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this morning Jag and I went kayaking - we paddled from Deep Water Point, Mt Pleasant (the nearest point to the river from our house - 1km down the road) to ... wait for it .... Point Walter, yes Point Walter , AND BACK. I can hardly believe it myself. This was my first paddle in a kayak since I was ? ten years old. I am so sore I want to throw up! so there are no photos and there is no crafty news because I can barely lift my arms.

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Friday, December 30, 2011

Humour Files: Another Trickle-Down Theory

Second image c/o Political Loudmouth.

The Wrap-Up: December 30, 2011

Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX)
Apparently, Rick Perry was too proud to ask for details of the court case he was asked about so that he could answer the person's question (instead of blathering on). By the way, the case in question was Lawrence v Texas...which took place during HIS administration (2003). Can he remember anything?

Michele Bachmann's former Iowa campaign chair is endorsing someone else. How the "mighty" have fallen.

Conversely, Rick Santorum may be seeing his time in the Sun.

This is unfortunate timing since Santorum is "peaking" as we approach the Iowa caucuses. This man wants to fundamentally change the United States Constitution.

Sir Ian McKellen (you be the judge)
Some people are so adamantly homophobic that they will even destroy church property as a result.

Former/current congressional Republicans are coming forward to say that Newt Gingrich supported a measure that many conservatives see as exploding the national debt. So much for being for smaller government.

Also, in Gingrich flip-floppery, Cap-and-Trade!

Ron Paul has been touting an endorsement from a preacher that is so anti-gay that he supports the death penalty for gay people. Ironically, I always thought that Paul bore a striking resemblance to Sir Ian McKellen.

Whichever Republican winds up winning the GOP nomination, there is this significant problem they will face in their battle against President Obama. I would guess that the GOP debates had an affect.

Andy Towle
Cardinal Francis George, after editing previous statements, has reiterated his analogy between parades for Gay Pride and Ku KluxKlan marches. This man is a general failure and luckily, Illinois Catholics aren't buying his snake oil.

Truth Wins Out will be running this strongly worded full-page ad in the Chicago Tribune calling for George to resign.

And lastly, Towleroad takes a look at the past year in LGBT rights.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

The Wrap-Up: December 29, 2011

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)
I'm really glad that I don't live in Iowa with less than a week to go until the state's caucuses.

I have to wonder why Michele Bachmann is squirming away (to a degree) from the anti-gay stances that have made her a darling of the Republican base.

A Tennessee Christian school is going to some extreme lengths to purge itself of all things gay. Even saying the word could get you in trouble.

One would think that after what happened to Congresswoman Gabby Giffords this year, people would think twice about using this type of imagery for political gains. Apparently not.

Cardinal Francis George
The North Carolina Psychological Association lays out, in no uncertain terms, the damage that would be done if the state's propose anti-marriage equality amendment were to pass.

In other North Carolinian homophobia, a Gay-Straight Alliance (though not the kind associated with schools) faced a protest last month. Here is what some of those "kind-hearted" protestors had to say.

Bank of America is paying up big because of allegations of racial discrimination.

A Catholic Cardinal offers a poor explanation of his comparison of pride parades and the Ku Klux Klan.

A gay Ugandan man is facing deportation back to his homeland. In case you haven't heard, they don't handle homosexuality very well over there.

Former Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
It's nice to see how much these multi-millionaires/billionaires care about their fellow Americans. Have mentioned that I'm big on sarcasm? Seriously though, the title of this article is pretty epic (and accurate).

The former Prime Minister of Spain reflects proudly on his nations' recognition of marriage equality.

The Huffington Post runs down the top LGBT viral videos of 2011.

And lastly, Rick Santorum continues to be a joke. Seriously, the color was just unfortunate for him.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

The Wrap-Up: December 28, 2011

Michelle Obama

The assault on voting rights claims another victim.

It's incredibly ironic and hypocritical that the people claiming that Michelle Obama (known in part for her beauty and fitness) is fat are a bunch of overweight men who need to be banned from all fast food joints. What gentlemen they are...

A lot is being said about Ron Paul, these claims of racism/homophobia, and whether or not he wrote the articles in question. Here is an interesting take on all of this.

Lucille Ball
Signs may be showing up that Rick Santorum will drop out of the race after Iowa.

In case you aren't aware, there is a pretty substantial de facto "Gay Tax" on same-sex couples (which is even higher for those raising kids). Mysteriously, all of those tax-cutting Republicans are silent on this issue.

Mitt Romney came up with a far better (and more appropriate) metaphor for Newt Gingrich's Virginia failure than Newt's "Pearl Harbor" comment.

Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC)
The New Hampshire legislature is pushing back a possible vote on (among other things) repealing marriage equality in the state...but just barely.

In a hypothetical match-up against Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich's prospects are looking increasingly bleak.

There is yet even more bad news for Gingrich as he has been quoted as supporting Mitt Romney's health care plan (which many conservatives see as the foundation of Obama's health care plan).

With 2012 being a big election year, there are some people who will be looking to make their political mark.

And lastly, Ron Paul thinks everything is unconstitutional.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Ron Paul's Gay Bathroom Phobia

In case you didn't know, Ron Paul is a doctor...but maybe not a good one.

The Wrap-Up: December 27, 2011

Governor Rick Snyder (R-MI)
That endorsement that Rick Santorum got from an Iowa conservative leader may have been bought...because that is what God would do I suppose.

Governor Rick Snyder (R-MI) makes it clear that he does not care about the health of the LGBT community.

Across the border in Minnesota, Governor Mark Dayton had something to say about the "sanctity of marriage" hypocrisy in that states' legislature (the state has a proposed constitutional marriage equality ban on the ballot next November).

If you're wondering what exactly they're talking about, this article gives you the low-down, as well as a reaction from Minnesota's LGBT community on the second page (which is pretty awesome).

Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA)
If marriage equality existed throughout this nation, heartless stories like this would not happen.

Though it may not pass (and even if it does, it's a half measure), a West Virginia delegate is taking a shot at passing a civil unions bill in the coming year.

There are some not-so-good polling numbers coming out of Virginia for Eric Cantor (a Virginia congressman and the House's #2 Republican).

The New York Republican Senators who voted in favor of marriage equality there have received mainly positive feedback.

John Lawrence, as in "Lawrence v. Texas" (which in 2003 ruled that anti-sodomy laws in the U.S are unconstitutional) passed away this past Friday.

Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney falsely claims that the Obama administration has not created any jobs. Then again, he also falsely claimed that corporations are people, so his "facts" are less than stellar.

Australian psychologists, just like their American counterparts, agree that access to marriage equality leads to better mental health outcomes. 20,000 shrinks can't be wrong.

Newt Gingrich may have gotten caught in another lie. One would think he would get tired of this...

And lastly, here is a clip of Ron Paul discussing some of his fellow candidates on Jay Leno.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Twitter Watch: All I Want For Christmas

Yesterday, Christmas Day, I sent out this relatively innocuous tweet:

No big deal right? It doesn't really take a genius to figure out what I was talking about: marriage rights, anti-bullying laws to protect LGBT youth, employment discrimination protections, adoption equality, etc. Apparently, someone took exception and decided to reply with these tweets which just scream holiday cheer and good will towards men:

I'll address each one of these responses separately (and in reverse order).

#3: People who are against marriage equality tend to lump same-sex marriage in with (in this case) polygamy. Polygamy is an issue that should be debated on its own merits (or lack thereof, whichever the case may be) and has its own intricacies and problems that set it apart from an arrangement between 2 people. This is pretty much a straw-man situation this guy is setting up (if you don't know what a straw-man is, here is a description) to try to deflect from the actual issue that was raised: marriage rights for same-sex couples...emphasis here in the word COUPLES.

#2: There are several things wrong here. First, (false) words are being put in my mouth. For the record, my view on marriage is that if the government is going to recognize an arrangement between two consenting people of legal age and capacity, there is zero reason to keep same-sex couples out of this legal arrangement. Second, acceptance is something that can not be forced. It either comes from compassion and empathy, or it doesn't happen at all (apparently, the respondent is in the latter situation, which says much about him/her). No one is trying to force people to accept gays, we're just trying to get the law to accept gays (and America is, after all, a nation of laws, not a nation of men). Third, it assumes that when we're talking about rights, we're talking about a zero sum game. This is only true if one makes it so. There are many people on the other side of this issue who see it as all-or-nothing and gay people having any rights is seen by them as a loss of their own rights. They are categorically unwilling to see LGBT people as equals in any way. Only our abject subjugation will suit them. Relegating people to second class citizenship is not a right, nor is it an American value.

