Archive for the 'Politics' Category

Increasing Higher Ed

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

A post on this here.
I’m not sure what I think about it. I’m glad I got the education I did, but it could have been better. Could have been better guided. Could have been different. I think “more college graduates” is too simplistic. One commenter says “trade schools are higher ed, business schools are higher [...]

ANGRY!

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

What does it take for the world to move forward? Some days it just seems utterly pointless.
A woman seeking to become only the third woman ever to successfully bring a sexual harassment case in Russia was dealt a shocking rebuke when the judge threw out her case, ruling that sexual harassment is actually necessary for [...]

Congrats gays! Next stop, who cares!

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

This benzene ring family is awesome. In fact the whole thing is awesome. I’ll take a subchapter 7 relationship, please! With a side of flexibility!
If I cheered “beyond marriage,” would I get in trouble with my gay friends who are about to get married in October? Hmm. Probably.

How To Deal With Assholes

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Great quote in a comment at the polyamory livejournal:
“If someone appears like an asshole to you, it’s likely they appear that way to others as well. You don’t need to be the John Madden of the Asshole Bowl, pointing out the maneuvers of the Assholes on the telestrator.”
It’s true. It’s also true that assholes don’t [...]

Water

Friday, March 28th, 2008

As the warm months approach and I consider a trip out to a waterpark, or a trip to go river rafting, I was interested to read the most recent couple of posts on Ben Jervey’s excellent “reblog” sustaiNYC.
First, a post going to an Observer article on NYC’s water infrastructure, featuring a wonderful photograph of The [...]