Monthly Archives: November 2005
NaNoWriMo: the Last Mile
Just a quick update on NaNoWriMo. After last night, I’ve passed the 45K mark, and some intensive writing after Parker’s bedtime has gotten me to the point where the most critical parts of the story are written. All that’s left, … Continue reading
Colonial Style Occupation
Well, based on at least one comment, I should probably eat my cranberry sauce and shut up about the history, etc. behind the holiday. And maybe I would, if it seemed anything at all had been learned from it. But, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Iraq, Politics, War on Terror
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Support for NJ Lesbian Couple
I wrote earlier about the plight of Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree. Hester is dying of lung cancer and when that happens it’s likely that Andree will lose the home the couple has shared because she will not receive Hester’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Gay Rights
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Thanks?
The hubby gave me funny look when I came downstairs this morning, after getting showered and dressed, and it took me a minute to realize why. I’d dressed all in black. I couldn’t help it. Well, actually I could. It … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Race
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And We Go Right on Creating Our Families
Congratulations to Jeremiah and his family on the finalization of his adoption! There’s nothing revolutionary about love, or family. Even gay families. Yet there are so few of us, and so many who would stop or dismantle us, that our … Continue reading
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Calling on Oprah
It’s been a while since I watched her show — there was a time when I taped it every afternoon to watch when I got home from work — but I’ve always been a fan of Oprah’s. And, as far … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Current Events, Gay Rights, Television
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A Big Bite of Chomsky
I might as well admit it. At this point it’s obvious I’m a book junkie. Or maybe, if you throw blogging and writing in general into the mix, I’m actually a word junkie. Either way, I’d been getting nervous about … Continue reading
Queer Irony for Straight Weddings
Maybe I’m taking things way too seriously. Maybe I’m still seething over the news in the previous post. But last night even something like Bravo’s Queer Eye, is causing my blood pressure to rise and not in a good way. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Television
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Marriage, Justice & Compassion Denied
Talk to me all you want about why gradual social change is the better in the long run, but there’s not much of a chance I’ll buy it. It’s easy to say when you’re not the one needing the change … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Politics, Religion
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Batshit Bush Bent on Bombing
I told you. He’s crazy. President Bush planned to bomb Arab TV station al-Jazeera in friendly Qatar, a “Top Secret” No 10 memo reveals. But he was talked out of it at a White House summit by Tony Blair, who … Continue reading
Posted in Bush, Current Events, Iraq, War on Terror
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Honesty & the Long Way Home
Something Rachel said in a comment on the last post about Lucas Dawson reminded me of something I’d indeed to post about. I was all set to criticize Kanye West’s recent statements about grappling with his fear of gay people, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Music, Race, Religion
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Iraq to U.S.: Time to Go
I posted earlier about Rep. John Murtha’s recent change of heart on Iraq, but I didn’t have much to say about the absurd political theater that ensued afterwards, with Republicans attempting to trap Democrats with a meaningless vote on withdrawal. … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo: Week Three
It’s hard to believe I’m rounding the bend on week three of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but it’s true. And after clocking in at 34,145 words yesterday, with the likelihood that I’ll break the 35,000 word mark later tonight, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Life, NaNoWriMo
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Bush Laughing Last on the Patriot Act?
I recently saw a video that included Arianna Huffington saying that while president Bush comes across as irredeemably stupid, it’s also easy to miss the genius behind the stupidity. I think she may be on to something. It’s so easy … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bush, Civil Liberties, Current Events, Politics, War on Terror
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Separated at Birth?
After seeing this, and this, and then noticing Waveflux had resurrected as a reference point the Powerline post about Bush’s “brilliance approaching to genius,” I couldn’t help myself. I had to smack together little the comparison below. The resemblance is … Continue reading
Posted in Bush, Current Events, Humor, Picture of the Day
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