#1: To clarify it's actually 70+ nations that ban homosexuality (I forget where I heard that so I can't cite it offhand). Regardless, saying that the U.S. is better on this issue than other countries (or better than this country has been in the past) does not address the fact that there are still massive amounts of homophobia today in America. When kids are getting bullied by their peers to the point that they despair of life, when someone can be fired merely for being LGBT, when parents are throwing their kids out just for being gay, and so forth, we have lots of problems. The responder has set the bar extremely low to the point it may as well not even exist. While it's certainly a good thing that you can't be jailed solely because of being LGBT (unlike most of Africa, the Middle East, and elsewhere), we should raise the bar higher than that.

If America is going to live up to the promise of being the land of the free where there is liberty and justice for all, then equal rights (in this specific case for the LGBT community) are a must. Anything less, and everything that millions have fought and died for (whether in the streets in America or on battlefields abroad) is naught but hollow words. Personally, I would not have it so.

Marriage News Watch: December 26, 2011

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Friday, December 23, 2011

The Wrap-Up: December 23, 2011

This is Rick Santurom's version of surging according to his supporters.

North Carolina's House Speaker was challenged by a UNC-Chapel Hill student over the state's proposed constitutional marriage equality ban.

Most (about 70%) of Senator Jim DeMint's (R-SC) deficit reduction plan takes aim at the poor.

House Republicans are not playing nice with Senate Republicans in an effort to extend the payroll tax-cut.

The United States Department of Justice is finally entering the right side of the fight on the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.

Every time one of these GOP candidates rises to the top, a damning event from their past rears its ugly head. It's Ron Paul's turn.

Scott Arnold, the gay man that Newt Gingrich told he should vote for Obama, made an appearance on the Ed Show.

It has been a year since the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell was signed and, surprise surprise, none of the doomsday scenarios of yet materialized.

Speaking of DADT's repeal, NBC Nightly News talked to some soldiers in Afghanistan, gay and straight, about how life has been since the repeal has gone into effect.

A teaser has come out for the HBO film "Game Change" based on a book by the same title. It seriously seems like the trailer for a disaster film

And lastly, Zach Wahls, of YouTube fame for speaking in front of the Iowa legislature on marriage equality, brings us a video that would warm anyone's heart...except Rick Santorum's I'm sure.

I hope everyone out there has a happy holiday and, so I don't get accused of waging war, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

The Religious Wrong: Bad Advice About A Gay Son

These being statements by Pat Robertson pretty much means that they are full of factual inaccuracies.

#1 It has been shown that reparative "therapy," which he is tacitly advocating (gotta read between the lines folks), has an adverse on people's mental/emotional well-being. On the other hand, I'm reminded of a story where two men met at one of these reparative "therapy" places and ended up getting married, so maybe they aren't 100% bad (just 99.99999% bad).

#2 There are no reputable studies that show that reparative "therapy" actually works. Quite the contrary actually.

#3 While science has not come to a conclusion as to what causes/influences sexual orientation, the science that we have thus far points demonstrably towards biological factors (primarily during pregnancy). In others words, it isn't a choice. It isn't acquired and thus cannot be "unacquired." What exactly is he basing his (false) opinion that homosexuality is acquired on? One word: IGNORANCE.

I have said it before and I'll say it again: why do people listen to RWNJ's like Robertson? I guess that's a mystery God is keeping to himself.

The Wrap-Up: December 22, 2011

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA)
In an effort to keep his Senate seat, Scott Brown (R-MA) appears to be backing away from his previous Tea Party positions.

Rick Santorum was asked (and no this is not a joke) how he could get the "gay vote."

Newt Gingrich, on the other hand, has a very different perspective on the "gay vote."

Speaking of Newt, some people REALLY don't like the guy at the top of this video.

Stirring up the fight against Newt Gingrich, yet again, is Ron Paul with a full-court press (I don't actually watch basketball, so I hope that metaphor works).

Conservatives are none too happy with how Republicans (House Republicans in particular) are handling the payroll tax cut.

Matt Damon
Despite Obama's improved approval numbers, there is one of his early high-profile supporters that has some strong criticism of the President: Matt Damon.

Establishment Republicans are going to some extreme lengths to downplay the possibility/importance of a win by Ron Paul in the Iowa Caucuses.

Media Matters counts down the 10 stupidest "Fox & Friends" moments of 2011. I honestly have no idea how they narrowed it down to ten with all of the material they had.

Totally overrated Chuck Norris pinned an op-ed FOR the "American Family Association." I'll never understand why he was ever famous.

Openly LGBT elected officials are in office in almost every state of the union.

And lastly, a bi-partisan group made this video to speak against the Republican-led move by the New Hampshire state legislature to repeal marriage equality:

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The Religious Wrong: Faith Battles

I can think of many reasons not to vot for Mitt Romney. He's two-faced. He's a panderer. He's a corporate lackey. He's against equality. The list goes on and on (and on). Honestly, however, I couldn't give two craps about him being Mormon. That in and of itself means nothing to me, nor should it mean anything to anyone with a grain of common sense or common decency. There shouldn't be a "what is his/her religion" question when people go to the polls. People should vote on the records and words of political candidates.

I also have to take issue with the statement that there are aspects of Mormon doctrine that are "unelectable." It's not that I disagree with the statement because anyone who is hardline Mormon may thus be unfit to serve (though I don't believe this includes Romney). It's that the guy who said this is implying that the same is not true about Christian candidates when it comes to Christian doctrine. Look at how bad the reaction was to Rick Perry's "Strong" ad. He is a very devout Christian (probably a more devout Christian than Romney is a devout Mormon I would guess), but that is in part why many deem HIM unfit to serve: because people don't like how he clings to certain doctrines (read: interpretations) of Christianity as well as his religious fervor. The same goes with Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann. Too much religion, not enough substance (especially in Bachmann's case).

There is also the fact that EVERYONE knows this man is a Mormon. Despite this, he has been a constant #1 or #2 in the GOP polls over the course of several months nationally while others have risen and fallen, including some of those devout Christians. The speaker in this video patently ignores this fact. If his religion is such a huge negative, why has he kept polling so high? I'm not saying there aren't people who won't support him because of his religion specifically, I'm simply saying that those people are a minority, even among Republicans.

As Jonathan Capehart mentioned in the Washington Post this week, we're electing a President, not a pope.

Broken Government: Legal Insider Trading

The Wrap-Up: December 21, 2011

Jonathan Capehart
Jonathan Capehart pinned an op-ed discussing how some in the GOP (*cough* Rick Perry *cough*) think we're electing a pope instead of a president.

Members of the Pennsylvania state legislature have formed an LGBT Equality Caucus.

First the "Family Research Council" gives Rep. Joe "Deadbeat Dad" Walsh (he owes $117,00 in child support) a family award, and now the "American Family Association" supports Newt "Serial Adulterer" Gingrich in his GOP nomination bid. If it wasn't official before, it certainly is now: these groups have zero interest in families.

A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is on the hot seat when it was discovered he received free services from Gov. Scott Walker AND ruled in Walker's favor on his anti-union law. I'm thinking this surprises no one.

Former Half-Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK)
Politifact's "Lie of the Year" goes to congressional Democrats. I guess Republicans can't win it all the time.

The scourge unleashed upon us by John McCain (a.k.a. Sarah Palin) continues to tease her supporters about a possible 2012 run. They honestly need to give up on her because she's just doing it for attention and money.

Yale and Columbia universities announced they will reimburse gay employees who pay more taxes because the federal government doesn't recognize their marriages. Of course if DoMA were repealed, this wouldn't be an issue.

President Barack Obama
In a disgusting abusive of power and strike against free speech, a Florida priest was removed while speaking (perfectly calmly and well-mannered) to a city council about someone who was forcibly removed while speaking to that city council for something the city council (apparently) got wrong. If that sentence sounded confusing, the video pretty much explains what you need to know.

