Monthly Archives: July 2005
Rove & Fried Rice
TalkLeft is the source of these two links to some rather interesting primers for those still getting up to speed on the Karl Rove scandal and why it matters. The first one, which gives a shout-out to Talk Left as … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Iraq, Karl Rove Scandal, Politics, War on Terror
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Ohio Just Got Interesting
Warning: This is one of those stories that will make you spew coffee (or the morning beverage of your choice) all over your monitor. So, whatever you’re drinking, put it down for a minute. I blogged earlier about Paul Hackett’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Politics, Sexuality
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Great Books for Kids in Gay Families
This post has been in the back of my mind, and I’ve been holding it for about a week. So I finally decided to post it. If you’re a gay parent, chances are you go out of your way to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, Gay Rights, Parenting
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Long Load Times
I’ve noticed it. And I’ve gotten at least one email about it. Is anyone else experiencing long load times with this blog? (Those who read the RSS feed can ignore this message.) I’ll see if I can get to the … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Search This
Do you live or work in New York City? Take the subway? Already sick of being searched? You might want to tell it to the New York Civil Liberties Union. They’re looking for people to possibly challenge the constitutionality of … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Current Events, General, War on Terror
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$495 Keyboard?
Between work and the time I spend online at home, once the kid and the hubby are down for the night, I spend a lot of time in front of a keyboard. Occaisonally, I come down with a case of … Continue reading
Posted in Tech Stuff
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A Tale of Two Hangings
A while back I posted on the reports that two young boys in Iran were hanged for having gay sex, after being imprisoned for 14 months and receiving 280 lashes for their "crime." Right away, I received a comment doubting … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Human Rights, Religion
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Hail to the Chief
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. Pretty much says it all, don’t ya think? Via Atrios.
Posted in Bush, Current Events, Politics
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War on Whatever
See, it’s stuff like this, that makes me believe we don’t deserve to win the "war on terror" or whatever we’re calling it today, because we support stupid policies or we (some of us, anyway) elect polticians who support stupid … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Military, Politics, War on Terror
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Miller Time, Too
Back to the Karl Rove Scandal for a minute. Two things. First, Arianna Huffington has an interesting idea about who the prime leaker might be. Here it is: It’s July 6, 2003, and Joe Wilson’s now famous op-ed piece appears … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Karl Rove Scandal, Politics, Rove, War on Terror
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Gimme Ten
Here’s something I thought might be interesting. A new co-worker of mine, new to the whole blogging scene, asked me to give her a list of 10 blogs I’d recommend she check out. I’m in the process of putting one … Continue reading
Posted in Weblogs
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Andymatic
One of my fave blogs is five years old today; a lifetime when it comes to blogging. I’ve been reading his blog for as long as I’ve been reading blogs. Go give Andy the birthday spanking he’s got coming. And … Continue reading
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Reading & a Mea Culpa
Some folks may have noticed that I’ve let the Friday postings of 10 of the best blog posts I’ve found during the week fall by thw wayside of late. All I can say is that life has been busy, and … Continue reading
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Battle of the XXX-Box
The recent ruckus over the "Hot Coffee" hack for the popular computer game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Fault, which allows users to play a mini-game involving illicit animated sex scenes, brought to mind an awkward moment I experienced while … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Games, Current Events, Politics, Tech Stuff
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PFLAG Statement on Zach’s Release
According to my calculations from the time we first got word that Zach was going to be at Love In Action/Refuge (LIA/R) for a six week extension, this is the week he’s due to get out. I haven’t seen anything … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Parenting, Religion
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