Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Daily Kos: State of the Nation
Daily Kos: State of the Nation
Pelosi's birthday present
by kos
Community member Brainwrap helped Nancy Pelosi celebrate her 70th birthday by organizing a "flower bomb" -- and you guys responded to the short, three-day effort, by having over 2,600 roses delivered to her office today.On their Flickr page, Pelosi's office writes:
Thanks to the community at Daily Kos, and others who joined in, Speaker Pelosi received thousands of roses this morning for her 70th birthday. She sent half of the roses to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and is distributing the other half to hill staff to thank them for all their hard work on the health reform legislation.
Very classy gesture from a very classy community. Thanks to you guys, both Walter Reed and the Capitol are brighter, happier places today.
And quite the contrast to the neanderthals on the other side, huh?
Pelosi also recorded a quick thank you:
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On the Net:
Bush recess appointments: http://tinyurl.com/y8rlart
Recess appointments FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/c8s4vy
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The New Racism of Denial
There is a new insidious twist to racism: attack people based on race, then attack anyone who points out that the initial attack was racist.
I call it the new Racism of Denial. The "Teabagger" protesters who were incapable of understanding health care reform, but hated it anyways, used racial epithets to slander and attack members of Congress. Then whenever anyone pointed out that using racial epithets was racist, the conservative pundits would say absurdities such as "racism is dead", "it's time to take racism out of the national dialogue", "there is no racism".
The conservatives act as though people are toostupid to understand that if you do X and call it Y, it really is still X. If you spend a trillion dollars invading countries and killing hundreds of thousands of people, but say you didn't, well, the truth is you did do it.
And if you speak and act in a racist manner, then you are a racist, no matter how many times you claim there is no such thing.
It is really creepy the way racial bias has slipped into the core of convservativism. It sickens me.
I call it the new Racism of Denial. The "Teabagger" protesters who were incapable of understanding health care reform, but hated it anyways, used racial epithets to slander and attack members of Congress. Then whenever anyone pointed out that using racial epithets was racist, the conservative pundits would say absurdities such as "racism is dead", "it's time to take racism out of the national dialogue", "there is no racism".
The conservatives act as though people are toostupid to understand that if you do X and call it Y, it really is still X. If you spend a trillion dollars invading countries and killing hundreds of thousands of people, but say you didn't, well, the truth is you did do it.
And if you speak and act in a racist manner, then you are a racist, no matter how many times you claim there is no such thing.
It is really creepy the way racial bias has slipped into the core of convservativism. It sickens me.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
What book would you reccommend on internet marketing? - internet marketing Discussion Forum
What book would you reccommend on internet marketing? - internet marketing Discussion Forum
I suggest you start with the following reading...
Online:
http://www.seobook.com/blog
http://www.seomoz.org/blog
http://www.reactorr.com/blog
http://www.marketingpilgrim.com
http://sethgodin.typepad.com
http://marketing.alltop.com
http://social-media.alltop.com
http://seo.alltop.com
If you want more, you can try this list;
http://www.toprankblog.com/search-marketing-blogs/
Books:
New Rules of Marketing and PR
Internet Marketing: Strategy, Implementation and Practice
Inbound Marketing
Purple Cow
Online Advertising Playbook
Trust Agents
Made to Stick
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
The Tipping Point
I suggest you start with the following reading...
Online:
http://www.seobook.com/blog
http://www.seomoz.org/blog
http://www.reactorr.com/blog
http://www.marketingpilgrim.com
http://sethgodin.typepad.com
http://marketing.alltop.com
http://social-media.alltop.com
http://seo.alltop.com
If you want more, you can try this list;
http://www.toprankblog.com/search-marketing-blogs/
Books:
New Rules of Marketing and PR
Internet Marketing: Strategy, Implementation and Practice
Inbound Marketing
Purple Cow
Online Advertising Playbook
Trust Agents
Made to Stick
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
The Tipping Point
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Friday, March 05, 2010
Facebook | Spring off-site programs! - Spring off-site programs!
Facebook | Spring off-site programs! - Spring off-site programs!: "."
Hello from ALOUD at Central Library,
We are pleased to let you, loyal fans, be some of the first to know about two very exciting off-site programs coming this spring. ALOUD at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre presents “An Evening with Novelist Ian McEwan,” Monday, April 12, at 8PM, and “An Evening with Novelist Isabel Allende,” Monday, May 10, at 8PM.
McEwan is the bestselling author of thirteen books, including the novels "On Chesil Beach," "Saturday," and "Atonement." He’s visiting ALOUD to discuss "Solar," his new novel that explores the quest of one overweight and philandering Nobel prize-winning physicist to save the world from environmental disaster.