Mitt Romney gave us some more evidence then he is on the side of Wall Street and not the side of Main Street.

President Obama's numbers are on the rise as Congressional Republicans' numbers are...not.

And lastly, Rick "Google" Santorum continues to unwittingly make a joke of himself.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The Wrap-Up: December 20, 2011

With just weeks until the Iowa Caucuses, things aren't looking that good for Newt Gingrich. Ron Paul on the other hand...

Speaking of the serial adulterer extraordinaire, many things about his past and his record he would rather people not know.

John McCain shared his thoughts on the death of Kim Jong Il. For once, I agree with the Arizona Senator.

There's this old saying, "It is better to be silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." It seems like someone finally told this to Michele Bachmann who hasn't been answering many questions at her campaign stops. Too little, too late though.

Robert Reich
To those fighting against the anti-marriage equality amendment in Minnesota, these are the types of idiots you're fighting against. Seriously, best of luck.

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich has an offer for Barack Obama.

Brandon McInerney, the teenager who killed classmate Lawrence King for being gay, was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison. He better pray that Karma does not exist.

There are some grim predictions as to what will happen if the payroll tax-cut expires.

I'm not done with Newt yet, especially given that he racked up another endorsement...from a pro-adultery website.

Mark Cuban
The Florida Family Association, which apparently got Lowes to stop advertising on "All American Muslim" claimed some other advertising victories including getting Macy's to pull ads from "Degrassi" (a Canadian shows that has tackled LGBT issues). Macy's, however, is calling them on their BS. Another religious organization caught in a lie.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban talks about gays in the NBA (among other things).

And lastly, here is something to warm your heart as Winter approaches.

this is our year. from Joe M on Vimeo. (h/t Towleroad)

Monday, December 19, 2011

The Religious Wrong: The Gay Security Risk

In psychology, they say that often times when someone a certain issue but has a difficult time dealing with it, they project those faults and problems onto others (it's called projection). In other words,Bryan Fischer doesn't need to be handling a radio show (that for some reason people listen to), HE. NEEDS. HELP!!!

Also, even if he said about gay people being mentally/emotionally stable were true, maybe that wouldn't be the case if we weren't subject to discrimination, demonization, and demagoging. He's would b pointing out the symptom (instability) but conveniently failing to mention that he and people who espouse that adamant ignorance are the real problem.

Of course, however, Bryan is full of crap.

Marriage News Watch: December 19, 2011

The Wrap-Up: December 19, 2011

Saturday night saw another GOP presidential debate, which means more factual inaccuracies (I'm looking at you Michele Bachmann).

This report on the failing health of Etta James makes me sad. I decided a long time ago that "At Last" will be playing at my wedding reception. Again, about that so-called defense of marriage thingy...

It's pretty amazing that an anti-bullying measure, which also protects based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression, was passed in West Virginia of all places...and here is how it happened.

A bi-national couple's deportation case has been dropped by the Immigration & Customs Enforcement. Of course, if DoMA were repealed (or never existed), these types of cases would not be necessary. Christmas just got a lot better for these guys.

Elizabeth Warren
Another GOP family values, anti-gay politician gets caught. This happens so much that it's really news when it DOESN'T happen.

Here is yet another dose of GOP family values hypocrisy. When will they learn? Honestly... P.S. I swear I'm taking joy in this. It's actually rather sad when you think of these people's families and such.

I have been supporting Elizabeth Warren (in case you haven't noticed) because of her work on financial reform but wondered where she stood on LGBT issues. She answered that question.

That gay soldier who was booed at the Tea Party debate is getting a much better response from his comrades. Seriously, I wouldn't mess with a guy with biceps like that even if he was a million miles away.

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
A California gay rights group has gotten the go ahead to start collecting signatures to repeal Proposition 8. The clock is now ticking...

Further proving that there is hope in the next generation, even young Republicans are on-board with LGBT equality, including marriage equality.

Also in evolving views, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), who originally voted FOR DoMA, is now supporting the Respect for Marriage Act (which would repeal DoMA).

And lastly, "Absolutely Fabulous" takes on the Kardashians.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Tim Tebow's War on Christmas

The Wrap-Up: December 16, 2011

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins
Apparently, U.S. postal offices have a ban on Christmas caroling. Cue the outrage from Tony Perkins.

A Virginia board has officially given adoption agencies license to discriminate based on, among many other things, sexual orientation.

It was reported earlier this week that most of NOM's money comes from a handful of large donors (making it NOT a grassroots organization). That, combined with other financial issues, has apparently pressed NOM to plead for more donations.

Those controversial provisions of the NDAA may have been insisted on by President Obama.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Tax holidays, which politicians propose in order to help with job creation, don't create jobs. Ad this to the list of things Republicans don't know about economics, as if the list wasn't already a mile long.

The European Union is  not looking to kindly on some anti-LGBT moves made by Russia.

Herman Cain thinks he would be a great Secretary of Defense. I get that he ran Godfather's Pizza, but seriously...

Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA)
Do you know anyone with homophobic parents? Do you have homophobic parents? Have them give this a read.

Republicans beware! Anti-incumbent sentiment is at an historic high.

What does Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA) have to say about climate change deniers?

And lastly, Jon Stewart took aim at Lowes, TLC, the Florida Family Association, and Islamophobia on "The Daily Show."

Thursday, December 15, 2011

The Wrap-Up: December 15, 2011

President Barack Obama
The White House has rescinded its threat to veto the National Defense Authorization Act, despite many terrible provisions that are patently un-Constitutional.

Canadians are being warned that their nation may be striped of its progressive accomplishments by the Tories (conservatives), including (but not limited to) marriage equality.

If Lowes removed its ads from TLC's "All-American Muslim" to avoid controversy, the scope of its failure seems to grow by the day.

The Florida "Family" Association, the organization claiming credit for getting Lowes to drop its ads in "All-American Muslim," has quite a long list of complaints.

Donald Trump
The video I posted yesterday about Virginia chapters of the Tea Party and Occupy Richmond meeting was based on an article from which can be found here.

Not only are most of the GOP candidates not showing up to Donald Trump's debate, he isn't showing up either.

Rick Santorum says he is right where he wants to be in this GOP race. Someone should tell him that political campaigns don't work like golf scores.
A GOP led effort to pass a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution failed on Wednesday 47-53 (it needed 2/3 to pass). A similar measure had already failed in the House.

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) made a few surprising admissions on liberals and the debt in a Wednesday appearance on C-SPAN.

Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC)
What constitutes blocking a president's nominee to be an ambassador? If You're Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), denouncing homophobia. This of course says more about DeMint than it says about the nominee.

West Virginia has included sexual orientation and gender identity/expression in the state's anti-bullying policy.

And lastly, Mitt Romney has just nabbed the wiccan-demographic.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The Wrap-Up: December 14, 2011

Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)
Someone needs to make Lowes aware that an apology where you do NOT admit any wrong-doing doesn't count as an apology.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) took some time out of his busy schedule to tell us what millionaire job-creators and unicorns have in common. Though that probably sounds like a dig on Reid, what he said his pretty much on point.

Members of Occupy Wall Street will be meeting with the Congressional Progressive Caucus this week. Hopefully this is the beginning of this movement having a more concrete effect on policy-making.

The parents of Tyler Clementi made an appearance on NBC to talk about what happened with their son.

According to their own financial records, the so-called National Organization for Marriage is more astro-turf than grassroots.

Mahlon Mitchell
Political gay-bashing just doesn't have the pay-off it once had (not even for conservative Republicans), as Rick Perry is finding out.

A contender may be emerging in Wisconsin to fight against Governor Scott Walker who is being recalled, but the race is still shaping up.

If you're wondering why Congress gets nothing done, it's because we have Senators talking about bestiality. This waste of time is brought to you by James Inhofe (R-OK).

Liberty here in the United States is taking a lot of hits at the hands of Congress.

National Public Radio takes a look at Mitt Romney's talking out of both sides of his mouth gay rights problem.

Sgt. Garon (right) with Mitt Romney
The gay Vietnam veteran (Army Sgt. Robert Garon) who confronted Mitt Romney on marriage equality spoke to MSNBC's Thomas Roberts about the encounter.

A lesbian couple, with their two daughters, talked to the mayor of Troy, Michigan (who started a firestorm with homophobic comments made on FaceBook) in a city council meeting. Judging by the audience response, I'm pretty sure I know what they think of the mayor.

