It's not reality...it's just the consensus. And that consensus is increasingly under dispute.

It has occurred to me - in light of the current debate over emergency contraception and the plight of reproductive freedom in America - that perhaps the single most significant cause of hopmophobia (and queer fear in general) is that differences in sexuality make sexuality visible.

RAY IS A BUM AND IS NEVER HOME

so....Sandra Day O'Connor turned in her gavel. Quite honestly, I expected Rehnquist to retire (or die, of course) first, but it was really just an endurance test in the end. Both have wanted to retire for years now, and both had just enough misplaced faith in the American people that they decided to hold on until last November's elections. I'm ( Read more... )

I think I need some more information ( Read more... )

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this really needs to stop. I feel like I'm living in a cold, soggy, dirty shoebox.

so....I graduated from BU today. Weirdness. Call me an egghead, but at the graduation I found myself having a real bad case of degree envy. I saw all the doctoral candidates in their silly outfits and mushy hats and said to myself ( Read more... )

recently started lifting weights again (so far only twice, so we'll see if it sticks) and I must say it feels GREAT. I mean, there is of course the meditative aspect of focusing on a strong physical sensation, but it's more than that, really ( Read more... )

Intelligence is all about taking things apart

Wisdom is finding something constructive to do with the pieces.

So, partly in response to political and cultural updates coming from the direction of fallentoad, I am putting out a general request for ideas on WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS MESS. They can be hairbrained or brilliant (or both, of course), but they have to go beyond just educating the public and snarking among ourselves. Let's hear 'em.