How was the reading?
Strong Words ought to be wrapping up right about now, and I’m afraid I wasn’t able to get there and catch it. I left the series in June, as you may recall, and tonight’s reading was the first that the new curators organized on their own. Sadly, it was also the last reading brought to […]
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Link of the Day: WaterAid
Hey, remember that time I screamed and yelled about Jennifer Aniston and bottled lifestyle water, but I blatantly failed to provide much information on the problem at hand, let alone the potential solutions? Well, the folks at WaterAid do both much better than I ever could. Take the time to pay them a visit, won’t […]
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Harper’s incrementalism (an introduction)
Kate and I got a lot of wedding work done today. We’re a little over two months away from the big day, and we decided to celebrate with a movie and a little wine. But as often happens between two progressive people – or two progressively tipsy people, at least – we shortly got to […]
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The “Calm Down, America” Party v. Prop 8 and SB 1070
Hey, remember California’s Proposition 8? You know, the state constitutional amendment providing that “only marriage between a man and a woman” could be considered “valid or recognized” in California? Well, guess what just got totally struck down because sexual orientation “does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights” in […]
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Link of the Day: The City
The City is an intense and weird strip drawn by a fellow named Derf. As long as we’re talking about great comics, I figured I ought to let you know about it. Derf wears his ideology on his sleeve – and at times, the strip is more preachy than funny. But when he’s on, he’s […]
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AIDS Walk Update: Still going strong
Amazingly, your generous support for my involvement in this year’s AIDS Walk for Life continues to grow. As I mentioned in my last update, I recently chose to double my fundraising goal from five hundred dollars to a thousand, after meeting my original target earlier than expected thanks to the generosity of people like you. […]
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Link of the Day: Red Meat
If you’re anything like me, then you’re just getting back from a few days away and you’re now in the process of easing yourself back into the working week. Instead of posting something serious or heavy, I thought that today, I’d just link to the official website of one of the stranger comic strips out […]
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