...and wait until you hear how. :-)

By way of Camille Paglia, of all people, who referenced it in her most recent column for Salon. Bow down before SANTA!

Polling metasite Fivethirtyeight has posted these timeless and timely words of courage and support and praise for all election organizers, volunteers, and pollworkers. I want to share it with you all, too.

I'll see you all at the other end of this world-altering day.

For the organizers, the volunteers, every damn brave last one of you ( Read more... )

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Hi, yall! I'm calling on the collective wisdom of my friends who run cons big and small, and all who work with volunteers at yearly and one time events. I have a volunteer problem that I need help solving.

( Some background about my organization and event. )

I just saw this ad in a slightly modified version -- in English, with a couple of shots removed. (No strawberry dipping!)

What. The. Hell? I don't know whether I find it creepy, or hilarious. It's just *strange*, especially the hot chocolate part.

California's Episcopal bishops want you to know they're against Prop 8.They're standing with Unitarian-Universalist and Reform Judaism organizations on this one. I don't identify as Christian, but I am proud to have been christened and confirmed as an Episcopalian, because I have the rare blessing of never having been traumatized or ostracized by ( Read more... )

I haven't seen this covered on my flist yet, but some of you are probably interested: Salon.com is covering a developing story about police raids on protesters gathering in Minneapolis. They're engaging in "preventative raids" and confiscating political pamphlets, computer equipment, and other materials. It's scary -- young adults who had gathered ( Read more... )

Fox News captioned Democratic Presidential contender Barack Obama's wife Michelle as "Obama's Baby Mama".

I don't even have words.

Slashdot is linking to a story on Wired about the sudden demise of the SUV. Read with glee, people. Basically, sales of SUVs have fallen so far so fast because of the gas prices that car manufacturers are scrambling to deal with the losses. Resale value has also plummeted.

Alright, I'm game. Here's my link to the Stephen Colbert Puppet Challenge. Worksafe. Boy, I hope he gets his wish.