And lastly, AfterElton takes a look at the year's most memorable LGBT quotes, from bitter to the sweet, the funny to the down-right strange.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The Tea Party & the Occupy Movement

What happens when some Virginia chapters of the Tea Party and Occupy Richmond are in the same room? You may be pleasantly surprised. I sure was.

This story makes me really happy to be a Virginian and I'm glad it happened here. I hope that this is the beginning of cooperation between the two movements to move this country in a positive direction. If this anti-corporate personhood amendment (which was introduced into Congress) has any chance of passage, this may be the only way.

The Wrap-Up: December 13, 2011

Glenn Beck
Did Glenn Beck just call the Tea Party racist?

A study shows the unmarried Evangelicals are getting busy about as much as everyone else.

Fox has a truly terrible problem with telling, or in this case showing, the truth. No wonder their viewers are the least informed of all network news viewers.

In more Fox fakery, they want you to believe that palm trees grow in Moscow, Russia. Personally, I think anyone who would watch Bill O'Reilly for anything other than a laugh probably would go with it.

State Sen. Matt McCoy (D-IA)
While in Iowa, Rick Perry was confronted over his anti-gay stance. Wait, Perry is anti-gay? When did this happen...

An Iowa state senator fears his state's recognition of marriage equality is teetering on the brink (mainly because it is).

A bipartisan group is coming together to oppose the repeal of New Hampshire's marriage equality bill (most New Hampshire residents are against repealing the law).

Martina Navratilova
At a campaign stop in New Hampshire, a gay (and married) Vietnam vet takes on Mitt Romney on marriage equality and New Hampshire's recognition there of. Stay classy Mitt.

For all of his talk about strong stable families, it's somewhat surprising that Santorum is okay with splitting up immigrant families. Maybe this is his brand of compassionate conservatism.

There's some back and forth going on between tennis stars going on far from a tennis court.

The last of Elizabeth Warren's primary opponents has left the field and endorsed her. Now she can focus squarely on Scott Brown and Wall Street.

And lastly, the Kinsey scale just got more complicated (and I need a new number).

Monday, December 12, 2011

Elizabeth Warren: Fight Back

Maybe Karl Rove is jealous that people seem to like Elizabeth Warren more than him. Seriously though, she is exactly correct. You know her message is getting through and getting tons of support when the likes of Karl Rove start to attack. Her message is connecting voters more than Rove's jabs are. I believe that she has the campaign style and the message to handle the right.

Marriage News Watch: December 12, 2011


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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Enums and Hair Colors

Enums, or enumerated types, are data types that can take on a fixed set of values. The elements in the enumerated set are named, allowing programmers to reference specific elements in an understandable form. These data types allow stricter checking (elements must be one of a limited set) and improved code readability (actual names are used).

"It is blue!" wailed a lady three chairs over.

Angela snuck a glance. Sure enough, the woman's hair was a vibrant, electric blue. Angela turned her attention back to the head in front of her.

"I… I…" stammered Derek. He stood behind the blue-haired woman. His face registered a mixture of shock and fear.

"It is supposed to be blond," screamed the lady. "But it is blue!"

"I know," said Derek. "It is just that… I thought… Umm... let me go check something."

Angela heard Derek rush toward the supply room. Knowing the seriousness of the problem, Angela paused, excused herself, and followed Derek. It was only Derek's first week; he could probably use some help.

Angela found Derek in the supply room staring at a shelf full of dye bottles. The salon's owner Karen stood next to him gesturing angrily.

"I picked the wrong bottle," moaned Derek. "I thought blond was bottle #14, but it was #15. Oh no! What am I going to do?"

"It is not his fault," interjected Angela. After a brief pause she added, "Well, technically it IS his fault. But this system makes it easy to make mistakes."

Karen spun toward Angela, anger in her eyes. "Not this again! I have used this system for ten years. Everyone who works here learns it."

Feeling protective of Derek, Angela pressed on. "It is a bad system. You have 20 different hair dyes in numbered bottles. In order to find the correct dye, you need to either remember or look up the correct 'magic number' for that color. It is too easy to make a mistake."

Karen waved dismissively. "What would you suggest?" she asked. "We already implemented a bunch of your ideas, and they always seem to add overhead. Just last month, we started unit testing the hair dryers. What now?"

Angela noticed the Karen had omitted the fact that the ideas also prevented errors. She decided not to press the point.

"Enums," answered Angela.

"Enums?" asked Derek.

Karen squinted in confusion as if wracking her brain.

"An enumerated type is basically a set of NAMED elements. You refer to an element in the set using its name, instead of some magic number. For example, in this case we could create an enumerated type for hair dyes. It would contain items like BLOND, DIRTY_BLOND, PLATINUM_BLOND, SUNSET_RED, and so forth. Then, to find the correct color, you give the name of the type."

"We tried that," said Karen. "Remember, the stock person could never remember how to spell 'blond'. The bottles were labeled 'blund' or 'bloond'. That is why we started using numbers."

"Enums give the best of both worlds," Angela assured her. "Like the numeric options, you have a limited set of options. And, like the free text labels, you have descriptive names. No more spelling errors. No more memorizing magic numbers."

Karen was silent for a moment. "What will it cost me?" she asked.

From outside they heard a loud, tearful scream. "Blue!!!"

Angela shrugged. "I guess that it will take longer to write the color code on the form, since the name will be longer than a number."

"BLUE!!!" came another scream.

"I think it might be worth it though," Angela added.

Thank you to David Karl for recommending the topic of enumerated types!

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Friday, January 18, 2008

Fashion 101

I am not very fashionable myself but I do enjoy fashion. I love shows like What Not to Wear and Project Runway. Project Runway especially, I enjoy watching the creative minds at work and in my turn try and come up with a design also. This is off the point but over Christmas break they had a Project Runway marathon and while I forced others to watch Debbie told my mom she should go on the show (which my mom completely could she is an amazing seamstress, if she wanted to be a fashion designer). But I wanted those of you who know my mom to now picture her on a reality TV show and hope you enjoy the image as much as I did. Alright back to the point (it really would not be my blog if there was not a little tangent now and again, right). I wanted to share a couple of web sites with you that are dedicated to modest fashion and that are not your typical Utah modest fashion.

ELIZA magazine was created for women who want to be stylish, sexy, and still keep high standards in dress, entertainment, and lifestyle. In a media culture that frequently objectifies and commercializes women and their bodies, ELIZA strives to provide an alternative to the current mainstream media that emphasizes sex and skin in order to push products or sell magazines. ELIZA magazine was created for women who want high-fashion that encourages and inspires them, providing hip and current styles that enhance the whole woman. Each issue will provide exciting and informative features in Fashion, Beauty, Health,
-The above is from their myspace page. PS I heard about this magazine through the Walkers they are related to the mastermind behind it.
This is a website I found from Eliza's website. They have some cute dresses.

I just wanted to show my support to those who are trying to help modesty be fashionable.

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Final Exams

It is that time of year again! No, I'm not talking about Christmas (but I will be soon!), I am talking about final exams. I have been studying like crazy these past couple weeks and will officially be done as of Tuesday. Bear with me until then, because this space will be filled with holiday cheer coming up very soon! Amongst the books, I have found time to do some things around the kitchen. Today, I am making another big batch of vegetable stock. I borrowed D's parents giant pot to make the whole process go a little smoother, and it is simmering away on the stove right now, making enough stock to last us a good few months at least.

Today's batch is a collection from throughout the summer. There are about a dozen whole tomatoes that went a bit wrinkly before we could use them, beets (tops and bottoms), onions, cabbage, a whole bag of pepper insides and various others from our preserving days. These "carcasses" will make a rich and flavourful organic broth for literally zero dollars. We pay an average of $4 for a 1 litre container of organic broth at the store. This pot will probably make 10 litres. That is a HUGE saving! If you are interested in making your own broth it really couldn't get easier than this. I have a tutorial on how to make it here.

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend! I will be back after Tuesday.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Green Beauty Mask

Every time there is a season change, my skin goes through a period of imbalance and imperfections. I normally have very sensitive skin and have always found that it reacts to any of the regular drugstore masks. Two years ago, I discovered this mask made from ingredients that are found in the average kitchen. And, there were only two of them!

