Recently, a small war just blew up on my Facebook page. A Representative in New York submitted a bill, H. R. 5741, for compulsory service for everyone 18-42. I read the bill, flipped out a little, and posted it on my page, for comment. And boy, did I get comment. But really not what I [...]
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July 4 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04
Spent the weekend teaching myself CSS. Still a lot to learn, but it's a start. Thanks for the kick in the butt, @quennessa and @Barkissimo # @campcreek We use the label "boatschoolers". Flips everyone out equally. in reply to campcreek # "No one should be allowed to make poison for which there is no antidote" [...]
July 2 2010
Musings on Oakland
I don’t actually live there. Oakland is everyone’s favorite whipping post. The media talks about Oakland as if it’s a scary place. “Fear Oakland” is the whisper. “It’s dangerous there” is the refrain. I’ve been hearing about what Oakland is like for years now. And funny… I have never actually seen proof of this scary [...]
June 27 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-27
New blog post: Screw You, Furuno http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2010/06/22/screw-you-furuno/ #seashepherd #boycottfuruno # Heading to Petaluma to pick up seeds, plants, and food. My dehydrator isn't going to stop for the next few weeks…#sufficiency # RT @OmarTodd: Wow just heard IWC will uphold the ban on commercial whaling!!!!!! // YEAH!!! #whaling # Anyone doing this? http://www.handsacrossthesand.com/ #endoildrilling # [...]
June 20 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-20
Frustrated that the fishing kayak community isn't using hashtags. Guess I need to make em up as I go. #kayakfishing #kayak # RT @TheClimateDesk Things got (more) depressing when we saw dolphins blowing #oil through their holes http://bit.ly/aYrswV # Madame Defarge knitted family crests. I think that needle-felting corporate logos would be the best modern [...]
June 17 2010
A Win for Kentucky, and NAPW
This just in: Dear Friend and Allies, I am thrilled to let you know that the Kentucky Supreme Court once again refused to advance the war on drugs to women’s wombs and made clear that pregnant women, no less than other persons, are protected by the rule of law. By refusing to accept the prosecution’s [...]
June 13 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-13
Great paddle this AM, out to Ashby Shoals, watching flocks of egrets and herons fishing in the temporary shallows. #kayak # Powered by Twitter Tools
June 6 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-06
#GratitudeList for today? @lil_monmon. Period. I am so grateful for her it's insane. # New blog post: Thanks, Don Rock http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2010/06/05/thanks-don-rock/ westmarine, boating, sailing # Powered by Twitter Tools
June 2 2010
Fermentation!
So, a few weeks ago, my pals Cyndi, Lisa, and I went to the Freestone Fermentation Festival. Cyndi’s blog is far more thorough in describing the event itself, so I’ll just pop off with opinions. The Festival staff needs to work on their speaker roster. Dr. John La Puma was dreadful. I left his talk [...]
May 30 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-30
#GratitudeList — fermentation, inspiration, cogitation, motivation, relaxation # Life is too short for suboptimal tea. The weekends, doubly so. Today calls for organic assam. # @SarahStewart Do you mean how to engage them once they're there, or how to engage them to enroll in the first place? in reply to SarahStewart # Powered by Twitter [...]
May 24 2010
Something important to vote about on June 8
UPDATE: ElementalMom is endorsing Henry Williams for Superintendent, based on his responses to several queries from the amazing politically-active members of the California Homeschool Network. If you homeschool, or support homeschooling, you should be a member. This just in… in the CA elections on June 8, one of the items up for vote is the [...]
May 23 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23
Rainy days, nutty-imaginative kids, homemade marshmallows, friends with great good sense. #GratitudeList # New blog post: Still using plastic? http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2010/05/20/still-using-plastic/ # New blog post: The Irony — Undaria pinnatifi… http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2010/05/21/the-irony-undaria-pinnatifida-eradication/ # New blog post: Sterling Hayden on Cruising http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2010/05/22/sterling-hayden-on-cruising/ # New blog post: Another Gulf Tragedy: Fishermen http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2010/05/22/another-gulf-tragedy-fishermen/ # Powered by Twitter Tools
May 21 2010
Marilyn Milos on Genital Mutilation
On May 1, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a statement supporting pediatrician involvement in female genital mutilation. I have frankly been in shock. I get the idea that it will support immigrant communities. But the idea I finally came around to, that Marilyn Fayre Milos, director of nocirc.org, elucidates so beautifully below, is… who [...]
May 16 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-16
New blog post: How We Wrecked the Ocean http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2010/05/09/how-we-wrecked-the-ocean/ # @NoImpactMan's Gratitude list… what a great idea! http://tinyurl.com/2a2cvdq # I'm grateful for my computer, the internet, little kids with big imaginations, weather, and fresh water. #GratitudeList # @SarahStewart YAY! Go blog! The more good info gets out there, the easier it is for pregnant women [...]
