Beth

Giving up or escaping to greener pastures

We pulled Beth out of her school yesterday. We’re not opting for a private school though… well not exactly. There’s a charter school down the road that a bunch of folks at church recommended. Today’s her first day… wearing a uniform. I’m working really hard to repress all of the bad associations with school uniforms running around in my mind. It may turn out for the best, but right now…
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Kitchen Sink

Do you know the feeling?

I’ve spent most of the last 48 hours in the same spot. More than you wanted to know, right? Here’s more: I’d say I’ve been high on cold medication, but I think most of them are technically downers. If tonight is any gage for tomorrow’s prospects, we may have more to look forward to tomorrow. Ah, but there’s a bright side to all of this. I’ll have time to throw up more stuff… by…
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Important Stuff

Controlling the message

I received an email alert from wecansolveit.org, the site/campaign started by Al Gore to create the political will to tackle the climate crisis. We Can Solve It: ABC recently refused to run our Repower America ad, even though they run ads from oil companies that mislead the American people about the role fossil fuels play in the climate crisis. Ask ABC to reconsider their decision and air our…
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Politics

Sharpening the knives

Yeah, I know what you’re gonna say. The Times is in the tank, Obama has done his share of attacking too, blah, blah blah. You know I’m in the tank so you can imagine who’s side I’m on. But ask yourself this: has the Obama campaign incited the kind of hatred or descended quite so far into demagoguery as the McCain/Palin camp? Editorial – Politics of Attack – NYTimes.com (referring to…
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