Right now my skin is dry and breaking out, probably because my face is attempting to hold onto any form of oil it can to rehydrate, thus resulting in pimples. This mask always does the trick to get my equilibrium back and jump start my skin for the coming season. It works year round as well, seemingly taking care of whatever issue my skin might be having. Here is what you will need:

Plain yogurt and oatmeal, plus a spice grinder or anything else that you can grind the oats down in. If your skin is particularly oily or you have a large amount of blemishes, add a tablespoon of honey to the mixture, which is naturally antibacterial.

All you do to make the mask is take a small handful of oats and grind them up into a powder. Then mix the powder and a couple tablespoons of yogurt (and honey, if using) until a thick paste forms.

Now spread a thick layer all over your face (nose, up to eyes, etc.), being careful not to get any actually into your eyeballs. Now let it sit and dry onto your face for 15 minutes. Next, take a nice warm facecloth (I don't normally use these, but they make the process that much more luxurious and exfoliating) and slowly wipe off the mask, rinsing the cloth as needed. Now, moisturize your face with your favourite moisturizer and relish in how soft your face now is. Keep the rest of the mask in the refrigerator and use it up to once per week. Remember that it doesn't have any preservatives in it, so it won't last more than a couple weeks in the fridge.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

A Cold Winter's Night

It has officially become winter here. The snow has come twice and there is a constant chill in the air. Daylight Savings Time ended last weekend, so darkness takes over around 4:30 every night. I have been spending my evenings cozied up enjoying a book and some knitting along with a hot cup of tea. Life could not get better.

Others have been enjoying the extra hour of sleep as well:

How have your evenings been?

Friday, November 4, 2011

Hearty Winter Vegetable Stew

This is the perfect meal for a cold winter's night. Pair it with a thick slice of bread slathered in butter and you have a stick-to-your-ribs meal without a whole lot of calories and plenty of vitamins, minerals, fibre, and vegetables!

Prior to thickening with flour

serves 2 for at least 2 meals

2 tbsp. olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 large carrots, chopped
1 medium potato, cut into 2 cm pieces
3 cloves garlic, diced
several mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup red wine
1 cup frozen peas (or any green that needs to be used up)
3 cups vegetable stock
3 cups water
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup pot barley or any other grain
salt and pepper, to taste
2-3 tbsp. flour (to thicken to desired consistency)

You can also add broccoli, cubed tofu, or any other vegetable you have on hand, and you can use all stock or all water.

Saute all veggies, except peas, until golden in a large soup pot. Deglaze pot with wine, making sure to scrape all the little brown bits off the bottom of it. Add stock, water, bay leaf, and peas and bring to a boil. Add barley and simmer until it is tender, about 30-40 mins. Season to taste. Mix flour with a bit of softened butter or water, whatever you prefer, and stir into soup. Add more flour if it doesn't thicken enough for your liking. Simmer for another 10 minutes or so.

This is a lovely quick meal that is frugal and reheats beautifully. I hope you try it, as it is a huge hit in our household! It can never hurt to have a glass of wine with it as well...

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

This Past Week

This past week has been filled with Halloween fun! Here are some pictures from our festivities:

D's brother's pumpkin

D's mom's pumpkin

D's dad's pumpkin

D's pumpkin
My pumpkin

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

a present!!

I was incredibly lucky to receive a present from Barbara for her birthday draw - yes that is a bit odd when you think about it, but how fortuitous for me! I received a fabulous pocket - Barbara's stitching is exquisite! - and tiny! - it is really a fine fabric, everyone! I have unfortuately left behind the details (typical me). So I cannot tell you any details (I am such a flake).
And....(drum roll) a tee shirt for Tim, stitched by Barbara as well!

I am so touched, Barbara thank you so much. I am thoroughly spoiled!
What is in here?
Isn't that the most gorgeous present?

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mainely stitching said...

I'm so glad it arrived in good time and that you're happy with it!! :D


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Sunday, August 29, 2010

"Preservation Movement: Then and Now"

Back in May, I read on ComeToLowell that a special exhibit was running at the Boott Mill on the preservation movement, with a focus on Lowell's past successes and failures.  The second half of the exhibit was about the demolition of the Hancock house on Beacon St in Boston in the 1860s, and how that spurred interest in preservation at that time as well.  I finally made it over there today, and spent a good amount of time going over the exhibits.  From 1930s photos of the demoltion of the Saco-Lowell shops where the parking lot for the National Park Visitor's Center is today, through a model of renewal projects downtown in the 1980s, and into pictures of today's work at the Appleton Mills, there were numerous artifacts of planning projects throughout the years.

The Demolition of the Saco-Lowell shops in the 1930s.  Note that the warehouses in the center background are also now gone (two of the three last year and one years earlier, I covered this in an earlier post), the Freudenburg building on the far left has had its windows filled in (although this building is supposed to be restored in the near future), Dutton Street had not been widened yet, taking out the second set of train tracks, and in the far right background one can see the old train station and hotel where the Lord Overpass is today.

For someone like myself who was not born when a lot of the large sweeping renewal efforts from the 1930s through the 1970s happened, it was a fantastic insight into the thought processes that shaped Lowell today.  The exhibit is full of articles from The Sun and The Globe, talking about the situation in Lowell and plans for the future.  The photographs the exhibit had also include some images I had never seen, for example, this birds-eye picture of the demolition of the Merrimack Manufacturing Company ca. 1960, which gives a sense of scale for the destruction that I had never previously seen (note that the boarding houses in the lower left were gone within five years as well):

I also thought this one little photo was cute.  The Lawrence Heritage Museum has a similar one:

More after the jump.
It's been well documented that around the time of The Great Depression that textile manufacturing began fleeing Lowell, leaving empty, obsolete buildings in a city with the highest unemployment rate in the state.  Founded only 100 years before, Lowell was accused of largely putting its eggs all in one basket, growing too rapidly (from nearly zero to the second largest city in New England in a few decades, and having 120,000 residents by 1920), and paid the price for that dearly - and, just as quickly.  Technology was advancing at a frightening rate, and Lowell was being left in the dust.  By the 1930s, Lowell had begun "slum clearance," demolishing buildings that must've been 70 years old or more, and likely were originally built without indoor plumbing, and at the time were still likely cold-water flats.  Something else changed after the Depression and World War II ended - mass proliferation of the automobile.  Lowellians today know how dire the parking situation is in our downtown and our inner neighborhoods, especially when compared to outlying suburbs.  Before the preservation movement hit Lowell, the solution to the lack of room for the automobile and districts of aged buildings was clear:  Demolition.  Much like one cuts off a diseased limb to save a patient, by clearing out substandard neighborhoods and factory buildings, perhaps Lowell could make the leap into the post-war world.

This map of the proposed extension of the Lowell Connector shows an even longer pathway than I had seen on other drawings.  Note the Gorham Street exit for 495 (wouldn't that be nice for getting over the Concord River without going all the way to Lawrence Street?), the small roundabouts along Dutton Street, particular at Fletcher Street (which was re-engineered in the early 1980s), and the connection via Lawrence Street to the North Canal Road (Fr. Morissette Blvd.)

However, these projects seemingly never paid off.  The Connector was never completed, leaving the underused stub highway we have today, and projects like Hale-Howard (1970s) and the North Canal project (1960s) seemingly never hit their full potential:

The North Canal Project, which leveled Little Canada, shows plans for far more buildings, including multiple university high-rises, a trade school next to City Hall, and new office buildings where the Merrimack Company stood.  The Civic Center, which was built, is not loved much in Lowell today, neither for its functionality nor aesthetics.

These plans were never evil, nor entirely misguided.  In fact, even today, they seem quite logical:  As people and jobs are moving closer to highways near modern office parks and clamoring for more, modern, living space, making Lowell meet that ideal was a noble goal.  In the 1970s, even MITs computer simulations argued for more, better highway access to Lowell and demolishing millyards for new industrial plants.  The argument was that Lowell should remain an industrial city, providing blue-collar jobs to its blue-collar workforce.  This, again, is perfectly sensible if one wants to lower unemployment.  Attached to that was another, slightly more interesting, goal:  Stop building more housing.  Even though Lowell's population had fallen to barely 90,000 by the mid-1970s, forcing a building moratorium would elevate housing prices in the city and lower congestion:  payout?  Fewer poor people, if I had to guess.

