• Religion

    Beannacht: Blessing

    God Girl reminded me of the moving poetry and inspiring life of John O’Donohue, who was interviewed by Krista Tippett of Speaking of Faith. I double-dog dare you to read the poem, or listen to the author read it in the video, without choking up. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZfvS2LYbZLQ" width="400" height="326" wmode="transparent" /] Beannacht From John O’Donohue’s Echoes of Memory On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you. And when your eyes freeze behind the grey window and the ghost of loss gets in to you, may a flock of…

  • Mini-Posts - Politics, Schmolitics

    Schadenfraude again

    Accounting scandal hits House GOP campaign committee – CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — An accounting scandal at the Republican Party’s House campaign organization has federal agents investigating what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars and could affect several congressional campaigns, party officials said Thursday.

  • Geek Out!

    Digital photo frames, iPods: viral risk

    Electronic gadgets latest sources of computer viruses – CNN.com Recent cases reviewed by The Associated Press include some of the most widely used tech devices: Apple iPods, digital picture frames sold by Target and Best Buy stores, and TomTom navigation gear.In most cases, Chinese factories — where many companies have turned to keep prices low — are the source. So far, the virus problem appears to come from lax quality control, perhaps a careless worker plugging an infected music player into a factory computer used for testing, rather than organized sabotage by hackers or the Chinese factories.

  • Blogs Wot I Read - Hot Off The Presses

    Zimbabwe: “…the police at once jumped on her, beat her until she screamed”

    Why blog? Some people have fun and go to big conferences.  Many people simply enjoy putting their words up on the net.  Others get the word out about specific topics or interests. And for a few people, blogging is a moral imperative, a matter of life and death, because the truth must be told from within the borders of a country gone mad. This is Zimbabwe is such a life-and-death blog. Mostly it chronicles the difficulties of life in a poor country inflicted with government corruption, hyper-inflation, and the uncertainty of how to get through day-to-day life when you never…

  • SABRE2th Tigress: Book 'em, Dano.

    SABRE2th Tigress Feels Like Taking A Bite

    I confess that I’m not a nice, forgiving person. I grumble and swear under my breath at work all the time. The last hour of my day, I am even less forgiving and more grumbly, because I resent anything that slows me down and prevents me from getting done those things that cannot be left undone. There are certain people who are incapable of learning from their mistakes, after repeated ass-saving. I often end up staying late fixing other peoples’ mistakes, partly from a misguided belief on my part that it helps the travelers avoid a bad experience, and partly from…