Monthly Archives: May 2004
I Can Stop Anytime I Want To
Via Eat Your Vegetables. No. Really. I can.
How Much
Another session with my coach today. He asked me a question I recall him asking me back in the fall, “How much do you love yourself?” I couldn’t answer. I felt uncomfortable even contemplating the question. Why is that? Perhaps … Continue reading
The Company We Keep
From the new Amnesty International Report. Torture and ill-treatment Victims of torture and ill-treatment by security forces, police and other state authorities were reported in 132 countries: …Americas: Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, … Continue reading
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From the Horse’s Mouth?
What’s this? Richard Perle, ideological architect of the war in Iraq admits the ocuupation is a failure? ne of the ideological architects of the Iraq war has criticized the U.S.-led occupation of the country as “a grave error.” Richard Perle, … Continue reading
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Quiet Today
Blogging will be light today. The internet is behaving strangely. I can connect to some sites, like Typepad, but not other sites, like the Washington Post. Very strange. Very frustrating.
Posted in Tech Stuff
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Republican Suvivor.
Via Atrios Eschaton. This is the best laugh I’ve had all day.
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Not-So-Isolated Events
Want to believe that the episodes of prisoner abuse by U.S. service members and civilians in Iraq were “isolated events”?
Posted in War on Terror
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Texas Turn-Around
Well, color me surprised. I used to think you had to have a mind in order to change it. Carol Strayhorn, the Texas Comptroler who denied tax exempt status to a Unitarian church has done an about-face. Reversing an earlier … Continue reading
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To Be Young and Gifted
This week at work, I have the interesting job of interviewing some extremely talented young musicians from the top conseratories in the country. Today was my second experience interviewing some of these young musicians, and I must say I was … Continue reading
Posted in Life
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I Want My, I Want My Queer TV?
Via Queer Day This one has been hanging out there in the ether for some time now, but MTV now says it will launch a gay television channel by 2005. MTV, owned by Viacom Inc. (VIA.B: Research, Estimates), said the … Continue reading
Posted in Gay Rights, Television
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May the Doorknob Hit Ya…
Via Lean Left. You know how the sentence started in the title ends. This little item caused that phrase to come to mind again. When I saw the post on Lean Left I had to see it for myself. What … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
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What Speech ?
OK, I didn’t watch Bush’s speech. I can’t stand to hear the man talk. It’s painful to me, particularly as an English major. I wince when he opens his mouth. But apparently I may not have been able to find … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Television, War on Terror
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Political Third Degree
Via Kevin at Lean Left. I thought this looked interesting. So, even though I didn’t read all the questions first, I’m going to try and answer there.
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Meme Me
It’s been a while since I posted a good meme. This one seems to have potential, so here goes. We’ll see where this leads. Via Katharine, a/k/a Banshee. Tell me something that you’d like to do with me. Post this … Continue reading
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The Chalabi Mess
I haven’t written much about the who Chalabi affair. I guess it’s because I’ve been looking at the whole thing with a sense of wonder; wondering how it is that no one is publicly taking the administration to task for … Continue reading
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