However, manufacturing in the Northeast was clearly still dying.  Some did argue that improved highway access would attract new white-collar computer jobs of the sort that were taking over the economy of the 495 region at the time, helping the citizens of places like Chelmsford, but not Lowell, at least not in the long run.  I guess this is where the idea of preventing further construction to bring in more white-collar workers comes in.  This is an unsolved problem in my book:  How do we make a better Lowell for the people that do already live here?  How do we reduce their dependence on the car and long commutes, while building a larger, healthier, commercial/industrial tax base?  Today's Lowell, with its dependency on state and federal funding for solvency, while, in my opinion, operating as a regional dumping ground for a whole region's issues, is worrisome, especially with governmental budgets being so tight.  This only leads to more politiking, and our fate not being firmly in our own hands.  That said, I do realize that in the day of the automobile and a digitally-connected business world, the regional economy over the city-wide economy is a real and important consideration.  It's worrisome, but I'm a realist.

As the 1970s wore on, things seemingly started to change.  While there were crazed ideas with ludicrous claims like this one:

Which reminds me of this one:

Suddenly, Lowell being stuck in the past had become an asset.  While the MIT report had previously compared Lowell negatively to Worcester, Springfield, Hartford, and Lawrence for its lack of highway access and the resulting lack of new jobs in glistening international-style towers, or at least re-use of existing mill buildings, now Lowell and its surprisingly intact or repairable Victorian feel became the perfect place for the National Historical Park, and a preservation-minded community.  Today, Lawrence is facing receivership and Springfield was ranked by Forbes as one of the fastest dying cities in America  The old models for saving industrial cities by destroying and rebuilding them is now looked at as a failure.  It's always cheaper to build on greenfields in the suburbs than it is to destroy a neighborhood and rebuild.  It's much easier to widen a boulevard through an office park than it would be to widen overtaxed Dutton Street to six lanes, just so someone from Dracut can get to Burlington faster.  Today, the MIT-lauded I-290 through Worcester is considered a China Wall that divided neighborhoods and sucked the lifeblood out of the downtown; not an economic artery.  Lowell had seen these failures fairly early on, and it probably saved a lot of what makes Lowell the interesting city it is today.

A quote from the exhibit, taken from The Death and Life of Great American Cities, a 1961 book I have had on my Amazon Wishlist for quite some time, is "Cities need old buildings so badly it is probably impossible for vigorous streets and districts to grow without them."  While at the time of that book's publication, many Lowellians felt the Dutton Street Boardinghouses needed to be demolished in the name of growth, and to cover up a shameful and exploitative past.  In today's Lowell, something like that is unconscionable.  Well, almost.  And for that reason, hindsight, I think that we should ignore the advice we have received and we should restore the JFK Civic Center.  It is Lowell's best representation of a time in our past as real and as important as any other.  Modern Lowell, like Boston and like New York, has embraced its past after some serious errors, and is banking on that being an asset.  A large difference between Lowell and those world-class major American cities however still remains one of the economy:  what is Lowell's economy?  It is far too large and diverse to be a museum-like playground for the rich and tourism-based weekend trips (Northampton, Newport, and Newburyport, I'm looking at you), and far too small and poorly served by infrastructure to be the economic hub for a region.  Lowell largely is, and should be, the cultural, services, and educational hub for our little section of the Merrimack Valley.

Maybe this doesn't matter:  maybe what really matters is quality of life for residents.  Poverty is a fact of life, crime and drugs are a fact of life.  Lowell always has been and always will be a working-class city, and a gateway for immigrants fleeing far worse situations than Acre tenements.  What is best for these people?  The most direct connection I can see to today's Hamilton Canal District plan is an increase in economic activity, an increase in jobs at all levels, and an increase in taxable real-estate.  These things should lead to a more financially well-off city and local businesses, which leads to better funding for local services like schools and yet more local jobs - which is good news for everybody, but particularly the disadvantaged.  But doesn't this sound a lot like the plans from the 1960s?  Like I said, they weren't stupid or bad people - I think they just failed to realize cities aren't simply cookie-cutter economic centers (leave that to the highway "edge city"), but living entities with souls.  The preservation movement is about saving a place's soul, because without it, nothing else worthwhile follows.

  1. Okay, you have me curious now, Corey. Since I live pretty close to "the Boott" I think I will pay the exhibit a visit today.

    I have an affinity for the old buildings and their history here in Lowell. Heck, I have remarked about it many times in my blog (as recently as yesterday).

    But as for the JFK Civic Center.... I can't find the love for it... It reminds me too much of Boston's hideous City Hall. Yes, its a part of an era that needs to be remembered. But like the Freudenberg Building, it is so out of place.

  2. Thanks for passing along the link to your blog - you do fantastic work!

    As for the JFK Civic Center...I'm going to throw up a quick repost from Facebook about the topic I had done back in January.

  3. The mills of old Lowell created a situation of a "company town", where I am sure the efforts of the mill owners were directed at continual improvement in efficiency. Unfortunately, that consumes all innovative effort and leaves nothing to build on when the game grows old.

    In the book "The Wealth of Cities" John Norquist claims that the single most destructive event for cities was the signing of the interstate highway act in the 1950s. As those highways were built there were many efforts to extend them into the heart of the cities (like the Lowell Connector), and rather than bring business in, they allowed it to escape and ruin our countryside, along with robbing the cities of their wealth-generating activities.

  4. Joe, what I have read is actually even a bit worse: When it became clear that the mills at Lowell were going to ultimately lose to Southern competition, the corporations didn't just sell or close (well, in some cases they did), they often decided to suspend any and all capital improvements, milking every last penny out of their investments, and leaving already half-ruined buildings behind them.

    As for the highway thing, yeah, I've heard that. I've seen other books on that topic and that topic alone. I've added "Wealth of Cities" to my Amazon wishlist, Thanks!

  5. Those pics are amazing. Makes me want to jump in the DeLorean. For some reason I suspect the illustrated pic is depicting the park atop Fort Hill. What a great city!
    How do we attract more wealth-generating activities to the city today? AND how do we keep the wealth in the city? No easy answers.

  6. Building up the economy of a city like Lowell is no easy task. However, the basic physical attractiveness of the city is a start. And people like Corey and Jan certainly help bring out that beauty. The city government does its part when taking the initiative to recover derelict land as they are doing in the Hamilton Canal District, and they take actions to improve the efficiency of the government. Better schools, a cleaner city and less crime would also help.

    But there has to be more, additional initiative to make things in the city. Some of those things may be spin-offs of research technology coming out of UML, but others should be creative things like art, music, writing, computer applications, specialty clothes - can the Asians design and make their clothes in higher quantities, even selling them as new fashions to the outside world?

  7. Bringing in artists to Lowell is nice. But I don't think Lowell will change that much for the better. It's my understanding that artists don't make that much money. I appreciate art but hell, I don't even know any artists. I'm sheltered I guess. Lowell needs MONEY! Lowell was built on the backs of workers who made money for the mill owners, who I've read brought their money back to Boston. Even so Lowell thrived before the work went South and highways brought people to the burbs. It's amazing that Lowell was able to lure Wang here in the 70's. Unfortunatley Wang went belly up. Imagine if Wang became HP,Apple, or Microsoft. How different would things be around here? So close but now we have a baby being murdered by the 3 year old brother on Bridge Street. Likely story. Not to say those things won't happen because HP is headquarted here but you get the picture.
    We need people to say Enough is Enough!!! WHERE are the innovators!!! WHERE are the salesmen!!! Where are the artists who inspire the WORLD!!! sorry for the rant.

  8. HP, Apple, and Microsoft all have suburban headquarters. Had Wang grown any more, I'm not sure how much more room there was in Lowell for them, or if the tax structure would've helped them. Don't forget that companies like DeMoulas started in Lowell and have moved on to greener pastures like Tewksbury.

    Lowell would make a great incubator center for start-up companies - and the University talks about this a lot. My question is if ULowell has this kind of pull. It works for MIT, but Lowell is not Cambridge and ULowell is not MIT. Lowell is more like Troy, NY where I went to college (RPI) - which likewise had an incubator center that has accomplished very little for the city of Troy (from what I saw).

