Back, flicks and friends
Well I thought I might do a weekend recap. Friday night I did the usual coffee gathering with Frisco Pride members, and was suprised to see six new members in attendance (the largest we’ve...
Category: Commentary
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...
Being the fly…
We’ve all said at some point in our lives, if only I were a fly on the wall. Normally, it’s referenced when we are interested in learning about things that you may not be...
Losing Focus on Our Values
Have the recent discussions about illegal immigration triggered a reaction from CCGLA’s board of directors that now has this community organization discriminating against immigrants? Recently the CCGLA board amended its’ bylaws to prevent anyone...
On NPR today…
On NPR today, I heard a brief update on an interesting article in The Boston Globe, by Charles Savage, about President Bush’s claim to have the authority to disregard over 750 laws that have...
NPR Moments – April 7
This story from NPR’s All Things Considered discusses the conservative black clergy getting all excited from the pulpitt. Also during ATC, there was this story about Judas Iscariot’s gospel that has recently been translated.
Living Web
In the latest edition of Newsweek (April 3, 2006), there is a story titled “The New Wisdom of The Web” by Steven Levy and Brad Stone. In this story, a number of new startups...
I (heart) NPR
One of the more interesting discussions I have with my friends during dinners, and stuff, are related to what each of us have heard on NPR. It appears that there this is one other...
O'Connor's warning
This morning I was listening to NPR (as you do), and heard a story about a speech given by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor yesterday. In it, she takes aim at the...
Why are Governments Untrustworthy?
This answer came to me during my third class for the day – Sociology of Community Organization. It appears that we don't trust the government, as they don't trust us. Of course, one could...
