I somehow made it all the way through the State of the Union address last night. Much as I disagree with the Bush administration, I even found him unusually appealing. I actually had the thought, “Well, maybe most of this administration’s ugliness is Cheney. Maybe Bush means some of what he is saying here.” I thought he really tried to appeal to our hopefulness at a very sour time – that showed some good leadership. But that’s about it. So…
“Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.” — Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King is dead. A woman of grace and strength and courage and dignity is gone. Equality. Human Rights. Non-violence. Peace. She worked hard to keep these ideas out front and center as solid goals for our country. She fought alongside many others for a national holiday in honor of her husband’s birthday. She opened the…
Ok, Exxon Mobile beats out my entry on Chevron’s profits. The world’s largest oil company, ExxonMobil, has announced its record-breaking profits for 2005 — $36.13 billion. That is the largest profit ever recorded in the history of American capitalism. Again. That is the largest profit ever recorded in the history of American capitalism. ExxonMobil uses its billions to sabotage efforts to slow global warming and to lobby Congress in support of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and off…
Here is a sweet little action. It has two faults: One, it is only visible as an action to people who frequent bookstores and actually look at books – that is, it only touches other readers. Or other Flickr viewers. The other problem is that I can’t help but feel sorry for the people who work at the bookstore. Still, this is pretty fun. Flickr: Ministry of Reshelving How to Serve the Ministry of Reshelving 1. Select a local bookstore…