Speaking Ill
Salon’s Glenn Greenwald does a Mother Theresa on Christopher Hitchens. To allow significant political figures to be heralded with purely one-sided requiems — enforced by misguided (even if well-intentioned) notions of private etiquette that bar discussions of their bad acts — is not a matter of politeness; it’s deceitful and propagandistic. To exploit the sentiments [...]
Making Trouble Elsewhere
I am not well read on Christopher Hitchens, and I find his support of the Iraq War inexplicable, but on the other hand he had the nerve to take on Mother Theresa. Are they sipping tea together somewhere on the edge of eternity, or is there a space large enough in collective memory that spirits [...]
Story Behind the Story
I’m linking to Xavier Onassis, EMT because once again we see in the news that a fire department stood by while a house burned. This is the second incident of this kind from Obion County, Tennessee. When I blogged about this the first time, Xavier responded with a passionate and informed comment in defense of [...]
Newt Would Understand
When I see a story like this I always say a little prayer, ‘Please God, let it not be a Democrat.’ More often than not, my prayers are answered. An anti-gay, religious conservative Republican politician who ran for Governor of Alabama on a morality platform has expressed family values in a new and unexpected way. [...]
Urban Skywatching
Good view of the moon last night. It was pale gold, wreathed in smoky clouds, very big over Thayer Street. Here’s from Mother Nature Network. Dec. 10, 9:36 a.m. EST Full moon The full Moon of December is usually called the Oak Moon. In Algonquian it is called Cold Moon. Other names are Frost Moon, [...]
Occupy Evening Shift
Mr. Green and I stopped by this morning and heard that help would be needed to keep a peaceful presence at Burnside Park, when the Occupation would move to the State House. What with one thing and another, I didn’t get Downtown until about 6pm, after the demonstration, and I decided to stay at the [...]
Joe Gordon–Wrath of the King
This story from the Toronto Star should alarm free speakers everywhere, especially those who publish books, blogs, tweets and various utterances that might displease the King. Joe Gordon, born Lerpong Wichaikhammat in Thailand, is doing time for offending His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej… BANGKOK—An American who translated a banned biography of Thailand’s king and posted the [...]
My Fellow Kmarekians
I’m putting in long days at work and have less time to get into trouble, so fewer posts lately. But I read the news and they keep messing with me, so I’ll get back to it this weekend. Some things I wish I had time to blog about: Last Saturday Beneficent Church spread Christmas spirit [...]
Occupy Providence
I stopped by after work, and the tents are still there, people staffing the information booth and people in the park. It didn’t seem quite as cold there as I expected after feeling the chill all day. Dave said it was pretty intense getting through the rainstorm last night but morale is holding up. Occupy [...]
Smart Charity
A woman who lives on a limited income and relies on food pantries to get through the month told me she likes a particular church, “they let you pick out what you need. I’m on a special diet and I can’t eat a lot of foods.” I like the food pantry at First Unitarian. They [...]
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