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I am appalled
Originally posted by lavenderfrost at ...WTF.
Well, there goes my good mood for the day.
NYTimes, the bastion of quality reporting, reported on the gang-rape of an 11 year-old girl in Texas that's led to charges against 18 high-school boys so far - all well and good so far, right? Shit like this NEEDS publicity to raise awareness.
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It's known that I collect strays. Cats, dogs, and now people ( Read more... ) -
Action vs. Thought
Recently I had a conversation with a friend about action versus thought. Personally I like to hear about what people are thinking about doing, but this friend didn't. She preferred to hear about what people were doing rather than thinking about doing ( Read more... ) -
Of Life and Oil Paintings
Once upon a time, in a strange land known as Shiloh, NC (suburb of Elizabeth City) a little wayward, dark haired urchin made a friend. Two friends if we are to be perfectly honest. They were transfers in from a world vastly different than the one she knew. A world of concrete and tall buildings that blocked the sky from view; a world where live ( Read more... ) -
Of Carolina and Mothers
I flew back to North Carolina Sunday. My biological mother wanted to see me and her husband paid for the tickets to get me here. Building up to the trip I was nervous, as NC hasn’t been a particularly good state to or for me, but being back again isn’t as terrible as I thought it would be. In part, because I haven’t told certain people that I’m ( Read more... ) -
Just in time for Thanksgiving
So I started writing for an online site (associatedcontent.com) and they had a haiku contest for turkey day. I couldn't resist.
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Tired
I’m tired. Let me just start with that. I’m tired of people picking and choosing who gets benefits from “equal rights” and who doesn’t. The latest offender? The state of Georgia, more specifically it’s legislative counsel. Admittedly I don’t know much about GA’s state laws yet, I don’t know much about the people who run for office or what their ( Read more... ) -
Resuming the Hunt
So after three months of working two days a week I’m back on the hunt. If anyone knows anyone who’s looking for someone with an above average typing speed and experience as a front desk receptionist, let me know please.
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