Are you kidding me Sean? You're not that stupid.
I just read Laura Clawson's Sean Hannity proposes adopt a woman birth control program, about one of Hannity's latest attempts to manufacture outrage among conservatives. How stupid does he think his...
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Women in Congo Paying It Forward Need Your Help
There is a community-based movement taking place in Democratic Republic of the Congo, supported by a program called Succeeding Together. It is structured to help women help each other by providing...
View ArticleAbortion, really? Boycotting projects on pro-choice websites.
I recently started telling people about a fundraiser here and at Motley Moose. The diaries I posted are Women in Congo Succeeding Together and Women in Congo Paying It Forward Need Your Help. Together,...
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Done! Brilliant Grassroots Project by Women In Congo FUNDED!
I understand ATM fatigue -- and if you have it, I am sympathetic. I am circulating this story just in case you don't. This great project needs just $314 before 4:00p PDT today, or all of the funding...
View ArticleBig Bang -- Gravity Wave Detection is Spectacular Evidence for Inflation
This is huge. See New York Times article, which (I think) wasn't yet published in time for any of the other diaries: Detection of Waves in Space Buttresses Landmark Theory of Big Bang.A ground-based...
View ArticleUpdate -- Goal Met! Community Fundraisers: The Big Lie. And please help Tonya.
If you think 15% of people are unemployed, you're thinking that the glass is half empty. 85% of people are employed. With odds like that, you must be a real loser to not be on your way to living the...
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Today is the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda
Well, the start of the genocide, anyway. It lasted 100 days and took roughly 800,000 lives. What most of us in the west do not realize is that this was a particular instance of extreme violence that...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing: “I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.”
Greetings, all, and thanks to remembrance for inviting me here. This is my first time hosting KTK. I had something prepared that was full of sweetness and light, when I learned that Gabriel Garcia...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing: Hinkin' thinkin' ... and spring.
Oh, spring.I'm still in a flurry of pulling weeds, and I'm way behind on yard stuff. My garden is getting to be a big slug buffet. The rainy season isn't quite over, and the sunny season is getting...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing: "We will hold hands and succeed together."
Last March, folks here at KTK helped to support this fundraiser, by reccing, sharing, reposting, learning, or donating. A group of teenage, single mothers in Democratic Republic of the Congo are...
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Oil exploration in Virunga National Park
Crossposted from here...Guest lodge at Virunga National Park.Virunga National Park is the jewel of the African rainforest. It is perhaps the most biologically and geographically diverse area on the...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing: Bridal Veil Falls and Lake Serene
May. Fair weather hiking season is underway in a lot of places. We had a lot of precipitation this year in the Puget Sound area, so it will be a while before we can get to the high places. There will...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing: Twin Lakes Trail
If you look in Washington State trail books, this trail is to Twin Lakes, somewhere near Wenatchee, Washington. These photos were taken last weekend, on Memorial Day...The hike is a little way out from...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 06/12/14: Have a safe hike.
View from the summit of Mailbox Peak, near North Bend, Washington.Last weekend, Mr. rb137 went on a "workout hike" to Mailbox Peak. He took the photos here from the summit. I don't go along on his...
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Saturday Morning Garden Blogging, Vol. 10.17
Maybe I could call this Gardening in the Dark. With Helpers.It's a long transition to perfectly blissful gardening with puppies. I want the yard to be compatible with our helpful garden buddies, but I...
View Article6th grade graduation speech...
This is a speech written for a 6th grade commencement -- by a 12 year old who wishes to remain anonymous. He or she has given me permission to post it here, and it is unabridged.When we were given this...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 6/21/14, America in the World
Happy Solstice, everyone. At my house we celebrate this day with the mantra, "May you walk in peace and love."I work in non-profit. In short, I translate perspectives from people living in a war-addled...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing, 06/25/14: Mountain Flowers
I'll let the flowers speak for themselves. The photos were taken on Rock Mountain last weekend.
View Article150 Years in Yosemite: Those Who Kill
As we celebrate 150 years of protecting Yosemite National Park, we have to look closer at how it became ours in the first place.The name itself -- Yosemite -- is a slur. It is a Miwok word that means...
View ArticleMarch on UN Climate Summit -- September 21
Do sign up and march if you can. It will make a difference.The US has been a primary source for the quicksand prior climate talks have encountered. They are slow realize their effect on the climate,...
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