Man, that was close! As evidenced by the photo, a baby jesus hatin cop ambushed jolly ol’ St.Nick on his last stop. The poor guy was prevented from shimmying down the chimney, forced instead, to ungracefully “drop” the last gift down the opening. Barely! I won’t sugar coat this. I
Continue readingcmkl: Gift orgy part one: Mallory gives us gifts
For the first time ever, Mallory gave Irene and I presents. And handmade ones at that. I got a paper snowflake and Irene got a bunch of ghosts. I love the fact that she sees it as an exhange of gifts rather than The-day-I-get-a-bunch-of-presents.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Proposed Public School Class: Independent Living
Public education would be a whole lot better if we encouraged kids to study ‘independent living’.
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East Grand Rapids offers $100001 to settle lawsuit with Tasered … MLive.com He died of a rare case of excited delirium syndrome, or acute exhaustive mania, the pathologist ruled. In a federal lawsuit filed in October, relatives of … Former deputy arrested Charleston Post Courier Black died at a hospital
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Why standing for the Hallelujah Chorus is more than just a quaint custom
This evening I was listening the Messiah and specifically the Hallelujah Chorus. I was reminded of the tradition of standing during the Hallelujah Chorus. The custom began during a performance on March 23, 1743. King George II was attending the performance. When the Hallelujah Chorus began King George rose. While
Continue readingTrashy's World: Santa and a Venn diagram…
Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue reading"Why do all the girls have to buy princesses?"
Charming video of a little girl railing against gender stereotypes in products for kids, especially for girls. The more cynical of us might say the little girl was coached. I find her too sincere to be anything than what she is: fed up with the cool stuff offered boys, separated
Continue readingArt Threat: Christmas Time This Year – Happy holidays from us and Ry Cooder
On this Christmas Day, we’d like to wish you and those you love a most wonderful holiday season. And for those with gifts left to give (be you Orthodox Christian, Jewish, or just running behind schedule), I can recommend Ry Cooder’s latest album, Pull Up Some Dirt and Sit Down.
Continue readingChristmas In Cadboro Bay…..Do Not Go In The Water!
. Because it’s really hard to know what’s what in the weird world of Cryptozoology…. .
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: Gay Rights Are Human Rights
Produced by the U.S. State Department in December 2011, this video features an excerpt from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s historic December 6 speech calling on nations to recognized the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender human beings.
Continue readingwmtc: barney frank’s radical homosexual agenda and other greatest hits
We can say two things about Congress in the wake of the news that Rep. Barney Frank is retiring after this term: It’s about to get a little dumber, and a lot duller. So here, in appreciation for his years of service and entertainment, are some of Frank’s best YouTube-accessible
Continue readingMusic for a Sunday: A sky-scraping dome
I remember when this one first came out, and there was a whole lot of shrieking and controversy. How could a notorious group with an “out” gay lead singer, who shot to fame with a video that was deemed obscene*, put out a love song for Christmas? And with such
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: TV Christmas
I grew up in the golden ghetto, a neighbourhood surrounded on 3 sides by railroad tracks, an irony that I was aware of even as a kid, given that this neighbourhood was almost entirely Jewish with a significant sprinkling of holocaust survivors. Even so I missed Christmas. None of my
Continue readingwmtc: malalai joya, noam chomsky, afghanistan, and peace
This video of Malalai Joya and Noam Chomsky speaking in Boston is from March of this year, but sadly, is every bit as relevant today. Chomsky’s analysis of the situation in south and central Asia is especially enlightening. It’s a long video, but maybe some evening you’ll want to watch
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Xmas Day Off To A Lucrative Start!
Highlights so far are a nice new coat from Columbia Sports Wear and a wool duffle-coat thingy from T. Hilfiger. Still a few gift cards to come! May my readers similarly clean up this season. PS. The Pope can kiss my butt.
Continue readingFar and Wide: Happy Holidays
Hope everyone has a great holiday season:
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Reason for the Season
Sometimes Calvin says it best. For a wordier explanation see this video Take care everyone. Filed under: Religion Tagged: Be Kind to Others, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice
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