Wow. They say there’s nothing that corrupts like power. How true! And nothing that makes you feel that you have power like having comments on one of your deathless posts. Well, to be accurate that should be comment (singular). So… I wrote my last incredibly witty and wise and (fill in with the appropriate laudatory adjective [...]
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The corruption of power (sort of)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged being silly, latex paint, power & corruption on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I gave birth to it; now I have to feed it…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dance recitals, sexualization of children on May 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I GAVE BIRTH TO THE THING AND NOW I HAVE TO FEED IT…
…My blog, that is. I put off starting one for more than a year because (a) I’m not that interesting (b) I couldn’t imagine what I’d find to say. Writing fiction is easy; I do it every day. Writing a blog is hard! And [...]
Gay Iranian student will not be deported
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged deportation, gay Iranian student, Iran, petition for asylum, political asylum on March 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/UKMADHI
Some of you have seen my string of posts regarding the young Iranian student who was desperately trying to stay in the UK to avoid deportation to Iran, arrest, and the subsequent execution for being gay. A lot of you signed the petition linked to above.
Here is the update I received today. I just posted [...]
Cell Phone Users From Hell
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cell phones, self-importance on March 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well, as long as no one’s reading my blog anyway I’m going to rant. If anyone read it they’d be sure to get offended.
I find it fascinating and repelling that more and more Americans (and, for all I know, Brits and Aussies, Germans and Russians are the same) are so important to the continued turning [...]
