson. I'll live another year longer now!
So I'm typing from my school, where the connection is OK, but not the greatest. I also can't print from here, which makes it harder to plan some lessons. Grr.

Anyway, just wanted to say Hi.

Jill, Dawn M, Dawn W and Julie and I are heading to Prague this weekend! I get my new tourist stamp, and they go on to Bratislava and Budapest. Lucky ladies!

TTFN!

jr

Julie (PA)about indulge in one of Dawn's amazingly rich Urban S'mores! THEY WERE DANGEROUSLY ADDICTING, TOO!