Author Archives: PinkDreamPoppies

Musing on September in November

Posted on November 26, 2003 by PinkDreamPoppies

I’m writing this without reading it through a few times, without taking the time to do multiple drafts, without really planning out ahead of time what I’m going to say. This is a post about September 11th, which I doubt … Continue reading →

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My kind of conservatives

Posted on November 19, 2003 by PinkDreamPoppies

In the comments to one of Amp’s posts there seems to be a bit of polite back and forth between some of the liberal and libertarian Alas readers. I have to say, I’ll probably disagree with libertarians to the bitter … Continue reading →

Posted in Same-Sex Marriage | 26 Comments

How to lose what we've gained

Posted on November 19, 2003 by PinkDreamPoppies

I started writing this post about three weeks ago but was shortly thereafter pretty swamped with stuff and afflicted with a bad case of blogger’s burn, that curious state where you think that if you ever see another blog again … Continue reading →

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Abarat

Posted on November 3, 2003 by PinkDreamPoppies

Continuing on the theme of works of art beginning with the letter “A” (for two hundred, Alex), I cannot highly enough recommend Clive Barker’s Abarat. I’ll have to wait for the next three books in the series before I’m sure, … Continue reading →

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"There's Something About Miriam"

Posted on November 1, 2003 by PinkDreamPoppies

The story of how the male contestants on Sky’s reality show “There’s Something About Miriam” are suing Sky Broadcasting has been getting press on air, on the blogs, and in print, so you may have read about it already, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 66 Comments

Light poppy-showers for a while

Posted on October 14, 2003 by PinkDreamPoppies

I meant to put up a new post earlier today but I wasn’t able to finish writing it because something came up; namely, my dad had to have emergency surgery for a perforated colon. The operation was successful and it … Continue reading →

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"Ms. Fat-so"

Posted on October 12, 2003 by PinkDreamPoppies

A typical day: When I walk out of my home, a flyer stapled to the telephone pole I pass on the way to my car proclaims, “Lose 30 pounds in 30 days … Ask me how!” On the way to … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogging with PinkDreamPoppies

Posted on October 10, 2003 by PinkDreamPoppies

As he’s mentioned, Ampersand is going to be pretty busy with his new house (ah, the joys of paint and wallpaper) so he’s asked me, PinkDreamPoppies, to do a bit of guest blogging here at Alas, a Blog for awhile. … Continue reading →

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