I want to high-five Dennis Kucinich; it does take balls to put forward something like the impeachment of Cheney (especially when we have been calling for it for so long). While it may not actually happen (boo!), I hope that it does; and I won’t forget that Dennis is the guy that got the issue [...]
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some wins, a major worry, and a lack of perspective (yet again)
Published by November 8th, 2007 in civil rights, get involved, hmm interesting, is it just me?, listen up!, politics, that is so gay, tragic, venting, well? and wtf?!. 15 Commentsexecuting homosexuals doesn’t bother us… so long as it happens elsewhere
Published by October 31st, 2007 in civil rights, get involved, is it just me?, listen up!, near and dear, that is so gay, tragic and well?. 10 CommentsThis has me upset, outraged, and disturbed. Less than 24 hours ago, atlmalcontent professed an agreement with my position on gay marriage as an issue, and it is the issue that has gotten me so upset, that brings us to agreement again; in a big way. There is a boy about to be executed for [...]
end of days?
Published by October 24th, 2007 in get involved, hmm interesting, is it just me?, listen up!, the catch-all-egory and well?. 8 CommentsSeriously though… with fire taking it’s toll on the west coast, and drought taking it’s toll here; things are getting eerily like the end of days… My thoughts are with all those in the west that are being affected by these fires; I hope that the situation is under control soon. Just looking at this [...]
music sharing and ridiculousness
Published by October 9th, 2007 in civil rights, get involved, hmm interesting, is it just me?, listen up!, mixed media, music musings, near and dear, politics, show the love, tragic, venting, well? and wtf?!. 10 CommentsSo, I spoke briefly on Friday about the girl that was sued by the RIAA who lost, and now owes upwards of $200,000 for downloading and sharing a few songs. Now, while I am do agree that there should be some regulation, and that nothing should just be totally free, I think that this whole [...]
is APWBWGTTD dead? and listen to this!
Published by July 12th, 2007 in blog on blog, get involved, happenings, hmm interesting, listen up!, music musings, music suggestion, near and dear and well?. 11 CommentsFirst of all, tonight was supposed to be the monthly meet up of the APWBWGTTD, which has been a monthly tradition for more than a year now, and unfortunately, due to only one other potential attendee, I have decided to cancel it. So what does this mean for the future of APWBWGTTD? Well, you tell [...]
do you know your status?
Published by June 27th, 2007 in get involved, happenings, listen up!, public health, show the love and well?. 7 CommentsYour HIV status, that is. Earlier this week, I wrote about how James and I decided to get tested at this past weekend’s Atlanta Pride festival, because it had been far too long since we had tested. Even though we have always tested negative in the past, we thought it was time that we get [...]
trees, HD, and our amazing planet
Published by April 27th, 2007 in get involved, hmm interesting, mixed media and near and dear. 7 CommentsLast night, I found myself thumbing through the DVR trying to find stuff to watch, and I decided to watch an episode from the series “planet earth”, which is an HD series looking at the amazing spectacle that is our planet. I don’t usually watch those nature shows (even though they are extremely interesting), but [...]
what does idol REALLY give back?
Published by April 26th, 2007 in get involved, is it just me?, listen up!, mixed media, tragic, venting and well?. 19 CommentsLast night, I went over to my buddy John’s to watch the spectacle that was “Idol Gives Back”, a charity event where every celebrity they could muster showed up in support of “raising awareness” for people in need. The focus, was raising money to give to kids in Africa, as well as those still in [...]
why we need a national mental health system that works
Published by April 19th, 2007 in get involved, is it just me?, listen up!, politics, public health, tragic, venting and well?. 4 CommentsIn light of the events that transpired this week, there is buzz on the internets about gun control and whatnot, and I was seriously thinking about chiming in, but I realized that there is something that is far more critical to focus on: mental health and the lack of support for those that need it. [...]
the opinion post follow-up… uh, post.
Published by April 18th, 2007 in get involved, is it just me?, listen up!, sex (oh yeah), that is so gay and well?. 4 CommentsSo here it is, the follow up post to the post I wrote a few days ago requesting the answer to this question: If you could describe the state of HIV and AIDS today, how would you describe it? Alright, first of all, I didn’t realize something until sometime yesterday, which I honestly don’t know [...]
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