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Domestic Violence 2: Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones...

but words will break my heart.I'm prompted to write this diary for a couple of reasons.  The first is that in my first DV diary, this subject came up and a few people expressed a desire for further...

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Domestic Violence 3: Google Does the Right Thing Without Being Asked

I wasn't planning to do another of these so soon after my last one, but I got an email today that prompted me to put this together.  The email came from the staff of the Safety Net Project at the...

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Domestic Violence 4: The Chinese Wall, Part 1

From the American Heritage Dictionary:  Chinese walln.   A barrier, especially one that seriously hinders communication or understanding: "still believe a Chinese wall can exist between public and...

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Domestic Violence 5: The Chinese Wall, Part 2

If you didn't read Part 1 of this mini-series, I recommend you do so.  You will find it here.This is the story of a fellow Kossack, as told to me in a series of recent emails.  The words in blockquotes...

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Domestic Violence 6: In Which Your Intrepid Diarist Meets Some Perps

I went tonight, as an observer, to an Impact Panel.  This is a monthly get-together of various people who work in DV (police, therapists, etc.), a couple of DV survivors, and a whole bunch of convicted...

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Impeachment Tipping Point: With Poll!

The past 24 hours have been absolutely fascinating.  George Bush commuting Scooter Libby's sentence has led to a blogospheric outcry that I think rivals anything I've seen to date.I don't really have...

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A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity for Congress

They'll fuck it up, of course, because they're fucking useless, but right now they have the chance to take back their power and to stop the runaway train that is the Bush Administration.This is going...

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Civil Disobedience 1:  An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind

Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the State becomes lawless or, which is the same thing, corrupt. -- Mahatma Gandhi::Lately, I'm seeing diaries about protests -- people who take a sign and...

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This is Going to End in Tears:  Disgusting Phishing Scam

I got the below email earlier today.  It's the second time in a month I've received such an email.  The first time I deleted it in disgust.  This time I'm hopping mad, and I'll tell you why below the...

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I Need a Computer Genius, and Fast

UPDATE Saturday 9:30 a.m. PDT:  Due to popular demand, I'm not taking this diary down.  The geeks are having too much fun with it.Steps taken so far:  When I got home last night I opened the case on...

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I Need a Computer Genius: Part Deux

I've just posted an update to yesterday's call for help.  Since that one has long since scrolled off the list, and since I was asked to keep all you wunnerful geeks apprised of the situation, I thought...

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Civil Disobedience 2: Marching on Washington

I'm moved to write this in response to OPOL's latest diary, in which a march on Washington, currently being organized for September 15, is discussed.This is going to be a very personal diary, because...

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Domestic Violence 7: Dogfighting=Bad; Spousal Abuse=Not So Much

I'm prompted to write this diary because of the controversy surrounding Michael Vick.  Vick has accepted a plea agreement on a federal dogfighting charge that, when filed on Monday, may land him in...

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Hi, Howard!

I just got the latest email from the DNC.  It made me want to puke -- well, the first bit did, at any rate.

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Your Favorite Movie that Nobody's Ever Heard Of

I'm in crunch mode at work and have spent the last four hours staring at spreadsheets.  Consequently, my brain is mush and I desperately need a distraction.

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Saturday P.M. Work Avoidance: Desert Island Discs

For the second Saturday in a row, I'm working -- once again staring at spreadsheets until it feels like my brain's going to melt, and once again desperately in need of a distraction for a while.

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A Short Note to the Edwards Supporters Around Here

This is going to be a very short diary, because I don't have time to write a long one.  Deal.

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Another day, another wingnut email.

I don't think my mother realizes that when she forwards me this crap, my blood pressure ticks up about ten points.  Or maybe she just doesn't care.

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Winter Solstice 2007: The True Meaning of the Season

I posted this last year, and decided to repost it again today.:::Today marks the winter solstice.The solstice has been honored and celebrated for millenia by cultures all over the world -- the ancient...

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Festivus 2007: The Airing of Grievances

If one is to consider how much airing of grievances goes on around here, one could assert that on Daily Kos, every day is Festivus.Daily Kos:  The Blog For The Rest Of Us [Democrats].Anyway.I decided...

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