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Media

Movie, anyone?

When Dave Rogers typed in members from his old sci-fi movie collection, I knew that I had “This Island Earth”, stuffed somewhere among the videos. While picking through the packed boxes, I was able to find my old, beloved copy of “Them”. I almost feel like I found a forgotten hundred dollar bill, stuffed into an old, discarded […]

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Diversity

The little woman

Though I sometimes wish Dean would go out and hire a strong DC insider to manage his campaign and keep him from inserting foot in mouth, my estimation of him as a candidate was enhanced when I read about his relationship with his wife, Dr. Steinberg Dean, and the fact that she doesn’t have much […]

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Connecting

Good news for MoveOn

Good news for MoveOn, according to Sheila Lennon CBS has denied the organization’s request to air the winning Bush in 30 seconds ad, because supposedly the ad focuses on an ‘issue’, and CBS won’t take issues-based advertising during the Superbowl. Already people are expressing outrage, particularly since, according to Sheila: CBS will however run anti-smoking ads during the game and, for […]

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Weblogging

Pop fizzle

Ah me, what a dangerous combination: a weblog and an inability to get away from the computer with hikes and other exercise due to not being able to do more than hobble from my bedroom to the bathroom. I did not have a particularly good night last night as all the various parts of me […]

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Political

Why must women always be the ones to pay

I have said in the past that I am not one of the those that supports pulling the US out of Iraq without a thought or a backward glance. I didn’t want us to invade Iraq – we didn’t have the right to abrogate the UN’s authority in this matter. However, once the deed was […]