BlogSisters survey ….

I just spent an interesting hour filling out a survey of women writers on BlogSisters. If you’re female and do a web journal or blog, your input would be much appreciated, I’m sure. Find the survey here.

Don’t go breaking my heart ….

The college acceptance letters for Meredith keep coming in the mail; U of W, WSU, Pacific Lutheran University and Whitworth College. The only two which have not yet responded yet are the Big S, (the School Which Shall Not Be Named for fear of inviting a jinx) and Northwestern University in Chicago, her top two [...]

A follow-up ….

As a follow-up to yesterday’s story on the Oregon man fighting to drive without a prosthesis: here are the federal guidelines underlying his loss of license: A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person- (1) Has no loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm, or [...]

The sound of one hand clapping ….

My grandmother would have been outraged. Today I learned that in the United States, it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle with only one arm. Yup, you’ve got to have two, even if one is a prosthesis. In 2000, The Oregon State Department of Motor Vehicles pulled Scott Cook’s drivers license for driving without [...]

Bubba for Arnold?

From Washington Whispers in US World and News Report, via Sherry Chandler: Here’s the long shot of the year: Congressional Democrats will OK a constitutional amendment allowing naturalized citizens like California Gov. Arnold Schwarzen egger to run for president if Republicans help kill the 22nd Amendment barring third terms, thus clearing the way for another [...]

The One True Agitshop ….

While cruising links on Kalililytime, I discovered The One True Agitshop, a Cafe Press operation featuring products with such great lines as “Fifty five million people saying “NO” is not a mandate” and “I went to the ballot box and all I got was this stupid president.” I like these people. Check ‘em out.

A formula for living ….

I got a new piercing today – a part of my ear called the tragus. New word to me, but a cool location. It’s funky and different and makes me happy. And as my oldest daughter — who went with me today — pointed out, it’s a place unlikely to sag. Now, normally I wouldn’t [...]

Putting our best face forward ….

Check out Rox Populi today for a great write-up on images protesters present. (Rox Populi is a contributor to the fabulous Blog Sisters, which I highly recommend.) She has a great point–that when representing a movement, we have an obligation to at least give the appearance of normalcy, otherwise our cause can disappear into the [...]

Vanity kills ….

Judaism has a beautiful tradition that when a household is in mourning, the mirrors are covered with black cloth. I’m thinking of this now because I’m in a period of mourning for myself–for the me I was before I started the merry-go-round of all these new drugs. In less that 2 months, I’m going on [...]

The appearance of democracy….

As Bush touts the upcoming Iraqi elections as a beacon of democracy, many people in this country are not aware that if not even a single person shows up at any polling place anywhere in the country, thousands–potentially millions–of ballots will still be cast, and candidates elected. Voting and registration stations have been set up [...]

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