theferrett‘s wife zoethe posted this piece, which has been passed through a whole mess of LJ users. I tracked down the author, Rinatta Paries, and her site What It Takes, although I didn’t find this exact article there. It’s very…
So Many Things!
Happy Birthday kittybecca! If anyone sees a frantic message posted from my LJ name or sent using any of my chat IDs claiming that someone is being held hostage and starved, it’s just Shelley. We put her on Iams Active…
Word for the Day: Heteroflexible
Ally McBeal, Heteroflexibility, and Lesbian Visibility on TV This curiosity by heterosexually-identified women isn’t new, but the increase in public awareness and public acceptance of it is a recent development. It is best described by the term “heteroflexible,” which Salon.com…
Georgia Curriculum Review
A teacher’s review of Georgia’s new high school history curriculum: Dumbing down our past doesn’t serve our future The Civil War is just one of the topics that have been removed from the US history course, which focuses on 1876…
Poem: On a Night of Snow
Two quotes: If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. –Chinese proverb Start by doing what is necessary, then do what…
Weekend Report/PDA Nuisance
Okay, so I’m writing more despite not being rested. I couldn’t get to sleep when I tried to nap earlier. I think I could now, but I have to pick shadowkatt up from the dance studio and fetch sambear from…
Feed for Steve Jackson Games Site
I know that sambear likes to read some of the news sources from Steve Jackson Games when he has time to do so. Now it’ll be easier, as they’re available as RSS feeds. I would be surprised if someone hasn’t…
Silence at School
Silence at school has parents talking Explain to me again why people ask homeschoolers about how our kids will ever develop social skills? And is sign language allowed?
For the Record
This is from twfarlan: (ahem) I would like to go on the record regarding the following subjects: 1) I do not support the “War on Drugs.” I think it is not only misguided but in fact, poorly planned and executed.…
Poly and Proud
I added a feed for the Poly and Proud weblog this morning as polyandproud. The description from the site’s newsletter is: We’re ushering in the new year with a new poly blog, one that tracks references to polyamory in the…