Linky Deliciousness Wins Out Over Me Me Me

I don’t keep my blogroll (link lists) up to date. I wouldn’t assume that just because it’s a link on my site it has value to you. Plus, I use Bloglines for most of my reading, so I don’t need a current list on my site for my own purposes. Also, a list is just …


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Spare Change and Sweaters

Remembrance Week, 26th Dec- 1 Jan I’ve been watching clips from the memorials taking place for the tsunami vicitims and I gotta tell you, it’s breaking my heart. Last night I dreamt that I was at a protest of some kind, but we had all gone dressed for a funeral because before the protest, we …


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Happy Christmukkah

What Do Jews Do on Christmas? [Link] Funny. The first thing on the list? Go out for Chinese food! They’ve left out something critical in this handy FAQ page, though. It’s this: Join our Christian family members and/or friends in their holiday celebrations. It can be just delightful to watch other people’s kids gleefully unwrapping …


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I Said Christmas, I Meant Christmas.

This is very difficult for me to talk about sensibly because I’m side by side with folks like the Family Research Council and other crazy wingnuts. But I’m gonna say it and get it over with: They’re right; this secularized Christmas stuff has gone too far. The other night on the news I saw Christine …


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Now It’s a Peaceful Oasis

A few years back I was working in the Eastlake neighborhood. I walked to work almost every day, down the stairclimb, across the treacherous I-5 onramp, and down the hill to the startup by the lake. One morning there was a flyer posted at the top of the stairclimb – an Eastlake neighbor was looking …


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Thank you.

I’m leaving for Thanksgiving festiviites is about half an hour, but I have a few minutes to post about what I’m thankful for. This is going to sound not very warm and fuzzy at first, but stick with me. This year, I am really thankful for technology and the wonders of the Internet. Why something …


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