Today, www.Shakesville.com and www.WhatTamiSaid.com are hosting a Planned Parenthood blog carnival, to share stories of the many, many ways in which Planned Parenthood has improved people's lives. I decided to share my story ( Read more... )

H/T Hoyden About TownI know that several of you have seen the Nickelodeon show "Avatar: The Last Airbender." For those who haven't, it's a really charming and well-done cartoon/anime series based on Asian and Inuit legends. I was initially happy to hear that it's being made into a live-action film, until I learned that they've cast the main ( Read more... )

I want to post something in honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, but it's hard to know what to say. The fact that these people were killed because of anti-transgender hatred is something that is difficult for me to grasp - I honestly cannot understand why people feel this need to attack others, just for being different. Unfounded fear, I ( Read more... )

Attention all California voters! Although I doubt there are many (if any) of you here on my f-list who are considering voting for Proposition 8, I thought I'd post this just in case there is anyone "on the fence" on this issue. If passed, Proposition 8 would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry, and add to our state constitution the ( Read more... )

      Marriage is love.

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This is the first I've heard about this - a few counties in northern California are being sprayed with a pesticide which apparently hasn't yet been proven safe for humans. A vote on this issue will be taken on Wednesday. Some of you live even closer than I do to the counties being affected ( Read more... )

I realize I'm a day late with this, but I read it late last night, and didn't quite manage to get it posted in time. The topic is no less relevant, though, for being a day after the holiday celebrating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. So, I'm posting it now - I really enjoyed it. There are some interesting things in the comments, ( Read more... )

I'm having a low-energy day (due to several factors), and I very nearly decided to skip this . . . but I think I've got time to write up a little something before midnight for Blog Action Day, which is dedicated to the environment. As my mood indicates, I'm tired, so please forgive this rather stream-of-consciousness ramble. It does come from the ( Read more... )

I posted this yesterday to the Wardrobe Refashion community, and it occurs to me that I ought to post it here, too. Today is the first official day of my 2-month challenge, although I haven't bought myself any clothing since I first learned about the challenge almost a month ago. In any case, here's my introductory post to that community:

Hello, ( Read more... )