Archive for August, 2007
mother of thousands!
I posted a picture of my mother of thousands plant a few weeks ago. It’s produced many more little plantlets in the meantime!
mad in the morning
Two stories via Majikthise that should inspire you to write letters. A 14 year has the self possession to get to a hospital after being raped and she isn’t offered EC. A British civil servant and legislator’s aide who leaked a memo quoting a Bush threat to bomb Al Jazeera have been found guilty of […]
Delman Shoes – Whiz
I like the pattern on this shoe very much. It reminds me a bit of this far cheaper Report shoe. But the pattern on the Delman shoe is far more sophisticated and the shape of the shoe itself is lovely. The Report shoe is interesting, but it’s not nearly as attractive and I suspect it’s […]
feminism
To every man who never called himself a feminist, by Kendra Urdang
Dick Cheney on invading Iraq
Justin has found a fantastic interview Cheney gave in 1994. In the interview Cheney argues that invading Iraq would be a huge mistake and predicts many of the problems the US is having there today. He even uses the word “quagmire.”
gods
The Blind Assassin Gods always come in handy, they justify almost anything, and the gods of Sakiel-Norn were no exception. All of them were carnivorous; they liked animal sacrifices, but human blood was what they valued most. At the city’s founding, so long ago it had passed into legend, nine devout fathers were said to […]
Look, Mom!
dinner Originally uploaded by sarcozona I can cook now. You may notice that it’s tofu. I don’t buy meat at the grocery store because it’s expensive and I fail at cooking it and I feel guilty about wasted resources. Since I’m too poor to go to restaurants, I’m pretty much vegetarian now. (Though I wouldn’t […]