Today is Veteran's Day. Unfortunately it's also been a right pisser for me. To that end I'd like to point everyone towards maurheti's thoughtful post.

I'd also like to reiterate what someone else said today, "Veteran's Day is the one day of the year that effects everyone on this earth regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or location."This world is ( Read more... )

There have been 4,387 fatalities since the start of OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom).

While, 1,075 servicemen and woman have died in Operation Enduring Freedom. 36,757 of your countrymen have been injured mentally and physically in their service to the United States ( Read more... )

I know a lot of people are suffering to no end because of the inclement weather and for that I am sorry. I know people are probably stranded with cabin fever, maybe even without power (in which case, um, damn, son). But as bad as that is the people of Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation have been without power or water or heat for nearly two weeks. ( Read more... )

1. Dear Pat Roberson,

Take a history lesson. If the Haitians hadn't 'made a deal with the devil' as you so put it, America wouldn't be here today. I understand that the idea of a slave revolt leading to a free nation hurts your soul, but, uh, yeah, NO. Ass.

Big ups to The Haitian Ambassador, Rachel Maddow and serialkarma

ETA: What The Young Turks Said ( Read more... )

Today is Veterans Day. I thought about writing about my feelings about war in general. About how being a liberal wine-sipping communist dick-suck does not preclude my sense of awe and appreciation for all branches of the military. How serving your country is not a second-rate choice if you don't want to go to college. How passionate I am about ( Read more... )

Every year around this time (when the tax rebates come in), I tend to put together a charities post, in hopes that maybe if somebody has a few dollars lying about that they haven't spent on beer that they might consider donating to some of my favorites (Planned Parenthood, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS, Susan Komen Breast Cancer, Habitat for ( Read more... )

Once a year, I whore my LJ for charity. Don’t get me wrong, I whore for charity 365 days a year* (366 this year), but once a year I make up a list of five of my favorite charities in hopes that someone might have an extra ten dollars/quid/euros/yen/galleon that they wouldn't mind parting with.

1. Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation -- Yes ( Read more... )

I am rather stupendously busy at the moment. I doubt I'll have much fannish activity until Nathan comes back - oh, please, for Nathan there could be hot coal walking - but I did want to say a couple things.

a) For people who perhaps can't get donations to Canada for one reason or another in thamiris' memory, might I suggest a donation to the Susan G ( Read more... )

Fun stuff in a bit, but first this. I got home after a gig last night and realized I hadn't done a charity posting this year, and because this is important to me, I had to do this this morning ( Read more... )

Maybe today I will write something. I am not holding my breath. I did however send half of the Slytherin year to therapy, so that would wear anyone out. And yet, I brought my pimp cane along for two very good causes

1. oxoniensis is running the Challenge to end all challenges. I'm talking about the one and only PORN BATTLE!! It's not just any porn ( Read more... )