Quotes from my first lj entry of each month of 2007
JAN: I have just read and signed the petition: "Support President Gene Nichol".

MARCH: Happy Pi Day! ....What, you wanted an actual entry? ;)

APRIL: Two quotes succinctly summarize where my emotional energy has gone this weekend:
1) "[Rachel] is kashering the house [for Passover] and ordering out ( Read more... )

I urge you to support H.R. 2015.  I approve of this original version of the Employment Nondiscrimination Act specifically because it, unlike a more recently proposed alternate version, protects transgender people. While I myself am not transgendered, I find it noxious that anyone would introduce a nondiscrimination policy specifically to exclude a ( Read more... )

Happy Pi Day!

....What, you wanted an actual entry? ;)

Friday evening marked the start of the Jewish Year 5767. Traditionally, during the ten days starting Friday evening, Jews examine their lives and see how they can do better. At the end of the ten days on Yom Kippur, Jews apologize to G-d for their misdeeds during the past year. However, for an action against another person, one must apologize to ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my sister's b.day. Enjoy being old, Tammy!

Articles:
East Timor: Street Battles Rage in Capital
José Ramos-Horta, a Nobel peace laureate, said he would take over East Timor's top security posts.
Myanmar Extends Nobel Laureaute's House Arrest.
Nepal Rebels Edge Out of Jungle and Onto Political Stage.
Nepal Rebels Say They Bear ( Read more... )

It's erev Purim, which is a time for humor. Tomorow is pi day, which is a time for nerdiness. To satisfy both, I present ( a list of bad math pick-up lines (the same one I posted a couple years ago) )

My trip to get groceries yesterday confirmed the fact that it's that time of year again...Yes, time for me to post ( Tom Lehrer's Christmas Carol. )

Delayed happy b.day to Michelle ( Read more... )

To my friends, Jewish and otherwise:

If I have done anything to harm, demean, or otherwise injure you, I apologize and beg forgiveness. Please tell me how I've hurt you, so I can apologize properly and do my best to ensure that it won't happen again.

( Explanation of the above: )

Poll: Va. Gubernatorial Race Very Tight If you aren't registered to vote, please fix that. If you are registered in Virginia and want to know more about why I think Kilgore is EVIL (and therefore why you should vote for Kaine), just ask.
Just how far up will White House corruption be caught?
India mudslides trap nearly 130
Two Top Unions Split ( Read more... )