Remember way back when. . .

| January 24, 2008

When I made these posts about FISA? Well, just like I promised, the issue has come up again, and Senator Reid is doing his best to make sure that the necessary amendments to the bill are not made. Please read Glen Greenwald on salon.com and read here for a list of the senators most likely [...]

Roe v. Wade 35th Anniversary

| January 22, 2008

*And, funny enough, the news just keeps getting worse. Please read this book review from salon.com and while you’re there, since you’ve watched the ad, look at this article, too where people talk about how the recent spate of laws giving the fetus separate rights from the mother (ostensibly to make it easier to sentence [...]

Thoughts inspired by Chilembwe Day

| January 17, 2008

Not really thoughts inspired by Chilembwe Day, since my only thoughts about Chilembwe Day were, β€œw00t! Day off!” and β€œIs it really appropriate to say Happy Chilembwe Day about the first martyr for Malawian independence? It seems a little gauche.” So more like thoughts inspired on Chilembwe Day. Whoever invented fitted sheets is a genius, [...]

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| January 14, 2008

My grandma is doing better, I’m back in Malawi and back at work. Derek and I had Christmas dinner Iranian-style at the house of an ex-PCV in Old Niecy here in Zomba and then hiked the Zomba Plateau right after Christmas. I then went north and camped on the beach for New Year’s eve with [...]

I’m back

| January 7, 2008

Ok, I really will update later, I swear (although I may be lying). But first, I have to say this: Derek and I may *die* if we can’t see the new Dr. Who, seasons 2 and 3 (damn you, pearl!) even though Christopher Eccleston is gone (makes me want to cry). So if someone can [...]