Monthly Archives: July 2004

Sydney Morning Herald: Iyad Allawi, the new Prime Minister of Iraq, pulled a pistol and executed as many as six suspected insurgents at a Baghdad police station, just days before Washington handed control of the country to his interim government, … Continue reading →

Dan Savage, guru of kinky sex and relationships, has a fascinating article on the gay-strait marriage issue (warning: it’s on Salon, so you need a subscription or daypass to read the whole thing): The double standard relentlessly promoted by opponents … Continue reading →

Lucy doesn’t like it when I wake her up from a nap, especially when it’s nice and warm in the windowsill where she usually likes to sleep.

Michael Blowhard, of the always thoughtful 2blowhards, has some advice to those who, like me, dream of writing a book: You say you’ve got a story to tell? Well, why does it have to be a book? You’ll burden your … Continue reading →

Michael Mcgrorty at Library Dust has posted his resume. It is a stunning example of what all Librarian’s resumes should look like. Heck, what all resume’s should look like. If more resumes were this honest and strait forward, they’d actually … Continue reading →

WaPo: Gay Marriage Ban Headed for Senate Defeat A proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage was headed for defeat in the Senate today, doomed by nearly solid Democratic opposition, sharp divisions within Republican ranks and a lack of consensus … Continue reading →

I go on vacation for a few days and come back to find out that Bush is playing Dictator, again, this time by tossing around the idea of postponing the presidential elections in case of a terrorist attack (or if … Continue reading →

Is up now.

I’m taking a few days off to recover from classes, relax, enjoy the company of my wife and generally be unproductive. It should be fun. Don’t worry though, I’ll be back Monday with the Spiderman review I promised and much … Continue reading →