Monthly Archives: November 2004
Becoming Daddy
Yesterday, the hubby and I—with Parker in tow—addressed the local Maybe Baby group, a parenting group for gay men, which we attended a few years ago before we started the adoption process. The hubby had attended the group before we … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Gay Rights, Parenting
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Santorum
By now, you may have heard the blogosphere buzz about Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. Even if you haven’t, you have to have heard of this vehemently anti-gay senator. The latest gossip is that people are questions whether or not Santorum … Continue reading
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Dinner Conversation
A pre-dinner chat between father (me) and son (Parker) this evening.: “Do you want a veggie burger for dinner?” “No.” “Do you know what you want for dinner?” “No.” “Do you know what I’m talking about?” “No.” “Is ‘no’ all … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General, Parenting
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Marriage in a Nutshell
Atrios has a great post summing up the crux of the same-sex marriage issue. He underscores something that I think a lot of people make assumptions about when they don’t really know. People are fond of saying that same sex … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights
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Brother From Another Planet
I sometimes think that people—at least some of them—wonder just what planet I’m from. Now I have an answer for them. Via Unspoken Truth. You Are From Neptune You are dreamy and mystical, with a natural psychic ability. You love … Continue reading
Posted in Tests and Quizes
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Best Served Cold
OK. I know it’s bad, and I know it’s a bit of schadenfreunde, but I can’t help but chuckle a little at this. Freemans, tuesday night the 16th of nov. the bush twins , along with 2 massive secret service … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
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Kevin Sites Speaks
I’ve written about the incident of the U.S. marine shooting the unarmed, wounded insurgent in a Fallujah mosque. Now, the reporter who filmed the video speaks about the day and the incident on his own blog.
Posted in Current Events, General, War on Terror
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Cognitive Dissonance
Bush voters explained at last. Note: Link now fixed.
Posted in 2004 Election, Current Events, Politics
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Pillory the Post
Update: John has updated his blog with a post containing links to easier-to-download PDF files of the “advertisement,” and a response to the freedom of speech question. A word about Freedom of Speech I have two words for those who … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights
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National Adoption Day & Adoption Memories
Via Daddy, Pappa & Me—a great blog by a gay couple with an adopted daughter— I was reminded that today is National Adoption Day. National Adoption Day is a collective national effort to raise awareness about the 129,000 children in … Continue reading
Blogroll and Link Additions
I’ve updated the links and the blogroll with two informative sites I’ve come across in my work-related blogging. Electronic Iraq, new to the links list, is a good source of news from on-the-ground sources in Iraq. Dahr Jamail, who reports … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Weblogs
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New Links Added
In my ongoing search for good online news sources, I came across two sites that I decided to add to the list of links on this blog, in case anyone else found them useful. The first, World Crisis Web, describes … Continue reading
NEA to Go Away?
Over at Political Animal Kevin Drum links to a column that recommends Democrats support doing away with the National Endowment for the Arts as a means of appeasing “red staters. ” After discovering that 59 million Americans voted to reelect … Continue reading
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Shame On Who?
Apparently, John McCain is more upset with Arab television for airing the tape of a U.S. marine shooting and killing an injured, unarmed insurgent than he is with the marine who did the shooting. Sen. John McCain scolded an Arab … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, War on Terror
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Just My Bill
Just spent the last hour watching a Prime Time interview with Bill Clinton. Sure, I’m a little mad at him for suggesting to Kerry that it waas the gay marriage issue that sunk his campaign (why does everyone blame the … Continue reading