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6.75
*picking up this old, forgotten book and blowing a cloud of dust off the cover*
*soft smile* Hello old thing.
I am now all of these things:
22,615,200
376,920
15,705
516
6.75
43
0.43
Happy Birthday to me. -
September 11
Today is September 11th -- an important day in history.
On this date, the Scots defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge (where, unlike in the movie "Braveheart", there was a bridge involved in the battle), and centuries later, the Scots voted to devolve their Parliament from the English. An American of Scot descent was appointed to the ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts for Memorial Day 2011
As a nation, as a people
we Americans are so woefully inept
at waging peace
at using knowledge and wisdom
to resolve conflicts non-violently
with others whose purposes clash
with our own.
So deeply imbedded in our culture
and our psyches
are the strategies of militarism
the machinery of warfare and
the rusting myths of our patriotism
that we cannot ( Read more... ) -
Fourteen...!
Fourteen years ago today, my beloved anarchist_nomad and I fundamentally changed our young relationship. After nearly three years of exclusive monogamy, we transitioned to polyamory.
We had discussed the option multiple times before then, exploring what it would mean and how it might change us. Abstract agreement became reality when a marvelous opportunity arose ( Read more... ) -
Re: Your Brains, Date: 21 May
These are all worth rescuing for posterity from FB and elsewhere, in honour of Rapture Day 2011:
The Center for Disease Control prepares for the Zombie Apocalypse!
The CDC does not, however, address the claims of this older site, 7 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Outbreak Would Fail (Quickly)
Bill Maher's brilliant Dallas Trinity's Accu-Wrath Forecast
The ( Read more... ) -
IDAHO: Help boost the signal, please
Today is International Day Against Homophobia. (Three cheers for Canada.)
But then again, every day should be, and that why today is important.
In the UK -- at least in high-minded Oxford -- things are surprisingly good, yet horrible hate-crimes still occur across the country.
I have come a long way since I held hands in public with my girlfriends ( Read more... ) -
Say Anything thread updated....
Time for a new one of these also:
This is the "say anything you want to Chesh" thread.
Stop by to flirt or at least to say something nice, in the spirit of the season. *grin*
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