Stuff like « this » makes me wonder if my desire to return to my home state is really all that wise of an idea: ‘An essay contest at a New Mexico high school asks students to explain why preserving marriage between men and women is vital society and why unborn children merit respect and protection. The…
Month: November 2005
Our World Tonight: Cast of Characters
« Meet George W. Bush »; he can’t catch a break, even from « an old comic book character ». Now, « meet Deborah Davis ». And « meet Al-Jazeera ». And finally, « meet Frank Rich », who sums it all up rather nicely.
Rational Revolution
Joining my rather long blogroll is a fascinating read: « Rational Revolution ». Highly recommended. Check it out.
He Lied, People Died
“How amazing is it that we live in an empire that impeaches presidents over legal consensual sex acts but not over illegal wars which kill hundreds of thousands of people?” Just keep piling up « the evidence » baby, maybe we’ll have an impeachment yet: ‘Ten days after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World…
White Thanksgiving
Wow. Winter’s back. And it’s already Thanksgiving! Where did the year go?
Thank You and Good Night
“… it’s impeachment time and then let’s replace the dipsticks with a bipartisan McCain and Murtha combination, acknowledging the even division in the electorate.” Everybody needs to take note of this rather extraordinary thing that has happened: the Iraqi government that our Empire installed has called for our legions to be withdrawn and declared that…
Courage and Conviction vs. Cowardice and Coercion
“Rabbi Yoffie! You’re my new hero!” We need more courageous heroes like « Rabbi Eric Yoffie » to speak more truth to power: ‘The leader of the largest branch of American Judaism blasted conservative religious activists in a speech Saturday, calling them “zealots” who claim a “monopoly on God” while promoting anti-gay policies akin to Adolf Hitler’s….
Paradox? Or Hypocrisy?
“Jesus, save us from your followers!” I’ve been meaning to blog this for weeks, to read it into the record, so to speak. But what with grad school hell, I just haven’t had time. I’ve long thought that we need to take Jesus back from his followers. And Bill McKibben wrote up « some persuasive arguments »…
The First Snow of the Season
Yesterday was the first snow of the season ….. just a few flakes, but there was a definite dusting on the ground this morning, and the temps are unmistakably wintry. I guess Indian summer is officially over.
In the Rain
I love this! ‘… I thought he sought the privacy of rain, the one time no one was likely to be out and he was left to the intimacy of drops touching every leaf and tree in the woods and the easy muttering of drip and runoff, the shine of pools behind grass dams. He…
Mike Cox: Republican Hypocrite
Before I forget, I didn’t fail to notice that the « Fascist Michigan attorney general who is trying to strip faithful Michigan couples of all their health insurance is himself an adulterer »: ‘Attorney General Mike Cox announced Wednesday he had an extramarital affair and accused the state’s most famous attorney, Geoffrey Fieger, of threatening to expose…
Just Married
Thank you, Canada! And thank you Neil Hodgins and all our wonderful friends! Pics are up: « The Wedding » « The Reception »
Just Married
Thank you, Canada! And thank you Neil Hodgins and all our wonderful friends! Pics are up: « The Wedding » « The Reception »
Comments Up
Comments are working again, thank goodness. Fire away.
Comments Down
Commenting is broken at the moment. Something in the CSS of the new skin. Will be back later today.
Is It June Yet?
Grad school is high stress and keeping me busier than a one-armed paper-hanging porcupine in a balloon factory. It’ll be over soon, thank god. Things I’ve learned: Don’t question the pedagogy. Just because you’re paying $14,000 ($20,000 if you add in interest) per semester in out-of-state tuition (even though you’ve been a resident for over…
Civil Liberties Objections are Eccentric
“The fact that government is secretly tracking my life and sharing that information with private corporations in a completely unaccountable way shows me that America has crossed over into a fascist twilight of sorts.” « Here’s » something interesting that needs to be more widely read than it will be: ‘The FBI now issues more than 30,000…