  9. Good points Corey. But I'm glad DeMoulas left Lowell. I'd hate to see more of those big 18 wheelers snaking through the city. Just because Apple is in the suburbs doesn't make it right. My feeling is that more companies are becoming environmentally conscientious. Who wants to drive 30 miles to work or have an hour commute to and fro work? Lowell is so dense it's perfect for walking or biking to work if you live in the city. Living closer to work should help increase productivity. ULowell should focus on the density aspect of the city to attract more start-ups that could become the next Microsoft.

  10. growth since 1826!

  11. I finally got to view the display at Boott Mill. What struck me the most (from the before/after photos) was how lucky we are that some people were able to see the beauty under the ugly skin of some of those buildings in the 1960s. Of course a lot of potential was lost, but much was preserved and it has been brought back to life.

    Although I should probably know better, I think of the French Street "extension" as always having been there, yet as recent as 1962 French Street terminated at the now defunct Dutton street. What a massive mill complex was reduced to rubble!


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The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary occupies approximately 13,000 acres in the heart of the Corkscrew Watershed in Southwest Florida.

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary occupies approximately 13,000 acres in the heart of the Corkscrew Watershed in Southwest Florida, part of the Western Everglades. It is primarily composed of wetlands. These include the largest remaining virgin bald cypress forest in the world (approximately 700 acres), which is the site of the largest nesting colony of Federally Endangered Wood Storks in the nation. In addition to the wood stork, Corkscrew provides important habitat for numerous other Federal and State listed species, including the Florida Panther, American Alligator, Gopher Tortoise, Florida Sandhill Crane, Limpkin, Roseate Spoonbill, Snowy Egret, Tricolored Heron, White Ibis, Big Cypress Fox Squirrel and the Florida Black Bear. Several rare plants are also found here, most notably the Ghost Orchid.

Corkscrew provides an important connection for wildlife and water to coastal habitat in the Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve and Delnor-Wiggins State Park via the Estero, Imperial and Cocohatchee rivers. It also provides connectivity to important habitat in SE Lee County as well as the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and the Big Cypress National Preserve to the South via Camp Keais Strand.

Corkscrew is in a strategically important location, and the quality of the natural resources here provides excellent habitat for wildlife. Our wetlands recharge the local aquifers, rivers and estuaries, providing the right conditions for fishing and coastal recreation as well as clean drinking water and water for agricultural productivity.

A variety of battles over birds, lumber, water and land spanning more than a century has transformed Southwest Florida. Much of the area bears little resemblance to its native roots, yet Corkscrew remains a vibrant wet wilderness. We are inextricably connected to our past and to our neighbors. The demand for resources and space presses on and in. Our ability to sustain some of our larger more charismatic creatures like the wood stork and panther is sure to be tested. We are a sanctuary for wild Florida, a living natural history repository open 365 days per year. We are committed to protecting and preserving this patch of ground for the benefit of the wild things that depend on Corkscrew. To do that, we need to be reminded of how we got here to begin with, and be vigilant with regards to current and future threats to Corkscrew and its denizens.

A Brief History of Corkscrew Swamp

Plume Hunting
Up until the early 1900's few people outside of southern Florida had ever heard of Corkscrew. It was around this period when egret and heron plumes were in high demand for use in the fashion industry. Plume hunters could make a fortune in a well timed weekend hunt, and were quickly devastating rookeries throughout Florida and in southeastern US. The rookery at Corkscrew was among those targeted. Rhett Green was deputized and employed as a warden by the National Audubon Society. His responsibility was to guard and protect the Corkscrew rookery. By 1913, Rhett Green had begun serving as a guide for people like Thomas Gilbert Pearson, F.M. Phelps, Oscar E. Baynard and W. F. Blackman who were documenting the bird life found at Corkscrew.

Pearson records the words of Audubon Warden Rhett Green regarding his encounter with plume hunters in his book "The Bird Study Book" ( pages 210-211, 1917)

"Those 'long whites' are never off my mind for a minute," said the warden, as we paused to watch some fly over. "Two men came to my camp last week who thought I didn't know them, but I did. They were old-time plume hunters. They said they were hunting cattle, but I knew better—they were after Egrets and came to see if I was on guard. I told them if they saw any one after plumes to pass the word that I would shoot on sight any man with a gun who attempted to enter the Corkscrew. I would do it, too," he added as he tapped the barrel of his Winchester. "It is terrible to hear the young birds calling for food after the old ones have been killed to get the feathers for rich women to wear. I am not going to have my birds sacrificed that way."

The full text of the book can be found on-line here.

The combination of rookery protection and a campaign to stop the demand for the plumes was successful. The plume hunters went away, and so did our wardens.

Systematic logging of South Florida cypress forests started in 1944 in the Fakahatchee strand south of Corkscrew. Much of the lumber went to assist in the rebuilding of Europe after WWII. By the early 50's all of the Fakahatchee cypress had been logged, and Lee-Tidewater Cypress Company had moved north to Corkscrew. Networks of logging roads were constructed and massive 500 year old trees were being pulled out. Locals were alarmed at the prospect of losing all the great cypress forests to logging and began a campaign to save the swamp. The National Audubon Society and a long list of organizations and individuals worked together to raise the support necessary to purchase the last expanse of virgin bald cypress left in the world, which also housed the largest and most important wood stork rookery in the United States. By 1954, 5,680 acres were secured (640 acres were a gift from Lee-Tidewater Cypress Company) and the Corkscrew rookery became Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

Additional resources on Corkscrew's ecology and history:
Emerald Kingdom
The Acquisition and Development of the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, 1952-1967
Sam Whidden's Recollections

The Early Sanctuary
In mid-February of 1953, National Audubon Society (Audubon) president, John H. Baker, laid out the value and purpose of Corkscrew Swamp in an article published in the Miami Herald. Baker urged the Florida Governor Dan McCarty to enlist the state to acquire "the great Corkscrew rookery of wood ibis (storks) and American egrets in the beautiful strand of virgin cypress between Immokalee and Bonita Springs" explaining that it was an example of outstanding scientific and esthetic value. He further suggested that some manner of public use be employed that would allow the protection of the scenery, wildlife, vegetation and other historical values.

Nearly two years later, in the absence of any state interest in managing the swamp, Audubon took ownership of this great Corkscrew rookery. The initial Sanctuary was 5,680 acres. We eventually grew, adding an additional 5,320 acres, the latest acquisition was the Panther Island Mitigation Bank. Our fledgling sanctuary was accessible only by four-wheel drive vehicles along a remote dirt road. Henry (Hank) P. Bennett was the Audubon warden hired to be our first nature interpreter for visitors to the swamp. The tour consisted of Hank pushing tourists through the lettuce lakes in canoes. This was a modest but exciting precursor to our current excellent education department. It would be another year before the first stretch of boardwalk would be constructed. Around this time a chickee hut was erected to serve as the welcome station for visitors. The dirt road became pavement. Electricity and phone lines came, and before long a neighborhood sprung up next to Corkscrew on the east. With neighbors came a need for fences and heightened vigilance with regard to invasive plants, leading to the establishment of our resource management department.

Our Changing Neighborhood
Along with the increase in roads came an extensive network of canals, ditches and berms and a lot more people. Wetlands were drained and filled, water was diverted, and the way was cleared for extensive agriculture. Wetlands gave way to orange groves and fields of row crops, and eventually neighborhoods. By the mid 1970's the hydrology of Southwest Florida had been transformed. A comparison of the pre-development habitat map with the 2004 habitat map of southwest Florida clearly illustrates the dramatic changes.

For fairly obvious reasons, development pressure has affected native upland habitat and shallow wetlands far more than the deep wetlands, which are harder and more expensive to drain and fill. This has taken a harsh toll on a broad spectrum of wildlife, but most notably, on wood storks and panthers. While the introduction of Texas cougars has resulted in gains in the panther population, no elixir has been found to cure the ills of the wood stork in Southwest Florida. Our wood stork's nesting area is secure, but their far flung feeding grounds remain vulnerable to development impacts, leaving the colony very unstable. Follow the wood stork link for more information on the plight of this endangered species.

