Will Wilkinson, as is often the case, nearly made me fall out of my chair with this post. Money quote:But simply dismissing the other team’s claims to moral conviction is way too convenient. It turns out that the Democratic party is also run by very, very wealthy people and interests. It also strikes me as lazy to assume that because the GOP isn’t beholden to various interest groups that cla
A key blunder was the ill-conceived response to high energy prices by promoting grain-based biofuels…
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Food scientists say stop biofuels to fight world hunger
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some top international food scientists Tuesday recommended halting the use of food-based biofuels, such as ethanol, saying it would cut corn prices by 20 percent during a world food crisis.But [...]
I'm gonna be short as I'm pissed off. Because of the precarious state of both humanity and my life. Well, my life comes first, bitches, so I'm gonna tell you a valuable lesson I learned today: trusting other people to do something important for you is like walking blindfolded in a minefield. I don't wanna go into details, I wanna get over this shit as soon as possible.On the bright side, I'm being forced to take some serious decisions for the future. I may come with big wonderful news soon.
Review: Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour, wrapping up Saturday at the Greek Theatre, features some standout artists.By CHRIS NIXONSpecial to the RegisterGone are the shocks of red and blue hair. Gone are the goofy videos with Captain Lou Albano. Gone are the squeaky voice and quirky persona. Who knew 20 years ago when Cyndi Lauper was a marginal and slightly annoying pop star that she'd grow into an activist in her middle age?Since its release in 1986, Lauper's ballad "True Colors" has been embraced as an anthem by the gay community and she's become a bit of an icon in the process. Now the 54-year-old mom from Queens, New York is working to raise public awareness about the issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. She's even built a 15-city tour around it. It's called the True Colors Tour 2007. One dollar of every ticket sold will benefit the work of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest organization working for GLBT equality."I'm not a politician
Review: Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour, wrapping up Saturday at the Greek Theatre, features some standout artists.By CHRIS NIXONSpecial to the RegisterGone are the shocks of red and blue hair. Gone are the goofy videos with Captain Lou Albano. Gone are the squeaky voice and quirky persona. Who knew 20 years ago when Cyndi Lauper was a marginal and slightly annoying pop star that she'd grow into an activist in her middle age?Since its release in 1986, Lauper's ballad "True Colors" has been embraced as an anthem by the gay community and she's become a bit of an icon in the process. Now the 54-year-old mom from Queens, New York is working to raise public awareness about the issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. She's even built a 15-city tour around it. It's called the True Colors Tour 2007. One dollar of every ticket sold will benefit the work of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest organization working for GLBT
Friday, June 29, 2007Review: Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour, wrapping up Saturday at the Greek Theatre, features some standout artists.By CHRIS NIXONSpecial to the RegisterGone are the shocks of red and blue hair. Gone are the goofy videos with Captain Lou Albano. Gone are the squeaky voice and quirky persona. Who knew 20 years ago when Cyndi Lauper was a marginal and slightly annoying pop star that she'd grow into an activist in her middle age? Since its release in 1986, Lauper's ballad "True Colors" has been embraced as an anthem by the gay community and she's become a bit of an icon in the process. Now the 54-year-old mom from Queens, New York is working to raise public awareness about the issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. She's even built a 15-city tour around it. It's called the True Colors Tour 2007. One dollar of every ticket sold will benefit the work of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest organiza
I usually have insomnia, but have been sleeping very well since Memorial Day. My back is feeling great (knock on wood) since yoga on Friday and doing the stationary bike since Monday.But then last night I woke up after a couple of hours of sleep very itchy and WIDE AWAKE. How annoying. I had no good books to read (well I have a ton of books to read, but I needed a riveting piece of fiction, not a motivational tome or a book about writing). And while I finally got the whole season of Heroes loaded on my iPod - great to watch while doing the bike - I deleted all the music off it. So no music to listen to and nothing good to read but magazines.I took an antihistamine for the itchiness and read for an hour, but couldn't get sleepy. I really needed something to eat, so I had a couple bowls of Kashi Lean and 1% milk. I located my old Walkman in a drawer and listened to music on FM radio and finally went back to bed around 2 a.m.So not only did I have food that wasn't on my plan (thou
I have an intense dislike for the expression "The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions." It draws attention away from the fact that the Road to Heaven is likewise paved.I feel that we should glory in our good intentions. Our desire to be better, our yearning and striving to improve, is essential to progressing. And failure is also essential. Not only do we learn what to do differently, but we learn what's important to us.As a mother, I have ample opportunities to make mistakes. Mistakes that don't just affect me, but also the two precious little girls that have been entrusted to my care.And I care when I make mistakes. It hurts when I realize that my selfishness, laziness, our thoughtlessness, has hurt my girls.I'm happy that it hurts. I'm happy that I care that much. Good intentions aren't enough, no. They don't make me Super-Mom. But what I've come to realize is that good intentions matter a whole heck of a lot. They mean that I have the potential to be Super-Mom.And tha
It’s so difficult to mine the gold of someone’s good intentions esp. when you are hurt, isn’t it? And to be honest, sometimes people take advantage of you if you keep mining the gold of their good intentions.
At the same time, when you are suspicious of others, you tend to display wrong behavior toward them and of course, you will [...]
I read the results of an opinion poll carried out by TripAdvisor about environmental concerns among travellers. What I found most revealing was although 38% of the 1000 respondents claimed they’d be willing to pay more for an eco-friendly flight with 26% prepared to pay a 5 - 10% premium only 3% had actually purchased carbon credits. Now I am not sure if this is a case of self delusion or just not getting around to paying out for the carbon offset. Would it be simpler for travellers if the sum for carbon credits was automatically added to the cost of their flights and those who didn’t want to do it would have to opt out?
Plane crazy by Elsie esq
Way back at the beginning of 2006, when I had got over the hangover, I posted a list of good intentions for the year here. The idea was that these were things I could aim for and it didn't matter whether or not I actually achieved them, a more sensible step than going for a set of resolutions I knew there was no chance of succeeding with. So, how have I done?1) I will aim to get my weight below 10 stone.Done - yay me! Sadly I achieved this one back in May and haven't gone beyond 9st 10lb on a permanent basis. In fact the starting weight for 2007 is 9st 12lbs, but I hope to be able to lose more this year. Please, DOYC, let me lose more this year! I don't know whether to set myself a weight target or not, but if I were going to I would set it at 9st 7lbs. And I'll get right on it as soon as I've finished these 12 mini pizzas and 12 mini quiches (although to be fair I've only had a bag of crisps aside from these today).2) I will not waste my money on faddy enthusiasms that di
Strike the pose, George. You'll have your snapshot next to that of Jimmy & Anwar, or even better that of Billy, Yasser & Itzhak. All smiles at home, at your dear lil' White House on the prairie. After blocking all peace attempts for over 4 years and setting the World on fire... Luckily enough, you can put the blame on Arafat or even Powell for the failures of your first mandate. Not on you ("Make no mistake" is your middle name)... But tell you what : I'll even swallow my pride and endure your presence on that picture for posterity if you manage to make Palestine happen during your second mandate. Heck, even Russia celebrates Stalin for Yalta's 60th anniversary. And you're also tackling that deficit issue now ? What a week ! Well... even divided by two this remains a huge deficit to be compared to the comfortable surplus you inherited. And you don't even take into account your little extras in Iraq. I'm sure a very efficient cut will be performed, but it's likely to be on y
