I've been on LJ a long time (since 2000!) and still shudder and delight at writing a bio.

I am an outwardly reserved, inwardly passionate guy. I'm queer, geeky, and sensitive.
I maintain a separate blog about wine: Cheap Wine, Cheap ReviewsIf you want to know more about me, check out my interests. My journal is mostly friends only. Oh, and this is ( Read more... )

My elation at Obama's victory is tempered with a sick-in-the-gut feeling about Prop 8. I was afraid this was going to happen.

Off to work.

How S.F. may, uh, honor George W. Bush

From fivethirtyeight.com:

Over in Indiana, PA and Northern Cambria, PA, [Obama's] volunteers fielded complaints of a massive wave of ugly robocalls both paid for by John McCain's campaign and those paid for by third parties. The third party call was interactive, and purported to be from Barack Obama himself. The call starts out reasonably, and ( Read more... )

From songquakeAs evidenced by Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court Case other than Roe v. Wade ( Read more... )

I have not fact checked this article, but generally Bob Herbert is on the ball, so I thought I should pass this along...

McCain's Radical Agenda by Bob Herbert ( Read more... )

Palin on Rape Exams: Not the Taxpayer's Problem
or:
While Mayor, Sarah Palin Charged Rape Victims for Their Own JusticeI added the first article to the second one because it makes the connection between Palin and this policy clearer - She fired the existing chief of police in Wasilla, appointed a new one (Charlie Fannon), and he decided that this ( Read more... )

Voter Registration by Students Raises Clouds of Consequences

Instructions: Go over to Wikipedia and enter the day you were born [such as "March 27"] and then pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday that occurred on your birthday ( Read more... )