Sights and Sounds of Freedom

Speaking of antiwar protests, I’m very pleased to link to local activist Lisa Rein, who has put together an excellent narrative of her experiences observing the antiwar protests in San Francisco these past few days. Along with the compelling writing and lots of photos, she’s provided some excellent videos of …

I am opposed to the US use of military force in Iraq. I held this belief before the invasion started, and have not changed my mind.

What has changed is that I, personally, find it difficult to engage in antiwar protests at this point; once the battle has started, and before it’s clear …

This would be bad:

I remember these from when I was a kid:

We all love turtles:

See larger images of all the above, plus many, many more at crackerpacks, a site devoted to cataloging Asian firecracker artwork from the 50’s through the present times.

This is a simple, quick and very tasty recipe that has sort of evolved over the years and has never been written down. I made it again last night, (it’s a family favorite), and decided to write it up and share.

Southwest Chicken Wraps

Ingredients:

boneless chicken thighs: 5-8 thighs serve 4-6 people
chopped onion: 1 med.
minced …

I recognize in myself the struggle alluded to in the quote below. I like to think that as I continue through the journey of life I continue to gain appreciation for that which is truly important and meaningful to me, though it is not always easy.

“The intellectual is constantly betrayed by his vanity. Godlike …

Sorry. Anyway, thanks to metafilter, I found a site that has a wide variety of links to online resources devoted to the current WAR in Iraq. There are personal and corporate type blogs, as well as other resources such as map sites and audio/video links. Read the metafilter comments …

From the proper-cased titles (no more all cap TITLES!), through the standard navigation elements (on most pages), a nicer title bar, and finishing with a completely new color scheme, I’ve just finished a major make-over of this site.

Behind the scenes, I’ve made great use of MT code modules to help manage the common elements used …