Did you??? Are you gonna??? Can you live with yourself if you don't? :-) Actually my entire family got out and voted this morning (I did last evening while inquiring at our local polling place about...or on Tuesday - whichever way you go, at least get involved in the process (flawed or otherwise)... Then you can get out your "Don't blame me - I voted for..." bumper stickers!!!!!!!!!!! Or not.
Dear Journal As a Norwegian and a European who has visited America a total of three times and spends most of her time reading American blogs, watching American movies, eating American food and buying American products, I felt I had some insight into, well, America. I remember the 2004 election, and though I hoped Bush would be voted off the island, I didn't really pay that much attention. I was...
we'll pretend that this is a DRAFT. ... i don't think the LJ actually HAS DRAFTS... but.. what do I know? ... photbucket is not behaving properly YET.... and I wanted to remember to show you a particular photo. ... it's entitled: MADDY. ... and it's too adorable to be missed. so: i OWE you the photo of Denise's Maddy. :). (what a suckass entry this is.)
Phallos Samuel R. Delany Delany's Phallos is experimental in a less blatant way than the books I've discovered before now in here. It's experimentation still comes via form, but it's a bizarrely familiar...musings/dialogs on desire. I've never read any of Delany's sci-fi (which he is ostensibly most well known for), but I really enjoyed reading this work, and will undoubtedly check out some mo>re.
Wondering about the effects of robots on human employment and income. Jerusalem as a city where politics and commerce intersect poorly . The co-author of the classic monetary history of the US who...forthcoming investment in water infrastructure, Melbourne will have sufficient water until about 2050. An amazing suggestion—if one actually bothers to invest in infrastructure, shortages go away
Title: GRACELING Author: Kristin Cashore Publisher: Harcourt Pages: 471 Publication Year: 2008 Price: $21.95 CAD, $17 USD, £18.99 GBP Status: keeper Amazon Info LibraryThing Info...Book Review Hip Librarian's Book Blog Local Blogger Writes the World Sandstorm Reviews Shelf Elf SFF World.com So Misguided Teen Book Review If I've missed yours, please let me know
About Steyn and Maclean ’s acquittal in the “hate speech” case. Steven Pinker puts it well . Once you have laws controlling speech, any official discretions involved are likely to be used in a way... since Obama has been such an unclear canvas on which people can project their hopes, so there is likely to be a fair bit of disappointment one way or another when he starts making actual decisions
Title HAVEMERCY Authors: Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett Publisher: Bantam Spectra Pages: 388 Price: $25 USD, $22 USD, £22 GBP Publication Date: June 2008 Status: library LibraryThing...been waffling back and forth over whether I loved it or just rather liked it, but I think I'm settling down into the loved camp. I'll certainly be reading anything else Jones and Bennett come out with
I've been thinking a lot about what will happen to W. once the baton passes. I think we are about to have our first suicide of an American president. Check this out: www.elephantrant.com. I don't think our nation could handle it if that should happen.
