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Getting religion

I went to a Catholic High School, not because I had gone to Catholic grammar school (I didn’t) and not because I or my family was particularly religious (we weren’t), but because after attending public school the first year back in the continental U.S., I was afraid I wouldn’t live through another year of it, much less three more,… Read the rest

WordPress 3.0 upgrade, tweaks and prepping for blog future

I’ve upgraded to WordPress 3.0 (“Thelonious”) and plan to use its multisite feature. But first I want to do some housecleaning here and at the blogs I plan to merge from hither and yon into this single install (hallelujah!).
I’ve also got some changes planned for Peace Arena’s front page and menus. I’m going to focus less on… Read the rest

Dedicated to those who helped Blanche Lincoln

… squeak out a primary win, making the seat a sure-fire GOP pickup in November. Hey, boys, which side are you on?

Like we don’t know already!

17 more discounted DVDs for my library

The Movie Gallery video chain is going out of business. So, was unable to talk myself out of going into the local store for their closing sale today. Here’s what I got:

  • Flow: How did a handful of corporations seal our water?
  • Enron: The smartest guys in the room
  • The U.S. vs John Lennon
  • Margaret Cho: Assassin

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Hank Williams given special Pulitzer, Meryl Streep elected to Academy

Any award Special Citation for Hank Williams (Sr) doesn’t really need an explanation.

New York City, April 12 – The Pulitzer Prize Board has awarded a posthumous Special Citation to country music icon Hank Williams for his lifetime achievement as a musician, Columbia University announced today.
The citation praises Williams for “his craftsmanship as a

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SOS from Crawford Peace House

Friends,
Cindy Sheehan and Michael Moore are among those who have posted this message from the owner of the Crawford Peace House, who needs help if he is to keep it beyond this Tuesday. It would be wonderful if we could save it and turn it into a peace museum and resource center. In my opinion, it would… Read the rest

The love of my life, I miss him so!

Come back, George, we hardly knew ya!

Obama reaches agreement with Russia to reduce nukes

With all the excitement about health care insurance reform, and the resulting meltdown of conservatives, some important news has been overlooked or denied its rightful prominence. President Obama has reached an agreement with Russia for a 1/4th reduction in activated nuclear weapons.
It may be only 25%, but it’s a good first step, and helps build trust with our old… Read the rest

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