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Book Review: Knitting for Good

Posted in knitting, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I’ve spent the past few days working through my copy of Knitting for Good, by Betsy Greer of Craftivism. (This is one of the benefits of working in a bookstore!) I’d like to fill you all in on what a great book this is, and some of the reasons why I think it’s a really [...]

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California and Equal Rights

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on November 5, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Some less happy election follow-up. If you have an aversion to harsh language, I would recommend you not read my thoughts in this post.
Thanks. Let’s keep on keeping on, folks. We can’t afford not to.

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Obama and Generational Change

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on November 4, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Dear Dad,
I am astounded. Our country just elected Barack Obama!! This is the first election in which I’ve been able to vote where I can say, “Yes. That is my president.” I called swing state volunteers. I brought up the tough issues with Mom. I gave my sister that extra nudge to register to vote. [...]

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Ready? Set?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on November 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »

VOTE!!!
It is crucial that you get out and vote today.
But I bet you knew that already.

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Proposition 8

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on September 30, 2008 | 7 Comments »

I’m going to take a stand here, and set aside pretty pictures for a second in favor of something heavier and more serious.
I want to encourage all of you, everyone who reads this, to get educated about Proposition 8 if you live in California. If you know someone who lives in California, talk to them [...]

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