Chilean author Isabel Allende will discuss her new novel, "Island Beneath the Sea," about another unforgettable woman—a slave and concubine determined to claim her own destiny against impossible odds. Allende is the author of nine novels, including "The House of the Spirits," "Inès of My Soul," "Daughter of Fortune," and "Portrait in Sepia," all of which were "New York Times" bestsellers.
Each event is $25, or $17.50 for members of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. You can go to www.aloudla.org to purchase tickets and for the off-site venue information—hurry up while they’re hot!
We’ll be updating the website with plenty other FREE spring programs within the next few days, so keep checking the site for those as well. We’ve got a great season coming up, with authors like Sapphire, Father Gregory Boyle, Tim O’Brien, Carol Muske-Dukes, and MANY more.
Hello from ALOUD at Central Library,
We are pleased to let you, loyal fans, be some of the first to know about two very exciting off-site programs coming this spring. ALOUD at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre presents “An Evening with Novelist Ian McEwan,” Monday, April 12, at 8PM, and “An Evening with Novelist Isabel Allende,” Monday, May 10, at 8PM.
McEwan is the bestselling author of thirteen books, including the novels "On Chesil Beach," "Saturday," and "Atonement." He’s visiting ALOUD to discuss "Solar," his new novel that explores the quest of one overweight and philandering Nobel prize-winning physicist to save the world from environmental disaster.
Chilean author Isabel Allende will discuss her new novel, "Island Beneath the Sea," about another unforgettable woman—a slave and concubine determined to claim her own destiny against impossible odds. Allende is the author of nine novels, including "The House of the Spirits," "Inès of My Soul," "Daughter of Fortune," and "Portrait in Sepia," all of which were "New York Times" bestsellers.
Each event is $25, or $17.50 for members of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. You can go to www.aloudla.org to purchase tickets and for the off-site venue information—hurry up while they’re hot!
We’ll be updating the website with plenty other FREE spring programs within the next few days, so keep checking the site for those as well. We’ve got a great season coming up, with authors like Sapphire, Father Gregory Boyle, Tim O’Brien, Carol Muske-Dukes, and MANY more.
Is Beauty a Cheat?
Something I learned later in life was how much beauty impacts one's life, my life, the life of other's that I observe. It's not everything, but it's huge. And even though things like charm, charisma, vivacity all are equally important, the amount that you develop those qualities is often dependent on your physical beauty.
The first time that I noticed the difference was working downtown. I returned to working in downtown Los Angeles after some years, and commented on how rude men had become, rushing in front of me not to get the door but to let it slam in my face, pushing me aside at the elevator, cutting in front of me at the top of the escalator. I attributed it to the effects of feminism.
Then I lost 30 pounds in two months and bought a cute new wardrobe.
Suddenly, men were rushing ahead of me to open the door for me, and eagerly waiting for just a smile and nod from me. A man rushed to get a closing elevator door, irritated about ten people already on the elevator, and was so busy watching for my smile that he didn't even notice all the irritated people already on the elevator. It was almost embarrassing.
The down side was that the harassment started up again also. Walking along the street at lunch, minding my own business, a seemingly nice man in a suit would walk up close and say "nice tits" as if I wanted him to evaluate my body.
And then again, years later and after an injury I gained forty pounds in two months, and learned the other side again. It's disappointing. But it's real.
Gradually, as I struggled at work, I realized that there was a possibility that some parts of my earlier life had been smoothed over by my youthful fitness and beauty.
The first time that I noticed the difference was working downtown. I returned to working in downtown Los Angeles after some years, and commented on how rude men had become, rushing in front of me not to get the door but to let it slam in my face, pushing me aside at the elevator, cutting in front of me at the top of the escalator. I attributed it to the effects of feminism.
Then I lost 30 pounds in two months and bought a cute new wardrobe.
Suddenly, men were rushing ahead of me to open the door for me, and eagerly waiting for just a smile and nod from me. A man rushed to get a closing elevator door, irritated about ten people already on the elevator, and was so busy watching for my smile that he didn't even notice all the irritated people already on the elevator. It was almost embarrassing.
The down side was that the harassment started up again also. Walking along the street at lunch, minding my own business, a seemingly nice man in a suit would walk up close and say "nice tits" as if I wanted him to evaluate my body.
And then again, years later and after an injury I gained forty pounds in two months, and learned the other side again. It's disappointing. But it's real.
Gradually, as I struggled at work, I realized that there was a possibility that some parts of my earlier life had been smoothed over by my youthful fitness and beauty.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Monday, March 01, 2010
T he Q uestion
Does one move forward or succumb to the past? Does one continue to build new memories in the face of the overwhelming prevalence of past memory? Is it better to let go, or to cherish the past? Is there a point in life when one can no longer create but only linger?
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