May 27, 2008

Creative Ink

Creative Ink

Tuesday Tidbits: Why Joe Biden rocks, WAPO Wonder bread, power and sex in the church and another broken bone

Why Joe Biden rocks I've been a fan of Sen. Joe Biden's for one simple reason: he is a no-nonsense guy unafraid to speak his mind. It's a shame his presidential run didn't get very far ironically in part because of his forthrightness. If you missed his op-ed in last Friday's Wall Street Journal, I suggest you give it a look. There's also a video bit on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program below. Biden

by Wendy A. Hoke at7:41 PM under 2008 presidential race, boys, catholicism, events, faith, freedom of information, journalism, moms, personal, politics, religion, word of the day


July 14, 2008

Creative Ink

Creative Ink

Obama on writing--and reading

Hattip to Mother Reader for posting this: "There was one question in particular of interest to us book lovers, and that came from a woman who asked what Obama would say to young writers. He was surprised by the question, which he admitted was one he hadn’t heard before, but didn’t hesitate to answer. He referenced his two books, and specifically mentioned how he wrote them himself, along with

by Wendy A. Hoke at3:58 PM under 2008 presidential race, barack obama, life balance, r, reading, work, writing