RT @SeaShepherd: Three Cheers for Captain Peter Bethune – http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/editorial-100215-1.html # Watch Louie Psihoyos' interview on The Tavis Smiley Show: http://is.gd/8ry4C Even Spielberg can be wrong about some films. # Oh, make up your minds already! It's a problem, it's not, it is, it's not… http://bit.ly/cR8mdg # Yesterday, massive declutter and organization of the salon. [...]
Archive for February, 2010
February 25 2010
An American Cry for Help
I’m blogging this, after having tweeted it and facebooked it. Please watch it. Please think about it. Please do it. And please, let those people do the right thing. God bless you Keith Olbermann, for using your position and visibility to speak for those who can’t. I hope someone who can do something is listening.
February 25 2010
Becoming Italian — The Crow Commandments
My friend Pilar sent me a link to this blog, and I found myself nodding, grinning, and really just identifying with, oh I dunno, pretty much everything in the whole blog. On the one hand, it’s paperwork everywhere I look. On the other hand… bring on the crows.
February 21 2010
Becoming Italian — An Evening Out
The day before my birthday, I immersed myself in the possibilities of Piedmont. My pal Jennie’s dad does stage lighting and set design for the Berkeley Opera, so she found herself in possession of a few tickets. Having chatted about opera for ages, she knew I was a fan, and invited me out for an [...]
February 21 2010
Becoming Italian — Paperwork
(Part 1 of this series of posts is here.) Jason’s cousin Chris is the one who did the lion’s share of the original legwork to establish that Grandpa Bernardo never renounced his Italian citizenship, making this entire “Becoming Italian” adventure possible. Early on in the process, I contacted him on email for pointers on how [...]
February 20 2010
Science for Profit II — The Letter Campaign
So I wrote a blog a few days ago about how upsetting it is that the Lancet has formally retracted the Wakefield MMR study, but hasn’t retracted the Hannah TBT, even though I’m pretty sure Hannah does more harm to women and babies every single day than Wakefield ever did. A commenter and friend, who [...]
February 19 2010
Because It Does
…every single day. Tough to remember, some days. Here, since I can’t be right where you are, and sit and drink tea with you and laugh (and cry) about the transitional disasters and joys, watch this, right where you are.
February 18 2010
Writing Contest at Stand and Deliver
Writing Contest at Stand and Deliver Topic: Becoming a Parent, Becoming Transformed Genre: Your choice (first-person narrative, short story, informational article, etc.) Length: 500-1,000 words Deadline: entries must be received by March 1, 2010 Submission instructions: email your essay and contact information to stand.deliver at gmail.com. One entry per person, please. Entry must be your [...]
February 14 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14
Brilliant! 69 Signs You Live On a Boat http://bit.ly/7hRQlz @sailtotrail # RT @SeaShepherd: Watson to whalers: We will never surrender | The Japan Times Online: http://bit.ly/cqmYyt #seashepherd # SFO air traffic routed over Bay due to easterly winds, which made it like paddling on the runway instead of water, and super-bumpy. #kayak # Explain to [...]
February 8 2010
Science for Profit
Pardon me in advance if this is incoherent and raging. It’s mostly because, well, I’m incoherent and raging currently. So here’s the deal. The Lancet is going to retract Andrew Wakefield’s study about MMR and autism. Just think about that for a moment. I don’t give a wet slap about whether or not you think [...]
February 7 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07
Just had to boot up my old HP laptop to retrieve some FTP paths. Wish there was a way to resurrect it. # Still sick, but it hasn't stopped me from glancing at the phone every 15 minutes. Come ON Uberjob! You know you want me!!!! # The cool thing about editing for Hunt Press [...]
February 4 2010
Become a Patron of the Arts
Yes, you. Look, all the great families of the Middle Ages and Renaissance were patrons of the arts. They recognized that life without art was nothing, and so they sponsored some of the greatest talents and finest minds of their time, with the end result that we’re still looking back on the heights that art [...]