In response to the widespread wetland impacts, a visionary group of individuals including our own Executive Director, Ed Carlson, began advocating for the protection of the watershed surrounding Corkscrew Swamp. The result was a County/State partnership committed to a willing seller acquisition program of the Corkscrew watershed. Acquired lands are managed by the South Florida Water Management District; the area is called the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed or CREW. The success of this program has gone a long way towards securing our natural wetland hydrology and acts as a buffer against further development impacts.

Our Future
We put a halt to plume hunting, we saved the old growth bald cypress, and most of our upstream and much of our remaining downstream watershed is designated as conservation land. However, threats to Corkscrew remain, and we work very hard to maintain and restore the natural history legacy entrusted to us.

More than ever, we are dependent on support and partnerships with private citizens, neighbors, elected officials and folks making land use decisions. We place a premium on educating all who will listen on the value of Corkscrew and natural areas.

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Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Corkscrew

This year's Corkscrew CBC will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2017.

Event Date: December 16, 2017 - 6:30am - 6:30pm

Event Contact: Sally Stein

This year marks the 118th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count  (CBC), the longest-running citizen science project in the world.  The Corkscrew Count Circle area is one of over 2000 Count Circles from many countries in the western hemisphere that participate each year.

This year's Corkscrew CBC will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2017.

The Corkscrew CBC Count Circle is divided up into eleven team areas.  There is a team captain in charge of each team who decides the plan and the start time for the team. Most teams meet to start in the parking lot of the Blair Audubon Center.  All teams come back to the classroom of the Blair Center at the end of the day to drop off their data forms or to stay for the Round up Dinner, when we begin compiling all of the data from each team.

Participants do not have to be expert birders to participate, there is usually a mix of experience levels on each team.  The CBC is a great way for beginning birders to become more knowledgeable about the birds and their habitats.

This circle is open to accepting participants from the general public, interested participants should contact  Sally Stein, Corkscrew CBC Compiler, for more information and to register.

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Corkscrew Butterfly Orientation Workshop and Walk

Event Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Corkscrew will host a local Butterfly Orientation Workshop and Walk on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 from 9am - 12 noon.

This workshop will begin in the classroom of our Blair Audubon Center and will help participants learn more about local butterflies and their host plants and how to identify commonly seen species. We will also go on an outdoor excursion into different habitats to practice identification skills.

Participants will need to sign a release form to go on the walk. Participants should dress for the weather, wear comfortable close-toed walking shoes, and bring sun protection, a water bottle, and binoculars.  We have binoculars we can lend out to those who do not have a pair.

Attendance at this training is free, with the option to pay admission if you wish to explore the Sanctuary's boardwalk on your own afterwards.

Register to participate in the Corkscrew Butterfly Orientation Workshop and Walk via Eventbrite.

Additionally, people with an interest in helping survey our local butterflies are invited to join us on Thursday, October 26, 2017 for Corkscrew's Fall NABA butterfly survey.

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Sunday, July 5, 2009

"Air" McNair

I was born in Houston and at one point I was at an Oilers fan. The Oilers are now The Tennessee Titans, so I would be remiss not to say that I feel still some connection to this franchise. Anyway, Yahoo got me with their headline that this former NFL star was found slain in a Nashville condo. With Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson dying less than two weeks prior, the shock slash disbelief value is at an all-time high. The details surrounding the death are sketchy at-best and I have a hunch that a true Hollywood story will come out of this, but I myself will not buy into this pitty-patty probing of the lives of deceased celebrities. Nobody is perfect, so let these people sleep in peace. McNair was an amazing quarterback and, judging from the testimonials of his closest friends and relatives, and an amazing person. That's all we need to know.

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Post by CornishCrowSpirit » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:47 pm

I was born at a place called Drytree near Lizard way; I live with quite a few family members on the Blython camp (I think old RAF units).

I remember playing on the Downs were the BT satellite station is, when I was a young child their was only one satellite called “Arthur”.

I went home a couple years ago and walk up the old lane, I could see it was now a wind farm, the surrounding area was just a picture to see again, my granny house and my other relative homes are all but rubble now, but such wonderful memories I had there as a child.

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Ohio Teacher Accused Of Having Student's Baby

16 Août 2017

A former OH high school teacher accused of having a three-year affair with a student and having his child is facing felony charges.

She was arrested and charged last week after police were informed she had given birth in 2015 to the student's child.

The boy's father told WEWS that he first went to Buchtel High School officials and Tallmadge police about the teacher in 2012, when his son was a freshman. She reportedly convinced the mother that she could "mentor" the boy.

Pictured, Buchtel High School former OH teacher, Laura Lynn Cross and the teen boy she sexually coerced and fathered a child with her. Image via Facebook.

"It was a straight failure from the system, from the school and definitely from the police", said the teen's father, who only discovered he was a grandfather when a tipster called him in May.

Cross at one point was able to convince the boy's mother to let the boy move into her Tallmadge home as part of a court approved 'partial parental custody' arrangement because she was his 'mentor'.

The teenager's father contacted officers after being tipped off about the child.

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Cross resigned her teaching position in January, 2015.

The boy's father told of how Cross allegedly first began to groom his son by making requests to go "swimming in the pool" with the teen. 'To get aroused by a child basically you have to be a sick individual'.

Told the father, "I was told by the school that she had a 'hold" on him and he was not cooperating so basically they can't do nothing with it'.

A spokesperson for the Akron School System, which oversees Buchtel High School, says the district was unaware of the case until it was reported in the media. She allegedly carried out the relationship from August 1, 2013, through September 6, 2016.

Cross is charged with three felony counts of sexual battery.

Cross has been jailed, and her bond has been set at $100,000.

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Travel Blogging V

At sea between Saint Lucia and Trinidad: First, COTTonLINE wishes all of our readers a Very Happy Thanksgiving Day. Our regular readers have much to be thankful for following November's election. Perhaps our once-great nation can become so again. At minimum we can retard the rate of decline for a few years.

In addition, the DrsC are thankful for relatively good health and comfortable circumstances in our household. Growing old is no picnic but we are doing it in some style and without over much suffering.

COTTonLINE will celebrate its 10th birthday in December, just over a month from now. We are thankful to have this venue in which to share our thoughts and discoveries. I'm certain you do not enjoy it as much as I do, and that's fine. I believe I missed having an audience when I retired from professing, and this blog gives me one.


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Friday, January 10, 2014

Book Thrifting

The first weekend of 2014 we went thrifting at the few thrift stores open.

I love books. I love books a lot! I would love to share my love of books with my children too!

So, while we were thrifting, I was looking for antique/vintage kitchen utensils, "living books", cast iron, antique/vintage sewing notions and buttons, basically anything unique and old that I can breath back life into by using as it was meant to be used or to repurpose!

This particular trip ended up being a Book Thrifting trip!

     At one store I was swept back in time by the nostalgia brought on by finding the same old piano books I once used! I never thought I would find books like the ones I had! I scored 2 for $5 and in wonderful shape too! Now my children will get to learn on the same books, once we get our own home and piano that is!

Another store we stopped at was a hybrid
of eclectic, thrift, and gift store. All their books were in great condition, no mold or anything else you have to beware of while book thrifting. There they had some neat old cast iron! Too bad they knew what it was worth so I passed due to the price and condition of the cast iron. It was extremely pitted and while it was unique and may have been worth a lot to a collector, I want to USE it! We looked it up online on my husbands phone and found that it was a very cheap cast iron so hardly any are found today because it was so cheap.

This store also had a wonderful assortment of buttons, but they too knew the worth and while I like to collect the ones still attached to the original paper (I just can't bring myself to use that history!) I like to collect and use the ones not attached. Too bad those were pricey too.

This hybrid store did redeem itself well in the pricing of their books! I was thrilled upon thrilled at the find of "The Burgess Bird Book for Children" by Thornton W. Burgess. I was so excited because it was on my "list" of books to get for my little ones! I only paid $3 for it and it is in uncanny condition for being from the 50's! No odors  or anything but a crease in a few of the first pages. My husband found some books from the 50's on welding hard to weld metals and some on woodworking and a few other mechanical/fixer upper books!

I can't wait to get all my other books unpacked once we get done moving. I can't wait to put out all my books and get the kids into our own little home library!

So the moral of thrifting is to have a list and idea of what you like and what you want to do or what you need and just go! You never know what you will find!

Happy Thrifting!

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