February 2009
Please let this all be a nightmare I am able to...
January 2009
Hold the Bush Administration Accountable (sign... →
H.R. 104 would establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties.
The bill would impanel a Blue Ribbon Commission to investigate potential crimes and Constitutional violations committed by the Bush Administration under the seemingly impenetrable curtain of “unreviewable war powers.”
“Americans deserve to know the truth about the Bush...
If you care about women's health, PLEASE TAKE...
Yesterday, millions of dollars in Family Planning funding were cut from the Stimulus Bill that the US House & Senate are voting on this week.
The Medicaid Family Planning provisons would help states provide coverage to 2.3 MILLION low-income women in the next five years. This funding would help providers expand women’s health services, including CANCER SCREENINGS and other preventitive...
I left my new MacBook Pro alone with my mother for...
When I returned for it, she somehow ERASED MY HARD DRIVE. I’ve been without it since Sunday, and suddenly my life feels empty.
…Mostly because I can’t spend hours Tumbling. :(
But DON’T WORRY, BABY. We’ll be back together soon.
“I know what I dreamed:
our friend the poet comes into my room
where I’ve...”
– Adrienne Rich, excerpted from “II,” from 21 Love Poems
In truth, I can’t sleep at all. But this part still echoes true.
“The woman who cherished
her suffering is dead. I am her descendant.
I love the...”
– Adrienne Rich, excerpted from poem VIII of 21 Love Poems. In honor of my friend Des, who just got this part of the poem tattooed on her arm. Isn’t that lovely? I think it means really good things for her. And for me, too - I’ve been feeling really healthy lately, feeling strong,...
Yay! I was just invited to speak at Philly's first...
“What is Pecha Kucha Night,” you ask? From pecha-kucha.org:
Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.
If anyone in Philly has a topic they’d like to present, they are looking for more...
“In my opinion, a candidate should get up and say, “Politics has absolutely...”
– Dr. Susan Wicklund, in an interview with Salon.com last year. Dr. Wicklund’s book, This Common Secret, she tells stories of women she’s cared for during more than 20 years as an abortion provider. Today is the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court Case that turned...
“Everyone is born a genius, but it is drummed out of us almost from the minute we...”
– Michael Greenburg, Hurry Down Sunshine
“And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the...”
– President Barack Hussein Obama This was my favorite part of the speech. I actually tried to start a slow clap in the auditorium I was in, but no one joined me. HAH!
“For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a...”
– President Barack Hussein Obama I’ve never heard any major polital figure recognize “non-believers” in a high-profile speech. I was VERY impressed.
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just...”
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (via littlemiss)
Ani DiFranco, “Hello Birmingham”
and...
“If someone wants to be a part of your life, they’ll make an effort to be in it.”
– (via littlemiss) (via kari-shma)
circumvention.
havent-got-a-prayer:
He carried her in him, as a lantern carries its flame. Safe from the wind and the world, she hid beneath his shadow. The hunters came for her with lust in their dark eyes; but he kept his hand over hers, and all was well. The coldest nights in all of December fell from the clouds, but he gave her his cloak until the snow settled. The wolves howled to the moon, tales of...
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more...”
– Mother Theresa (via iindia: lickystickypicky) I hope that this is true some day; so far, I’ve mostly experienced profound pain when I’ve loved that way.
Call for Entries: Smithsonian Photography... →
The Smithsonian Photography Initiative (SPI) invites you to contribute images and stories to click! photography changes everything, an online exhibit that explores how photography influences every aspect of our lives.
This month’s focus: “History in the Making”.
Submit your photo and story about how photography ...
“I thought of how many people go to their graves unforgiven and unforgiving. I...”
– Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
Bush declares new holiday: January 18 is now...
“My administration has been committed to building a culture of life by vigorously promoting adoption and parental notification laws, opposing federal funding for abortions overseas, encouraging teen abstinence and funding crisis pregnancy programs.” (via politico)
This is ridiculous. What will Bush do to celebrate this day, to honor this “culture of life” that his...
“Knowing is not enough;
we must apply.
Willing is not enough;
we must do.”
– Goethe Action is needed.
“Really, I think one’s art goes only as far and as deep as your love goes.”
– Andrew Wyeth, who died today at the age of 91. (via alexash: scout: align)
An Artist’s Guide to Accessing Health Care in the... →
I am so glad that this exists.
Um, apparently I'm gonna be on college talk radio... →
Internet friends,
I will be on the college talk radio tonight. Please listen, if you can stand the whiny voice of the show’s host. Also, the show is terrible. Also, it is ridiculous. But please, listen!
Also, feel free send us an IM as you listen: ‘wqhs’
