Earlier today I received an email from the American Humanist Association alerting me to the fact that the US House could be voting on a bill that would “make it more difficult to oppose organizations and local governments that seek to establish a specific religion in the public sphere.” According to the official title of… Continue reading
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Trashy Love
Earlier today, like much earlier, I was out and about with a few other people cleaning up trash around the City (as part of the Keep Frisco Beautiful campaign). It would have been nicer to see more supporters actually helping, and at one point I was thinking there were as many organizers as there were… Continue reading
House Protections
Thanks to danah over at apophenia, I discovered that the Deleting Online Predators Act, or DOPA pass the US House today by a vote of 410-15. According to a ZDNet article, the bill was apparently meant to restrict access to MySpace, the definition of off-limits Web sites is so broad the bill would probably sweep… Continue reading
Is MySpace really my space?
Monday while driving from Denton, I heard this commentary from this girl who, according to the NPR site: is a high school student with an online journal. Her mother reads the journal — but Bly thinks she shouldn’t. The piece covers a little about the phenomena of MySpace, and how parents are connecting online to… Continue reading
“apparently deliberate”
This is a term we have heard (and will continue to hear) a great of in the media these past few days. I think it sums up what ‘could’ have happened quite appropriately. Yesterday, while watching CNN’s coverage, a spokesperson for Israel was intent on explaining how precise their attacks were (stating that they could… Continue reading
Yates & Insanity
I was listening to NPR the other day, and they were discussing the insanity defense being used by Andrea Yates attornies (a defense that appears to have worked). After listening to this, I was left wondering – what is the apparent connection of “doing God’s work” and insanity. Yates, by her own admission, said that… Continue reading
Minor Upset
Last week, I decided to reschedule one of my classes that I had dropped earlier this summer. Guess what? The class is full, and they don’t offer it in Spring. So now, I’m reviewing every class that is being held at 11am or 3:30 pm on a Tuesday and/or Thursday – as this is the… Continue reading
Summer Days
Well, summer is here, and I’m not enjoying it. During a conversation with Brian tonight over sushi, I verbalized how I’ve been liking summer less and less over the last few years. I enjoy the mid-80’s days, but when it gets into the 90’s and above, it just becomes something I dislike. I am not… Continue reading
Movie Mode
Today, I decided to play catch up with movies. We’ve had three movies from Netflix for over a month, and I decided that I need to watch at least a couple of them. I’ve already blogged about the first one I saw, The God Who Wasn’t There. The other two movies were The Fluffer and… Continue reading