Month: June 2006

Photo: Joao Silva/NYT I’ve never been in the armed forces and I don’t plan on doing so [the enlistment age was recently raised to 42]. I have no idea how things are normally done under “normal” situations...

sexual assault on women in the military Just thought I would bring this forth so you all can see that it is getting some attention, and hopefully will make a difference to the women.

I noticed some trends in both the green and the orange threads of yesterday’s diary, Keeping Bloggers Afloat. I will take the blame for not being clear enough on some points…it’s a writer’s responsibility...

Froggybottom Pancake Morning Cafe Newcomers and Lurkers WelcomeCome on in and meet everyone. George is your waiter.FM is busy with an ice cream machine. Crêpes, Pfannkuchen. blintz, or Okonomiyaki also available Please recommend...

I am not a big fan of ballot initiatives, but California has one that we should all support. The California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act of 2006 (.pdf) would, if passed, give a lot of momentum to election reform...