I happened to watch the Garrison Keillor Independence Day performance of Prairie Home Companion on PBS. It was recorded at Tanglewood, which made me homesick. The music was great – all of it – and I really enjoyed all the regular segments. I have a lot of admiration for the pace now that I’ve seen it rather than just listened on the radio. I don’t think I’ve really listened to the show since my father died. The last time I…
In addition to the JW District Convention, I got another invitation. This one I won’t disregard. I have always wanted to do jury duty! Woo-hoo! Pick me, pick me! I’m to show up near the end of the month. Will Atlanta lawyers actually pick a good jurist? It remains to be seen. (Pick me! Pick me!)
A trailer for the documentary Losing My Religion has been released to raise awareness (and funding). I am very pleased to be involved with this project. View the Trailer. Contact Stephan T. McGuire to contribute to this unique film. Please support this effort if you can. Losing My Religion: In and Out of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Organization That knock on your door is meant to save your life! Daily, over 6,000,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses are being instructed that very soon, those…
My dear friend Tina has had letter to the editor published in the New York Times! Woo-hoo! The Use of DNA In Rape Cases To the Editor: In New York’s Crime Against Women (Op-Ed, June 18), Sonia Ossorio correctly observed that New York State’s statute of limitations for prosecuting rape was nearly the shortest in the nation: only Florida, North Dakota and Utah had shorter time limits during which a rapist may be brought to justice. However, in 2004, Florida…
I’m at the top level at The Rumbles competition! If you have a sec, and you like this blog and/or the VirusHead main site, would you throw a vote my way this week? Only one vote per site per day is allowed. Utopia Level Vote All-in-one Voting Page | My Rumbles Spirit Pages The Rumbles competition is a lot of fun. If you decide to join, tell them VirusHead send you!
Again, I’ve grown bored with my WordPress theme. Until such time as I have the time and energy to design my own, I’m just using a modified version of the Remember theme by Becca Wei. I’m still customizing it for my content, so check back in a day or so. You might have to refresh the page if you’ve visited recently. I’ve got the image I want now for the header, but there are some buggy bits of the footer…