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Wow.
From the often infuriating comments on this CBC article about a transgendered teacher getting fired by the Catholic School Board comes the best argument from a religious standpoint that I have yet seen on the issue:
I don't understand how the Catholic Church can take this stance, to be honest. We live in a fallen world. Because of that, children ( Read more... ) -
Smart and controversial posts
Today seems to be the day for finding smart posts. Via a number of people comes Jamie LaRue, a librarian, responding thoughtfully and firmly to a parent demanding that "Uncle Bobby's Wedding", a book dealing with a child's fear that her uncle's gay marriage will change his relationship with her, be removed from his library.
The second is mizkit's post ( Read more... ) -
Oh Holy God
This video is seriously made of awesome. I think I am a bit in love with this woman...
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In which somebody responds the right way for a change
After the whole "Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF" mess, you'd think we wouldn't be surprised when a book of interviews with horror writers is released without a single female name in the list.
So how did the publishers respond to being called out on their bluff? By protesting that girl fiction is too fluffy to be included? By accusing women of ( Read more... ) -
Flicka (Doris Jean) Elliott: October 11, 1922 - September 10, 2009
On Friday September 4, I got a phone call. My Grandmother wasn't doing well, and my father and aunt and uncles had been summoned to the care facility where she's been residing since the Altzheimer's took over ( Read more... ) -
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Some of my friends know that I've been fighting persistent chronic sinus problems for years.
As evidenced by my life in graph form, I think it may be time for surgery.
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I should be writing articles right now...
I squeed as soon as I saw this icon on shanna_s's blog, because procrastination has been the bane of my existence the past few days. I don't even mean to, but there's SO MUCH I'D RATHER BE DOING with my first weeks back in Canada ( Read more... ) -
Home Again
Well, at long last, I am home. Not going to provide a lot of insight at the moment because my family is getting ready for dinner and my body thinks it's 12 a.m. (and I was up for 23 hours yesterday thanks to the storm delaying my flight ( Read more... ) -
Sparkly Stuff Sale!
So the problem with having 4 weeks unpaid vacation before going home is the unpaid part. Especially with the cost of living in England being what it is. In retaliation, I am having a sparkly stuff sale!
It's all on my Facebook Group, Sarah's Sparkly Stuff. If you want something sparkly, just post a quick comment under the photo for first dibs, ( Read more... )
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