Bush tells abortion foes, 'We will prevail'
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/23/abortion.anniversary.api'm not taking comments on this one. if you're riled up enough to make a comment, you've mustered enough energy to make a $5 online donation to naral or planned parenthood or an embattled abortion clinic in your area -- trust me, there is one, ( Read more... )

i am home. i have not read a single entry of yours since i left. i do plan to get to that soon. but i have a time-sensitive item that i want to post ( Read more... )

i am going far, far away tomorrow, visiting my grandmother who is practically a continent away. i am going with my dad, my mom, and my aunt, but, really, really unfortunately, not with enderkeogh. sigh. well, i am flying out tomorrow morning, and i am flying back monday evening, and i am going to be offline the whole time in between. so have a lovely long ( Read more... )

if you are at *all* considering adopting a puppy or dog, do it now. this tidal wave is going to get out of control sooner than you think.

Puppy Boom in Wake of Katrina (AP ( Read more... )

"I have always personally felt that all of us, every living being, gets one shot at life. You know, we're here once then we're gone as far as we know, and why the hell not enjoy it as much as possible. Why not be nice to our fellow man? We're all in the same boat, we're all taking a journey to nowhere, and why not make it as pleasant for all of us ( Read more... )

NEWS ALERT | 4:21 PM ET
Supreme Court Allows Transfer of Padilla to Civilian Court

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"If you wait around for someone to give you wonderful socks, you may miss out."
-- Scarlett Johansson (see accompanying fashion spread)

( High Tech High )

since 11:30 or so, i have been trying unsuccessfully to understand why i am not at home right now playing videogames. it's very confusing.

this is my first day at work since monday, december 19. i have not touched my lj since then, and probably not read yours, because i have been too busy having a lovely time. but because i miraculously managed to avoid the transit strike entirely, this morning my train caught on fire, or possibly the train line, nothing was clear. not overtly ( Read more... )

i thought this was funny.

On a small Croatian island, 2005 is the Year of the Woman

It's even better than "Lysistrata"! Here's the news from Ananova (via Shakespeare's Sister and Feministing): "Women in a Croatian village have seized power from their lazy menfolk in local elections ... They won all seven seats on the local council after deciding ( Read more... )