I was too cheap to go to Sea of Dreams on my own this year, so I spent some time with Rockmed and worked medical for the event instead. Had a lot of fun and got to listen to some great music...even had a few medical calls in the process. Happy New Year, and I hope everyone's 2012 will rock
January 10th, 2012
December 11th, 2011
I went to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1){kind=small}
joedecker's SF Night Photography workshop last night. Had a great time, great company, great food. I took a photograph here and there...My set is here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/densaer/se
My only complaint was that, unlike the famous Oregon workshops, there was a rather lack of negative clarity involved!
November 1st, 2011
I heart New York.
October 12th, 2011
I did NOT donate to any clinic, and the "I* doesn't refer to me, I guess. I'm leaving it up so you can get the message...but the "automatically post this to your LJ" button isn't so good when it's a "personal" message. I lifted it from eeyore_grrl
It's still a bad law. And I oppose it.
eeyore_grrlIt's still a bad law. And I oppose it.
Originally posted by twbasketcase at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
twbasketcase at Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOriginally posted by gabrielleabelle at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
gabrielleabelle at Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOkay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little no attention in the mainstream media.
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness.
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness.
October 5th, 2011
Yes. As we all know by now, Steve Jobs passed away earlier today. There is a lot of commentary about his legacy. Indeed, whether you've ever used an Apple product or not, he had a profound effect on technology and more profoundly, society itself. This is a great quote from him. It's from a 1985 Playboy interview (before he got fired from Apple). I relate to it profoundly - it resonates with me because I do feel like I (and the other people I work with) are really trying to make a change in the world. You gotta believe. When you are tired, and the road is hard, and your body and spirit threaten to quit on you, you gotta believe. Thanks, Steve.
August 26th, 2011
I'm still going on vacation, though :-)
Friends on the East Coast: this is a gigantic storm. If you are in its path, you need to be taking action immediately.
June 23rd, 2011
May 30th, 2011
Since I moved to Ben Lomond in March, I'd basically stopped taking photos. I mean life has been exceedingly busy, right?
It was time to break out the camera again.
