I broke down and got myself a new blog over at Word Press. They're kind of amazing.  I was able to transfer my entire Live Journal-- plus comments-- over to Word Press in just 10 minutes.  I don't have a ton of posts or comments but I have been blogging for over 6 years so I was surprised it only took ten minutes and went so smoothly. The new ( Read more... )

Every Monday I look forward to listening to the newest podcast of Reality Cast. It's a 30-minute podcast about reproductive health issues. Each week there is a summary of all the reproductive health news for the week and then an interview with someone interesting in the reproductive health world.

It's available for free on iTunes as well.

This story really got to me and I think Jessica Valenti at The Nation  gets why this story hit me so hard:

"Savita’s death is a reminder that no matter how far we think women have come, to some we simply are not people. Our lives are worth nothing, valuable only for our bodies and what they can provide men, the state, and the culture. Most days-even ( Read more... )

Interesting answer from this post at Treehugger.

"See, way back in 1845, Congress changed the voting laws in an apparent attempt to make things more convenient for voters. Since we were an agrarian society, many of these voters were farmers traveling from the country into the towns and cities to vote. Since, at that time, people believed God forbid ( Read more... )

The winds are due this afternoon so I charged my phone, music players, and Kindle. I also sent copies of my novel draft to my Kindle so I can still work on it in long-hand if the power goes out. And we charged up our lanterns so we'll have light. I really hope we don't lose power though.
Wishing everyone on the East Coast a safe storm with no power ( Read more... )

I'm so happy the Fall TV season here! This weekend was the first time I got to watch all 3 of my favorite returning shows together: The Vampire Diaries, Nikita, and Fringe. 3 excellent episodes too. What are your 3 favorite returning shows?

Here's a good 6-minute video summary by Chris Hayes on the climate change silence this election and why Obama nor Romney have mentioned it once during a debate.

I finally finished the TV series, Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix Instant. That's a really good kids' cartoon.  It's got action, drama, humor, and even a spiritual side.

I'm in the middle of reading a collection of Octavia Butler's short stories and essays. Wow! I can't believe it took me so long to read her.

Check out Greg Evain singing and playing piano at an outdoor performance. This is one of my favorites on his album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Evi2aAVdQ