Month: September 2003
Valyermo 6
Posted on September 30, 2003 in Book of Days Myths & Mysticism Photos Sexuality Travels - So Cal
The peace of the garden could have been Eden.
What are We Going to DO about Illegal Citizens?
Posted on September 30, 2003 in Immigration Satire War
If those who live here without INS approval are “illegal aliens”, then those who do not register for the draft are “illegal citizens”.
An Alabama Recall
Posted on September 30, 2003 in Gray Davis Recall Morals & Ethics Social Justice
Riley, who is a devout Christian and a man of conscience, read a theological paper that discussed the Christian’s obligation to the poor. His tax reform would have shifted the tax burden off the backs of the working poor and onto the backs of the wealthy.
Is Ahnold a Shoo-In?
Posted on September 30, 2003 in Gray Davis Recall
If you vote for him, you give him license to be these things. It means that you are an accessory to his boorishness, his arrogance, and his stupidity
Fogbound
Posted on September 29, 2003 in Book of Days Weather
Note: This is part of a series based on exercises from A Writer’s Book of Days. It’s something of a rebellion against the Friday Five and similar tupperware content memes.
Today’s topic: The night won’t save anyone.
Low fog across the face of a crescent moon. The moon fights to remain noticeable. Come morning, the light will have brightened, but visibility will remain murky and the moon will have dimmed and dropped over the horizon.
Things come in the darkness. When day breaks, they loiter.
California Poetry Anthology
Posted on September 29, 2003 in Writing
More than a few of you are poets. If you are a California poet, you should know that the deadline for the annual Tebot Bach anthology is coming up on Wednesday, October 1.
For more information, click here.
I wish everyone who submits well!
Vote against the recall, vote against vagueness
Posted on September 29, 2003 in Gray Davis Recall
Arnold refused to take part in candidate debates. He has ducked hard questions. This suggests that he either has a secret plan that he knows the voters will detest if he told it to them or he has no plan at all. Both are sound reasons to vote no on the recall, vote against this opportunist.
Sign of the Cross
Posted on September 28, 2003 in Book of Days College OCD
I never managed to quite shake the Catholic out of myself. Not that it is such a bad thing.
A Monastery Festival
Posted on September 28, 2003 in Travels - So Cal
One of the wonders of the Catholic Church is that when you go to any large event — be it Easter Vigil Mass in a metropolitan cathedral, a monastery festival, or a bingo game — you inevitably witness a genuine diversity of people.
The Dream Act
Posted on September 28, 2003 in Gray Davis Recall Immigration
Republican Senator Orrin Hatch is a major co-sponsor in the Senate.
Lights Out
Posted on September 27, 2003 in Book of Days Daily Life
I can forgive the electrical company, but when this computer of mine fails me, that’s personal!
