Sadness
From Ansible 271 comes this unfortunate news:"• Mog Decarnin (Karen Duff, 1948-2010), US fan whose fanzines included the 1980s Majoon, and who as Camilla Decarnin published stories and co-edited the...
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Veggies are difficult
Recent observation by both lynnal and myself: if you've been brought up on the typical middle-class American diet, it is difficult to increase the amount and variety of vegetables. The emphasis on...
View ArticleIt's entirely too true
Excuses for plagiarism. With a h/t to my friend Cabell, who has to deal with it too much.
View ArticleOrganizational void
Something I've discovered since moving to Madison: the two organizations I expected to be here no longer exist. I know I've talked about this before, but it's been something of a surprise to find...
View ArticleDreamwidth?
I've noticed that a number of people have moved over to Dreamwidth, and am contemplating that myself. However, before I do that, I wanted to know what people think of Dreamwidth, why someone might...
View ArticleDreamwidth
So I have started a new blog over on Dreamwidth, under the not-too-surprising username of badger2305. Right now, I'm looking into how to post on DW and have to x-posted automatically onto LJ.
View ArticleDamp basement
Madison got a significant amount of rain over a very short period of time last night. So after dropping off my friend T. back at his place, I came home only to discover from Lynn that we had water in...
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This was originally posted as a comment here, in response to a link to a talk given by Aaron Huey about the Pine Ridge Reservation. It's definitely worth watching - if you are ready for it.***My...
View ArticleDr. King's commentary
"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Councileror the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white...
View ArticleCooking
So I finished canning four pints of cherry jam. I then made a batch of chocolate chip cookies, rolled them into balls and put them in the freezer for later.Man, that was a lot of work. But it'll be...
View ArticleNew teaching gig
L. and I have been scraping along barely making ends meet for some time now. Part of it has been unexpected expenses (car, home, taxes, etc.), and part of it is that I simply haven't been making a lot...
View ArticleManitowoc
Just got back from a day trip to Manitowoc, Wiscowsin. Had breakfast with my friend T., and then we went and explored for a little while. Took advantage of my YMCA membership to work out, and spent...
View ArticlePaul Cornell's a fine fellow
It's interesting to read Paul Cornell's commentary about Convergence - in a very real way, he makes it clear that it is the convention that I wanted Minicon to be, a decade or so ago. He also makes...
View ArticleArticle 2
There have been a couple of interesting essays written recently, one taken from a speech by Urvashi Vaid and another by Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz. Both correctly criticize the current lesbian and gay...
View ArticleFoucault and zombies - what's not to like?
You might have to be a sociologist to understand this. But it's funny - even if he gets the caliber wrong on a Barrett .50 rifle. This entry was originally posted at...
View ArticleI have a lovely new computer...
...that happens to make phone calls. Yes, it is a Droid (an HTC Incredible or some such like). It appears to be smarter than me. I'm still figuring out everything that it does. I used to have a...
View ArticleGetting our facts straight
In the midst of the ongoing budget battle in Madison, one of the things missing is an analysis of how Gov. Walker's "Budget Repair Bill" will affect Wisconsin, Assembly district by Assembly district. I...
View ArticleQuiet State Capitol
So it's 2am here in Madison.I've just returned from the state capitol. Assembly Democrats are continuing to hold hearings to take testimony from ordinary people scared half to death by SB11 - Gov....
View ArticleRecall efforts underway in Wisconsin
This is a fairly long note, because it is essentially a list of links on Facebook ALONE, related to the current recall efforts against Republican senators here in Wisconsin. I haven't had time to...
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