Fun to watch the sparks fly with George Tenet. Name calling, hair pulling. Is it WWF or what? I am excited about all the crumbling that is occurring within the Bush Administration-unfortunately Cheney and Rove seem to be bullet proof. I hope against hope I am wrong on this. Those two are EV"IL. But maybe there is hope with Gonzales....
And after watching Penn and Teller's BULLSHIT last night, where they paid illegal immigrants to build a boarder fence and then get over, under and through it, I am convinced that the government has the brain power of a nat. Not to mention those idiots who sit on the border protecting the country from the terrorism of low paid workers! Well maybe those minutemen are right....they are paid to little.
Meanwhile, I have to find a way to politely tell a distant family members that I can not go to their wedding until it becomes legal for gay people to be married. I am on a wedding boycott. But do I send a gift? What is the etiquette in this situation? Please send a comment if you have an answer!
Hey, anyone with a sense of humor and adventure should join me on a cruise to Alaska with about 200 other Air America/Randi Rhodes fans. It is in August and I would love if people under 50 would come along! Check it!
http://www.legendaryworld.com/randirhodes/
Monday, April 30, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Blame.....SOMEONE!
It's what we do best. We blame. We can not find an acceptable rationale-mostly because it is outside of our ability to conceive of the act in the first place-so, we assert blame. Let's blame the College Police. Let's blame the immigrant community. Let's blame the mental health system. Let's blame the gun manufacturers (ok-well that is relevant). But truly we humans must have a reason. Why? Its the question we ask always. It is how we have progressed as a species. We ask WHY. Asking why the blood acquires a virus, asking why the weather is changing, asking why a child cries are questions that we can answer. Asking why a man shoots apparently random victims....not going to get that answer. Even if he remained alive, would we ever be satisfied with his answer? Accepting that these things happen is the hardest thing we humans can do and it seems so passive. Instead we try to DO something, and blame is active.
Grief is passive-it sits heavy on the soul and won't let go until it is time. How does this knowledge get disseminated? It doesn't. One has to experience it-like the taste of food. Description is just not enough. The best we can hope for is that it passes sooner then later. Life goes on and it is our prime directive-to survive, to remember,and ultimately, to learn.
Grief is passive-it sits heavy on the soul and won't let go until it is time. How does this knowledge get disseminated? It doesn't. One has to experience it-like the taste of food. Description is just not enough. The best we can hope for is that it passes sooner then later. Life goes on and it is our prime directive-to survive, to remember,and ultimately, to learn.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Is this real...or am I dreaming?
President Bush, not realizing that the microphone was still on, admitted to Hannity and
Coles, that perhaps stem cell research could be a viable option if science could determine the sexuality of an embryo. “That way we could get rid of the future gays and keep these (expletive) right wing jokers quiet all at the same time!”
Barbara Bush was heard to utter that maybe abortion would have been appropriate in certain circumstances….
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Some more thoughts on Blog Against Theocracy
I took a look at list of Bloggers who have weighed in on the Blog Against Theocracy and it is amazingly long!
Check it! (and they haven't finished adding in all of them, including yours truly)
I have to say this makes me feel a whole lot better! Perfect for the day-now I know very little about Jesus, but I'd like to think that he would be a blogger too.
The blogswarm participants.
{taken out b/c way too long!)
Check it! (and they haven't finished adding in all of them, including yours truly)
I have to say this makes me feel a whole lot better! Perfect for the day-now I know very little about Jesus, but I'd like to think that he would be a blogger too.
The blogswarm participants.
{taken out b/c way too long!)
Friday, April 6, 2007
Blog Against Theocracy
In order to stave off the inevitable (mood altering medication), I have decided to join the masses of opinionated bloggers. The Blog Against Theocracy is the perfect place to start.
I have been receiving the emails of AU-Americans United, which has done amazing work in this area. The particular rant I am on has to do with taxes. Why do we continue to give religious institutions tax-exempt status. I believe that many of these so called religions would disappear if that was changed. Plus then they would truly be able to express their political opinion, since that is what they do anyway. True institutions would have to do more fund raising to pay taxes, but perhaps it is time for all organizations to get out of the "non-profit" game anyway. There has to be another way to protect the groups that are actually helping while sifting out the con artists.
I have been receiving the emails of AU-Americans United, which has done amazing work in this area. The particular rant I am on has to do with taxes. Why do we continue to give religious institutions tax-exempt status. I believe that many of these so called religions would disappear if that was changed. Plus then they would truly be able to express their political opinion, since that is what they do anyway. True institutions would have to do more fund raising to pay taxes, but perhaps it is time for all organizations to get out of the "non-profit" game anyway. There has to be another way to protect the groups that are actually helping while sifting out the con artists.
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