Until I return you have to register to comment. This is due mainly to real spam spam and Deb not wanting to have to come to the blog and delete too much foulness as the drive bys won’t bother. I’ll change it back when I return.
I’m leaving tomorrow for D.C. so I’ll be ” doing other things” this weekend.
I’ll miss you all, so do something useful will you.
I’ll be back later today to sing you a song or recite you a poem. Who knows.
Go make a name for yourself.…those of you who do not already have a name that is.
On second thought… I have names for most of you so don’t bother.
Oh, my mother does not call everyone “darling” just me; she calls my brother “dear”. I have spend countless hours in conversation with my brother, making fun of my mother and dissecting the psychological implications and results of me being a darling and him being a dear.
Did I become subconsciously a “darling” and did the planting of that horrific “darling” seed in my brain cause the severe discrepancy in the person I am and the person I want to be? What would have happened had I been called “dear” instead of “darling” and was it her way of subliminally putting me on a path she chose for me the day I was born. Will I be able to overcome the “mantel of darlingness” which was assigned to me and which I have carried around since birth?
to be continued except to say.….…
I am not as nice as I seem here or on your blogs when I commment.
I’m smarter though.
If I could just hide
The sinner inside
And keep him denied
How sweet life would be
If I could be free
From the sinner in me
Best place for Duke Updates Justice for Two sisters .
Newsweek weighs in with “What Happened at Duke” .
My original Rape Culture Post — the one that has sent more hate than I could have ver wished for maill my way.
Talk Left also posts updates and has running commentary with this being the latest.
Virtual Rally to Stop the Genocide in Darfur.
Zenpro has a worthwhile read– Remembering Chernobyl: 20 Years and Still Few Solutions
Philo has a interesting post on “Snow’s Role” at Emboldened.
Pia has Rove Rave comentary at at Bring it On.
Darfur: An Unforgiveable Hell on Earth
Links to Hell on Earth are reciprocated.
I’m adding this link to an article on the outcry for Darfur by the National Jewish News because although I have been posting about Darfur for some time I do post about the Duke lacrosse affair. I think the Duke Lacrosse affair is significant for many reasons and needs to be addressed.
There are some vaild points in this article about the absence of some of the heavy weights in the fight for Darfur; the African Amercian Heavy wieghts. And by that I mean the folks who are good at showing up to take over the spotlight when the spotlight is already shining when it fits into their agenda and not unless.
I bet they come now.
thank you Depeche Mode.
Interesting question, damn the ” darling seed “. ” I am not as nice as I seem here or on your blogs when I commment. I’m smarter though. ” I guess I’m one of the few here who would know if this is an accurate statement. Don’t worry I’ll never tell. It’s all so subjective darling.
Not sure if you saw this. It’s truly sickening.
This is going to be a truly brutal trial to match the complete brutalization of this woman.
Well, if a broom was used the physical evidence that a rape occurred should be irrefutable – Oh wait. I forgot how exotic dancers enjoy sodomizing themselves and blaming it on helpless frat boys.
I hope you get some attention for Darfur this weekend.
depeche mode — — nice.
Looks like Darfur activism is beginning to pick up some ground.
The whole Duke case smells; I know it’s being tried in the media but my gut feeling is that these guys did it and the broomstick scenario is not farfetched at all. I heard that there was some indication early on that these boys had verbally alluded to it and that that partially started the problems. I think someone or several are guilty of brutalizing this woman. I do not know if those people will ever be convicted.
I think you have overcome a mantel of darlingness .
I can’t vouch for the nice but I would bet on the smarter than.
Speaking of nice.
Who wrote the sidebar at Darfur an Unforgiveable Hell on Earth?
Go have fun in DC. I think you will like it there. I just got back from there today. That’s too bad. We could have met for coffee.
daner: damn the darling seed is correct.
Philo: I saw it last night but made me kind of ill and figured I let the two sisters take over from here as the blog is dedicated to that end.
Weirsdo: I’m sure it will go something like that.
Joe G:It smells for sure, and yes it appears to be gaining some very late to the plate momemtum.
I wrote it. :)
Chris: Chris I spent my late middle school and high school years in Maryland forty miles from there. I used to sneak into clubs in Georgetown when I was fourteen, met Ian Mackaye at “the nine — thirty club”. ( he gave me his email address so so yea I have fond memories of it. ;) I spend countless days at the mall, the museums the art gallery’s. I do like it but I don’t love it. I have relatives that work there in various forms; economist — the droll ones — lawyers — the bitchy ones — doctors — the flaky ones. I look forward to it but don’t want to live there. May go to grad school there who knows. Meeting for coffee would have been cool.
It just occurred to me you most likely do not know who Ian Mackaye is but I am going to leave that part. ;)
I remember now that you are from Maryland. I should have put two and two together.
You are correct, I have no clue who Ian Mackaye is. I’m not even sure I can pronounce his name :)
But hey I have more free time now. I should be picking up all the cool stuff again.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_mackaye
lol
don’t worry about cool.
sucks.
registering.
Not the only one robotman but close.
See you in d.c..
Horrific darling seed?????????
oh god fugazi.
Hope you have a great time in Washington…
I have been reading up on Darfur and I am just floored… loss for words…
Watched and interview with George and Nick Clooney this morning as
they returened from reporting in Darfur… again, loss of words…
Well, darlin’ I must go… have a safe trip!
I don’t even want to think about you being smarter than you seem. Less nice is cool, though.
Sincere best wishes for the march. It took me two days to send my rep. a letter but I got it done.
It wasn’t that hard to register.
– smarter would be scary as for nice no one can be as nice as you seem here so don’t sweat it.
I hope the rally went well. I have written and called and one all that and would even have considered gong down had we been in town this weekend. My SIL was planning on going to one in or around San Francisco. I think you are right. You have been on this for some time but now the celebrities are showing up and there is a little more activism going on. I say keep shouting.
I came here by way of msnbc blog watch because I have been trying to keep up with the Duke Case.
If it means anything I stayed fifteen minutes and will be back.
Until this weekend I had never heard but vague whisperings of Darfur and looking back on it’s history and after reviewing your other blog I am appalled that it has not been more mainstream.
I will be back.
Amy -
just a womem who sells old stuff and tries to keep up with the news.