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Halloween: Arts, crafts, and goddesses

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Every now and then…or every year…I like to dress up for Halloween. Last year, if you don’t remember, I was Sarah Palin, which was successful because Jeff was Joe Biden.

 

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This year Corelyn and I put our thinking caps on, and decided to be goddesses. We were going to different parties, so we didn’t have to worry about being the same thing, but just in case we chose different goddesses. I was Aphrodite, and she Athena.

We hit Michael’s and Joann’s to get the crafts, and spent the better part of the afternoon and evening getting ourselves ready. It was one part prom, one part college party, and I loved every minute of it.

 

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After having Becca ringlet both our heads, do both our makeup, and spending some time safety pinning gold to our dresses, we were ready.

 

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A letter to Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC)

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Dear Representative Wilson,

I am shocked, appalled, and horrified by your outburst during President Obama’s address to Congress last night. Your failure to positively represent yourself, your constituents, and your country is a sign of your inability to do your job. As a professional, I hope that you recognize your mistake, apologize, and resign from your position. No representative of the United States should be allowed to continue his representation after completely lacking in sound judgement when being viewed by his entire country, not to mention international viewers.

I hope you heed the advice I have given you, and hope for you that after your resignation the media reminds the world that your behavior, both uncalled for and offensive, will not be tolerated. Unfortunately you chose the exact wrong place and time to voice your opinion. I hope in the future you practice your freedom of speech in a respectful, professional manner, and hope you learn from your grave mistake.

Sincerely,

Jennie P.
Los Angeles, CA
Represented by Diane E. Watson

Can we talk about something sticky?

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I was browsing CNN, and came across an article:

“Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery.”

The Senate, our senate, 100 men and women from 50 states, took time out of this important, important year and cycle to discuss a bill to apologize to African-Americans for slavery.

Now, I understand that slavery was horrible, and wrong. And I understand that the US government didn’t think so until after the Civil War, and even then, some people still didn’t see the problem. I know that people’s ancestors were slaves, and other people’s ancestors were slave owners. I understand this.

I just don’t understand why it matters right this minute. People are sorry, people apologize. I, personally, wasn’t there, and didn’t have slaves, and although I am sorry that people were ever enslaved, I get offended when anyone says “Well Americans” or “You people” had slaves.

I didn’t. You didn’t. No one we know did, in fact. And there are more important things that are happening right now — while we are all living, and breathing — than a past slavery. Slavery that none of us participated in. 100 men and women from 50 states are apologizing for something they didn’t do. Something that other men and other women did more than a hundred years ago.

I recognize that it is important. And that the US government apologizing is important. But I question if now is the time to be spending time on this. If we spend time on the past, we’ll miss the present, and have to apologize, again, in the future.

How do you all feel?

Blocking access to visitor logs: good or bad?

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I know that in the USA, we have lived the past 8 years in lies upon lies. And I know that everyone is frustrated, we want the truth, we want open policies, we want answers to our questions. As a journalist, I have filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. FOIA helps journalists — and the general public — understand where our tax dollars go.

But I wonder what purpose it will serve to expose the guest log to the White House. I understand that we have a right to know, but I also think the President has the right to meet with people in his office without the media being all over it. I haven’t quite decided what I think it better.

In this day and age, the media runs with little news, making small stories blow out of control, and can miss important stories because they are not “sexy” enough. Do we really want to focus on each and every person who comes out of the White House? Don’t we have more important things to worry about?

What do you guys think?