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�Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead�
-Lucille Ball
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
--Theodore Roosevelt, 1918
REGISTER TO VOTE
"The time is always right to do what is right"
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The "seven social sins": Knowledge without character,
Science without humanity,
Wealth without work,
Commerce without morality,
Politics without principles,
Pleasure without conscience,
Worship without self-sacrifice."
--Gandhi
"We have not inherited the world from our forfathers -
We have borrowed it from our children."
--Kashmiri, proverb
Misc. Columnists, BLOGs, etc.:
The Smoking Gun ~ Hee :)
The Onion ~ Hee Hee :)
What I Deserve ~ A fellow Springsteen freak, but I�d like her even if she wasn�t one.
Andrea is also good people. And she digs some groovy music, to boot
Tomato Nation ~ I want to be this woman when I grow up.
Dancing Brave ~ Entertaining Writer
Mister Zero ~ Don't fuck with Mister Zero...
Jessica ~ Another Entertaining Writer
roxy defected from d-land, but retained all of her charm
Dizzy Dame ~ One Cool Chick (and another diaryland defector)
Eschaton
pandagon.net
Love that frenzied chick!
CrankyDragon ~ Vanessa is good people
Margaret Cho's blog ~ She's one smart cookie, and of course rather amusing. She's learned some lessons about body image we would all be wise to listen to.
Mo Pie ~ Anyone's Any
My Boyfriend is a Twat, but Zoe is very amusing
A NY Escort's Confessions
William Gibson's blog
Fugging It Up ~ For the truly catty in all of us
Crime Library ~ Um�because I�m a sick freak.
Looking for someone?
Gang Land News ~ Because sometimes Sopranos just ain't enough...and did I mention I'm a sick freak?
Religion?
The Brick Testament
The Evil Bible
The Devil's Dictionary ~ by Ambrose Bierce, 1911
Literary Stuff:
100 Words ~ Write 100 words every day
Fresh Yarn ~ The Online Salon for Personal Essays
Poe War.com ~ "Latest information about writing, freelancing, poetry and publishing"
The Alchera Project
The Writing Fix ~ get your daily fix and interesting prompts here.
Daily Zen ~ Daily prompts.
First Books ~ Help in publishing...your first book.
The basics of Copyright Law.
Random Acts of Journaling ~ Monthly prompts.
Nanowrimo ~ In celebration of National Novel Writing Month (which is November, by the way) and to encourage you to start your own novel.
We Have Brains ~ Discussions about women's issues.
ZuZus Petals ~ �Our mission is to expand the influence of poetry beyond its traditionally academic audience and to make quality writing an everyday craving.�
Zoetrope ~ It�s not your father�s movie studio (fiction and wine, as well as flick stuff)
Oyster Boy Review ~ Journal of Fiction & Poetry
Cheyenne Literature
Music:
Satellite Dogs ~ Friends band
Indie, 103.1 ~ These days, the greatest radio station in the L.A.-area
Mike Watt�s Hootpage ~ Check out his tour diaries.
Mrs. L�s Monthly ~ Roseanne Cash
Peter Case
Dave Alvin
X
The Boss
Life in Southern California:
Left on Red ~ Tales from L.A.
Franklin Avenue ~ rants and raves about life in Los Angeles. Restaurant reviews, too!
LA Observed ~ more about Los Angeles, with a focus on media
KCRW
LA Weekly
LA Times
Television, Film and Media:
Television Without Pity ~ Way funny stuff about television, for those of us who watch far too much of it.
Defamer ~ here's a little bit o' gossip for ya
Dateline Hollywood ~ Satire
TV Barn ~ "The Net's first television critic"
Brian Flemming's blog ~ Filmmaker and trouble-maker extraordinaire
EugOnline
Berman and Berman ~ Straight talk from women to women.
Dinner For Five ~ Great show on the Independent Film Channel, celebrating independent films and those who make them.
Princess Melissa ~ Hers was actually one of the few seasons of Real World I did not watch, but she cracks me up.
America's Next Top Model ~ Only the Best Show Ever!
Politics and Community:
Media Matters
Air America Radio ~ Finally! Talkradio which actually lives up to the "Liberal Media" misnomer
The True Foods Network ~ Before you go to the market, find out which foods include genetically engineered ingredients.
The Calfornia Democratic Party
The Democratic National Committee
Truth Out ~ Learn the truth
Grist Magazine ~ Environmental News
From The Wilderness ~ A different look at 9/11 and its aftermath
The Wilderness Society ~ Environmental News
Natural Resources Defense Council ~ Environmental News
League of Conservation Voters ~ Environmental News
BushGreenwatch ~ Tackling the Bush Administration's Environmental Misdeeds
Senator Robert Byrd ~ The most consistently sane member of the U.S. Senate, today. Read his speaches = Be inspired.
Move On
Daily Kos ~ Political Analysis and other rants on the state of the nation
Political State Report ~ What's going on, state-by-state
NORML ~ Working to Reform Marijuana Laws
Amnesty International ~ Lets look out for each other, peeps.
The Sierra Club ~ Lets also look out for the planet on which we live. Lord knows Dubya won�t!
The American Civil Liberties Union ~ Protecting our Civil Rights
The Environmental Working Group ~ Keeping an eye on environmental hazards.
Greenpeace ~ Activists on behalf of all of us.
NARAL ~ Working to protect our reproductive rights.
The Center for an Informed America ~ �Radical� ideas for �Conspiracy Theorists��or �The Hidden Truth� depending on who you believe. My thoughts land somewhere in the middle.
Schools for Chiapas ~ A "volunteer run, autonomous center" organized to "promote indigenous language and tradition while striving for academic excellence and cultural survival" for the Mayan people of Central Mexico
The Carter Center ~ A wonderful organization, founded by a wonderful man, working wonders every day.
Habitat for Humanity ~ Perhaps the most wonderful organization ever. Building homes for those who otherwise would have none.
Knightsbridge International ~ Good people doing good things the world over.
School of the Americas Watch ~ Shines a light on THE training camp for terrorists and guerillas of other nations. Oh and the training facility is located in FORT BENNING, GEORGIA.
The Center for Cooperative Research ~ The Complete 9/11 Timeline.
The Memory Hole ~ Documents have an odd way of disappearing after they�ve pissed people off. The page saves them for us.
The Wooten Center ~ �A neighborhood approach to the revitalization and empowerment of a community in crisis.�
The American Red Cross - I volunteer. You should, too.
Native Issues and Information:
The Native American Rights Fund
The Indian Trust, Cobell vs. Norton ~ "Cobell v. Norton is a class-action lawsuit filed on June 10, 1996, in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. to force the federal government to account for billions of dollars belonging to approximately 500,000 American Indians and their heirs, and held in trust since the late 19th century."
A Line in the Sand
Indigenous Peoples of New Mexico
New Mexico Tribes
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Northern Cheyenne Net ~ The Northern Cheyenne Nation of SE Montana
Cheyenne History ~ A quick reference of information about �my people�, the Cheyenne
First Nation Histories
There�s a Ghost in my Closet�
Southwestern Ghosts Hunters Association
GhostStudy.com
TAPS ~ The Atlantic Paranormal Society (as seen on t.v.)
The Outdoors and Travel:
Write about your travels at World Surface ~ A global community working to promote and develop sustainable tourism
Outside ~ My favorite magazine
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