Via Liprap, New Orleans City Council member Shelley Midura’s letter to George W. Bush, on the occasion of his visit to new Orleans for the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: August 28, 2007 Dear Mr. President: Thank you for visiting New Orleans for the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the worst federal levee-failure disaster in … More Shelley Midura
Mychal Bell is being sentenced in Jena September 20th. Color of Change is organizing a rally in support of him that day (the text of their e-mail follows). I cannot go because Thursday is a major teaching day for me, but I would otherwise. It seems they expect many people to be coming in from … More Jena, LA
In one of my departments people do not know how to send mass e-mails. They send them to the secretary, who then forwards them without editing content. We therefore see how the secretary has been addressed. One faculty member always addresses the secretary, “Firstname, dear, would you please forward this message to all faculty in … More Office Protocol Question
Do you remember the banana company in One Hundred Years of Solitude? Do you know the Chiquita Banana Song? The Banana Boat Song? Do you use, or have you ever exchanged bananas, including bananas in chip form or banana fronds? Do you ever use any Chiquita products? Did you realize that Chiquita was the new … More Chiquita Media Campaign / Boycott
I am on high ground near 1oW. E-mail profacero@gmail.com if evacuating for this or future storms. No guarantees but I might have leads on places to stay. I am rather reserved but especially if you have a blog I know, I will probably trust you. As you can see here, the storm will hit the … More Hurricane Dean
I got a truly spineless response, from a faceless bureaucrat, to my letter to Governor Blanco in support of the Jena Six. It said the Governor could say nothing since this would be unconstitutional – the matter is in the hands of the Judiciary. It was condescending and hostile, yet still laughable. I almost blogged … More Jena Six
I am reposting/moving up this announcement of the Chiquita boycott because I would like more blogs to cover this issue (please). Immigration Orange is working hard to make sure Chiquita’s iniquitous activities are not swept under the rug, and I am one of those helping. So spread the word, everyone! Here is my post of … More Chiquita Brands
Read these stories and definitions: FREIKORPS 1 – FREIKORPS 2 – STURM ABTEILUNG – SCHUTZSTAFFEL – BLACKWATER. Draw the logical conclusion. And while we are on the general topic of terrorism, visit Elaine Vigneault for the best post on web harrassment I have seen to date. I, meanwhile, have gotten back to reading Virginia Woolf, … More Freikorps
I Now Liz has another very interesting post on emotional abuse. And as everyone probably realizes by now, what I most deplore about Al-Anon is its encouragement of self-abuse, and the way the 12 steps can drive people to question their own sanity. Here are two examples: 1. “Remember, the [alcoholic / addict / narcissist … More News Flash / One More Thing
In response to popular demand I now offer a self-tagging town meme. For purposes of this meme, a town is defined as a municipality with a population under 1,000,000. If you do not have five favorite towns of this size, or five towns you consider overrated, you may fill in with cities, but you must … More Self-Tagging Town Meme
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