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 had in a long time). Later we did a salad at Cotton Patch Cafe and then headed home to watch Boys… Continue reading
Category: Commentary
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 exposed to if you were in the same room. Today, I was that fly. Some of you may have heard of… Continue reading
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 who is not a registered voter to be eligible to be a director or officer of the organization. To become a… Continue reading
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 are discussed, and how they are changing the way the web impacts our lives. New online services like MySpace (Rupert Murdoch… Continue reading
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 argue that the government doesn't trust 'us' because 'we' are untrustworthy – but that doesn't as comfortably as the other assertion.… Continue reading
Achy Body
Mundane life, part 1: Mowed the grass, pulled some weeds (badly in need of this), and edged the lawns. Now I ache.
"Some people say…"
Watched the OutFoxed! DVD this evening. Like F.9/11 it shares a lot of insight into the way Fox does business, and the bias that exists with their reporting. A lot of the focus is on the tag-line “Fair and Balanced” which throughout the movie is disproved many times. One of the areas of concern is… Continue reading