Month: January 2006

this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war and other disasters we honor courage in all its forms cross-posted at DailyKos, Booman Tribune, European Tribune, and My Left Wing. image and poem below the fold An Iraqi...

A must-read diary to better understand Islam. — Jérôme à Paris. Following on some discussion about the neo-con attitude that we face a monolithic enemy in Islam, I found an interesting book in a local bookshop the other...

Driving my daughter to choir practice, I passed a Catholic church that apparently took to heart Bush’s proclamation of National Sanctity of Life Day. The lawn was covered with white crosses, and there was a sign that said...

Round and Round We Go This is an Unhosted Cafe. The bar is fully stocked, but it is self-serve tonight.Put your quarter in and take a ride.(4s accepted in place of quarters) Newspapers are in their regular spot next to the door...

In the summer of 2004 I was in St. Petersburg, Florida organizing voter registration teams when I was invited to an anti-war protest at the Baywalk shopping center. Baywalk is a large complex in the downtown area, that has a...