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ITH THE New President safely ensconced, the right begins to plot his departure. James Kirchick explains why gay marriage should be part of the plan:
Whereas the gay Left decried gay marriage as patriarchic and sexist less than two decades ago – and vilified the gay writers, nearly all self-identified conservatives and libertarians, who advocated [...]

O LAST Night at the Housing Co-Op we had our weekly pot luck. For afters we had some tasty homemade cakes frosted in a way that many will recognise:

I took the cake and cut the first slice. As I passed it to my right I said, “This is my Obama, given for you.”
No [...]

WO THINGS Happened in my world yesterday worth sharing:
1) I had a meeting with Cam and we’ve decided to take a couple of steps forward in the discernment process (ie: I’m getting a committee). Expect an entire new topic-pile of rambles as I continue to explore the concept of vocation, priesthood, whatever, [...]

NYONE Else fascinated by the idea that Obama has ties to 60s-era radicals? Admittedly: these are ties that are meaningless to his politics. The man is as centrist as John McCain (as far as Washington goes). Of course, Ayers is only as radical as most 60 year old hippies.
For the last [...]

PR today was filled with reminiscences of Chicago in 1968. This AM, listening to Morning Edition, I was overcome with the emotions I was feeling. I was flooded with feelings. Strange. I spent a good part of the morning doing a sort of self-analysis: even walking to the coffee shop to process [...]

O-DAY I Met one of the folks from The Nickel City Housing Co-op. I’ve taken pictures of this house as I walked past it on North Street.
I shall apply for membership there!

HE First day of pictures from my recent trip have been uploaded to Flickr.

NPR has posted this Rilly Trippy Acid Flashback to the 70s… documenting on the history (and reunion) of “The Family” and their founder (now dead, and not at the reunion) YaHoWa13… It’s a three-parter and here’s a link to part 3: YaHoWa13: A ’70s Spiritual Rock Commune Reunites. That page has links to parts [...]