Monthly Archives: August 2005

El Chupacabra!

Posted on 8/27/2005 by Terrance

The legendary "goat sucker"? Caught? That’s what one Texas farmer says. A Texas farmer may have found what some would call a "chupacabra," a legendary animal known for sucking the blood out of goats. Reggie Lagow set a trap last … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy Stuff | 1 Comment

“…Just Give Me My Equality”

Posted on 8/27/2005 by Terrance

The title of this post is from a song by Nina Simone, enitled "Missippi Goddam." The line it comes from goes, "You don’t have to live next to me, Just give me my equality." Equality. It’s a word I use … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Race, Weblogs | 4 Comments

Friday Random Ten: The “Because I Feel Like It” Edition

Posted on 8/26/2005 by Terrance

It’s been a while since I jumped in on this meme. Here’s 10, courtesy of the iTunes Party Shuffle, from the whole 3,071 song collection. Don’t Smoke in Bed – k.d. lang – Drag Lover’s Rock – Sade – Lover’s … Continue reading →

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Epitaph for Trackback?

Posted on 8/26/2005 by Terrance

Crossposted from my EchoDitto blog. It may be a case of "the operation was a success, however the patient died." On the heels of my previous post about the coming onslaught of blog tracking sites, I’ve discovered that a number … Continue reading →

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Missing Again

Posted on 8/26/2005 by Terrance

Via Ol’ Cranky, I got news of another missing person’s case that you haven’t (and probably won’t) see in the news, unless you’re in the New York media market, and even then you probably won’t see much about it. Shameeka … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Media, Missing Persons, Race | 1 Comment

BlogBeat

Posted on 8/26/2005 by Terrance

It pays to blog about stuff sometimes, I guess. A few days ago I posted about several blog tracking sites that are either newly available or about to come online. One of them was BlogBeat. Last night I got an … Continue reading →

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Still Reading Over Your Shoulder

Posted on 8/26/2005 by Terrance

It’s been a while since I written anything about the Patriot Act and its provision allowing the FBI and other law enforcement agents to demand sales records from libraries and booksellers — in other words, the government wants to know … Continue reading →

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Marriage Nutzy?

Posted on 8/26/2005 by Terrance

“No divorce for you!” Heh. Couldn’t resist that. This was too good to pass up posting about. U.S. Rep. John Hostettler told a gathering of clergy that divorce is as dangerous to society as gay marriage and that churches are … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Link Lovin’

Posted on 8/26/2005 by Terrance

Stuff that caught my eye or ended up in my file this week. Feministe – Lauren gets a surprising education. Digital Dissent – A teacher sends a letter, and learns a lesson herself. ‘stina is a shiny special one – … Continue reading →

Posted in 10blogs, Weblogs | 1 Comment

Sigh of Relief

Posted on 8/25/2005 by Terrance

We can all breath a sigh of relief and sleep a bit better tonight as CNN tells us the latest White Woman in Trouble (WWiT) has been found. Teen actress Scout Taylor-Compton, who disappeared from her home more than two … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Media, Missing Persons, Race | 4 Comments

Greta Does’t Get It

Posted on 8/25/2005 by Terrance

Greta Van Susteren has a blog. (Or what claims to be a blog, but without comments or a way to send feedback, other than email.) What she doesn’t have is the vaguest clue what people are talking about when they … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Media, Missing Persons, Race, Weblogs | 1 Comment

More War Porn

Posted on 8/25/2005 by Terrance

Helena Cobban has posted an update on the the story I posted about yesterday. While it doesn’t look like the pictures are from Abu Ghriab (yes I did delve into nowthatsfuckedup.com after I got home and the kid went to … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Ya Hafta Draw ‘Em a Picture

Posted on 8/25/2005 by Terrance

Nick may be onto something here. Take a look at this BlogPulse trend graph. After reading Nick’s post I wanted to see if I could recreate what he got. So, I hit BlogPulse and got this.   Nevermind the Bush … Continue reading →

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10 Blogs

Posted on 8/25/2005 by Terrance

I checked my email yesterday to find a new ad had been submitted. Little did I know it was from Kos. I just placed a 50-blog Blogad ad buy through the Liberal Blog Advertising network urging readers of their favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in 10blogs, Weblogs | 3 Comments

Another Music Meme

Posted on 8/24/2005 by Terrance

I picked this one up from Katharine, and it looked like fun, so I thought I’d try it. Here are the instructions per Katharine, as she got them from arafel. Go to musicoutfitters.com and do a search for the top … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Memes, Music | 7 Comments