things i can remember right now about 2009, in chronological order...sort of:noncommittally began house hunting (for fun ( Read more... )

http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

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the details will not come, not like i know they were, not in the right order and all in the wrong light and i mentally kick myself for not engraving each one into the palm of my hand with that knife i keep in the little drawer marked "thoughts" by my bed, furiously etched crib notes ready, waiting for a night like this when id pull my fist out of ( Read more... )

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1. Scott graduated last night. After, we went out with his family. It's been a long time coming and i have yet to decide if i dreamed all of this, or which was my favorite part, but either way, I'm pretty sure it actually happened and I can officially now die a happy woman ( Read more... )

...because everyone i've talked to just seems pissed that he died on THEIR damn river bank, and not someone elses. If only we'd gotten him on a bus out of town before this happened to make us look bad, right??

Could we have done something to prevent this? We'll pretend we can never know. Rome is too busy sitting back wondering "whether we're ( Read more... )

when i am gagged, tied, and loaded up with all the other undesireables in the secret midnight shipment out of town and detained unlawfully for counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement, will any of the people i have fought tooth and nail and daily put myself on the line for raise a single word of protest?

makes you think, doesn't it.

why do you ( Read more... )

The article Helping Hand for Homeless in the Rome News Tribune yesterday took on a very serious issue. And it did so with very little research, knowledge, or effectiveness, and with a gratingly familiar, oft refuted tone. So much for accurate, unbiased reporting.

Congratulations, Rome, on your arrogance. Or at least that of your leaders, who are ( Read more... )