I Quit My Job Last Week
I know that sounds crazy in a market where jobs are scarce as conservatives at a Pro-Choice Rally. But there are some things I value more than a pay check. My integrity is one.
View ArticleSlinkerwink Needs Our Help!
She’s applied for a Democracy For America scholarship to Netroots Nation, and is currently in 16th place. She needs to be 9th or higher to qualify. Please nip on over to the site and show some support...
View ArticleGhost Stories
With the full knowledge and agreement of the Bush Administration, interrogation methods that violate the Geneva Convention (i.e. torture) were used multiple times on detainees at multiple locations.The...
View ArticleCheney: Morality is What I Say It Is
Dick Cheney gave a speech last Thursday in which he assured us that "enhanced interrogation techniques" (i.e.: torture) is not only justified, but essential to keep us safe from terrorists. A bigger...
View ArticleMy Health Care Grassroots Meeting Today with Pie
I just got back from a meeting of Organizing For America on health care reform. It was one of hundreds being held around the country today. The one I attended was small, and hosted by a lovely lady...
View ArticleWho Killed Michael Jackson?
It will probably come out that some combination of opioids forever stopped Michael Jackson's heart. An accidental over-dose, an unforeen reaction - some palatable explanation that clears those around...
View ArticleWho Do You Trust?
Before Johnny Carson got his Tonight Show gig, he hosted a daytime show called "Who Do You Trust?" It was a quiz show where couples could earn money by answering questions. The "trust" part was that...
View ArticleMother, May I?
If you really want to change something, you don’t ask permission first. You go ahead and do it, and then ask for forgiveness.The reasons for overhauling the health care system are well established....
View ArticleJust When I though Things Couldn’t Get Any Crazier
Florida State Senators Carey Baker (R-Eustis) and Rep. Scott Plakon (R-Longwood) have introduceda proposed Constitutional Amendment that would let Florida opt out of any public option that might become...
View ArticleBuffalo Springfield - Revisited. (photo diary)
There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear (Rest of the song after the jump)
View ArticleCough It Up; It's Time to Pay the Bill Bill (Bill in Portland Maine, that is)
Most of you don’t know the true story of Bill Harnsberger, aka BiPM, and his family. But I am here to fill you in. It will certainly bring tears to your eyes, perhaps a smile to your lips, and might...
View ArticleIt's Time to Pay the Bill Bill - Save BiPM
Disclaimer: this is a re-post from Thursday, due to another diarist & I getting our wires crossed and both putting up "save Bill" diaries. I’m putting this back up for the late day and West Coast...
View ArticleDon’t let the Door Hitcha
Poor babies. You can’t take it any more. You don’t have the stomach for all the infighting and attack-posts, so you’re throwing in the towel. Cowards!Am I disheartened and disappointed? You bet. Am...
View ArticleCheers and Jeers Thursday Sub Edition
Hi there fellow splashers. Civil Writes Activist here. Been a Kossak about 2 years, but I keep a low profile. This will be my "public debut," so please be kind.Me - I live in paradise, in a tiny...
View ArticleStupid Legislators Decide How Smart Teachers Are
A Florida House Committee is debating the merits of legislation that would tie teachers' pay to students' performance on tests, rather than currently used factors such as their level of education,...
View ArticleUpdated - C & J has been Abducted; BOLO for BiPM
The regular Cheers and Jeers post went missing today at approximately 9:00 am EDT. Authorities suspect fowl play. Several chickens were seen milling about in the vicinity of the front pager’s residence.
View ArticleBreaking: NFTT’s New, Super-Secret Weapon Revealed
How is it that NFTT is able, year after year, to bring so many donors and volunteers together in a way that benefits the maximum number of guys and gals who put their lives on the line every day for...
View ArticleNFTT: THIS is What It’s All About
Warning: Don’t read this diary if you can’t face the harsh reality of what it’s like for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan! Beginning in June 2007, documentary producers Tim Hetherington and Sebastian...
View ArticleMonday Cheers and Jeers; aka Bill Ain't Here Today, But I Am, Sub Edition
FROM THE SUNSHINE STATE:Bill is getting his annual proctoscopy exam on vacation today, so instead of the witty punditry and political snark you’re used to seeing on Monday mornings, you’ll be a...
View ArticleCheers And Jeers Monday Sub Edition
FROM THE GREAT STATE OF FLORIDABill is off relaxing at an undisclosed spa, where he will be enjoying “the works,” including a Bird Poop Facial and a Beer Bath , so I’ll be checking the chlorine levels...
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