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From Presente.org
After they had beaten Luis Ramirez to death, the white teenagers who attacked him sent an ominous message to Luis’ friends ( Read more... ) -
"TheyCan't Go Anywhere Without Me"
Fun airline-related stories are less common than their opposite, so I have to write this one down before I forget to do so ( Read more... ) -
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It's Blog Against Disableism Day. There are lots of good posts -- quite a few around invisible disabilities.
But a couple of my favorites are: this one about accessibility and accommodation, and this one about the frustrations of dealing with people who assume that just because you don't need [their] help with something that they think you ( Read more... ) -
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One of the books I pick up for a quick break is called What Were They Thinking?. It's a survey of bad and silly ideas through history. Some of the listings are pretty funny or cringeworthy, and there's at least one that I'm pretty sure is a popular myth that isn't really true (but I'm too lazy to check references for it, or anything in the book ( Read more... ) -
So Cool
My friend, Nisi, just won a James Tiptree Award for her short story collection Filterhouse. It's a really good collection, too. For those who care, it is up on Bookshare. I have a copy of the print book as well if somebody would like it; although, since it is a book from a small publisher, I'd encourage anyone who is interested to actually go ( Read more... ) -
Ditching Devices
I have a couple talking items that I'm looking to get rid of (probably not free, but I'm willing to negotiate prices ( Read more... ) -
Access to Ebooks
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Of No Import Whatsoever
I thought this process was kind of funny and entirely appropriate for today:
- Sign for UPS delivery
- Open box containing LumiTest light and contrast detector gizmo (do small happy dance in preparation for aiming device at router and modem and microwave and dog (anything that might emit light ... or, you know, not)))
- Open device to check if ( Read more... )
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Song for Cleaning the Refrigerator
(to be sung to Cruella DeVille theme)
Gelatinous goo,
Gelatinous goo,
Invading the fridge, It's
Disgusting but true,
I wonder what that used to be. Oh, eewwwwwww!
Look out for gelatinous goo.