Cory Capron has a very lucid examination of the terminology being used by both proponents and opponents of the Marshall/Newman amendment. The terms he examines are bigotry (often cited by opponents) and polygamy (often cited by proponents). Cory’s sets aside all emotion and examines the terms and tries to find logic supporting or opposing either […]
So I just finished “Lies my Teacher Told Me” by James W. Loewen and recommend this book to everyone educated in the United States and to everyone interested in American history. Mr. Loewen sometimes beats a point to death, but in general it is excellent, exhaustively researched and packed with citations and bibliographic details. The […]
Last night, Erci and I went down to a firestation off Yates Ford Road to attending training for how to be an election officer on election day. We’ve decided to help the county run the election this year. Every year pretty much every county in the state is short-handed for volunteers to work the election. […]
Devin writes about how voting sucks, and he has a point. Many aspects of our democracy cry for massive improvement. I get that people are pissed off with their so-called leaders in government. I agree that the currect collection of buffoons needs to be replaced. So how do we create change if we care? I […]
Last night I was released early from work to sleep for this morning’s big install at work (that went well, BTW). Instead of resting, I went over to Judy Feder‘s campaign HQ and spent four hours stuffing, sealing, and stamping envelopes; then sorting contribution sheets and doing research online. It was fun, and I can […]
Stephen O’Regan’s “They’re Made out of Meat” film of Terry Bisson’s short story (same name) won Grand Prize at the Science Fiction Museum’s SF Short Film Festival in Seattle this year. It can be viewed for free on Atom Films or YouTube. Perspective is everything.
This clip is so good and so sharp that I doubt the usual campaigns are behind it. Simply awesome! Hat tip to Todd Smyth for the link.
I had a politics-free weekend with Erci to honor our 13th Wedding Anniversary. We had lunch at Maestro with the Smithsonian Association where chef Fabio Trabocchi prepared amazing meal of sausage terrine and pork chops on risotto. Yum! Then we drove out to see beautiful leaves and taste wine at Stillhouse Vineyards and Three Foxes […]
Howard is a very good friend of mine and he is going through some challenges establishing his Massage Therapy business in Manassas. Turns out bigotry has reared it’s ugly head in old town Manassas. He made the the news, first in the Manassas City Journal, and now the Washington Post. Sadly the Post’s article (Monday, […]
I’ve been reading Rena’s excellent blog for some time now, and her most recent posting is an awesome personal experience about canvassing, complete with photos and lots of details. Read it and find out why, if you care about any candidates, you should be out canvassing too. It really is a lot of fun.
