P.R. 101 for Vice-Presidents: Handy Tips for good P.R. when you accidentally (woops!) shoot somebody in the face. Take at least 18 hours to try to figure out what the heck to say to the Press Don’t drink any more alcohol. Send off a check soonest for the quail hunting license you were supposed to have had. Don’t call the police. Have friends publically point out the virtues and wonderfulnesses of the shooter. Blame the bird. Blame the victim. What…
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Who do you call to protect you from the New Iraq’s security forces? We found out a few hours later that one of our neighbors, two houses down, had died. Abu Salih was a man in his seventies and as the Iraqi mercenaries raided his house, he had a heart-attack. His grandson couldn’t get him to the hospital on time because the troops wouldn’t let him leave the house until they’d finished with it. His grandson told us later that…
Come see this week’s Progressive Faith Bloggers Carnival at Truth and Beauty. There are some amazing reads, and the host’s own post is a breath of fresh air. I’ll be hosting next week- join us if you’d like to participate. Send me those links at heidi (at) virushead (dot) net.
Your Life Path Number is 3 Your purpose in life is to express your unique self. You are a creative and artistic person with an interesting view on life. Witty and outgoing, you enjoy sharing your crazy ideas with anyone who will listen. A total social butterfly, you’re the life of any party. In love, you inspire and enchant your partner. You are often an object of fantasy and desire. While you are very talented, you sometimes lack the ambition…
The United States has, until now, been a (if not "the") world leader in scientific research and the development of technologies. This has been the backbone of public policies that navigate reality, and it has brought us our highish standard of living and our economy of relative priviledge. But I think we’re on the way out of that role. When ideologies replace knowledge, it is always the people who pay. Certain fundamentalist groups, suspicious of all intellectuals, "eggheads," and independent…