Category Archives: Whatever

No More Jury Duty: I Got a Preemptive Dismissal

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Rachel S.

For the past couple weeks, I’ve been in an out of federal court for jury duty. I went in last week, and told them I could serve because of two doctor’s appointments, so they told me to come back this … Continue reading →

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Would we recognize a real homeless kid if we saw one?

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Mandolin

I have a friend who used to live as a homeless heroin addict on the streets of San Francisco when she was a teenager. Periodically, she writes about her experiences. People in workshops tend to respond by telling her that … Continue reading →

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A Bird In The Garden Of Angels is out!

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

If you’re a fan of Rumi, this new anthology, on the poetry sections of which I collaborated with primary author John Moyne, is one you will want to get. A Bird In The Garden Of Angels is also a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Bill You Gotz to Chill!!

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Rachel S.

Yesterday, South Carolina representative Jim Clyburn, who is the house majority whip, told CNN Bill Clinton has got to chill. Apparently, Bill Clinton has been getting a little too feisty with Obama and has made some criticisms that Clyburn thinks … Continue reading →

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Bleg: Help me solve this SQL / Access database problem please! Win a cartoon!

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Ampersand

I’m having a database problem at work that I don’t know enough to fix. If any “Alas” readers who know database stuff can glance at this and tell me if they see what my problem is — my problem involving … Continue reading →

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Things That Crack Me Up #37

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Kay Olson

This is a the latest of a series at my blog, usually consisting of an amusing visual image about disability. Visual descriptions are meant to both assist those who cannot view the image well, and encourage discussion when others see … Continue reading →

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Shab-e She'r: A Night of Persian Poetry

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Come join Persian Arts Festival as we celebrate the publication of Roger Sedarat’s first book of poems, Dear Regime, which won the 2007 Ohio University Hollis Summers Poetry Prize. Dear Regime has been praised by writers such as David Lehman, … Continue reading →

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First-Person Account of Self-Waterboarding

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Ampersand

Is there any question that waterboarding is torture? Someone at the “Straight Dope” forums decided to investigate this question by waterboarding himself: I am incredibly fit and training for a 100 mile endurance run. The main thing about such an … Continue reading →

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Katie Jones and Deus ex machina

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Kay Olson

The story of Katie Jones has been circulating slowly on disability listservs and blogs since the December 9 article in the Chicago Tribune. FRIDA provided an early link to the story, and since then Crip Chick, Shiva, Bint, Trinity, Brownfemipower … Continue reading →

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WHINE!

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Mandolin

I started out blogging on livejournal where 90% of posts are whining of some kind. I feel the need to subject you all to my whining. (“Whine” by Ursula Vernon of Metal and Magic) I got strep throat earlier this … Continue reading →

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