Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Year: 2004

  • Far graver than Vietnam

    Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | Far graver than Vietnam “We have a growing, maturing insurgency group,” he told me. “We see larger and more coordinated military attacks. They are getting better and they can self-regenerate. The idea there are x number of insurgents, and that when they’re all dead we can get out…

  • A little quick hello

    I haven’t posted in a few days…I apologize. I’ve been dealing with some issues that have left me feeling a little bit downtrodden lately. And so I just have kind of lost the oomph to post on this site. I’ve also been very busy at work. So I just wanted to tell you that I’m…

  • 9/11

    I wanted to post something in remembrance of this day three years ago. I will never forget it for as long as I live. I will never forget the huge, gaping hole that it has left in the fabric of our nation’s soul. I will never forget the people who died that day, and who…

  • A sleazy remark from Cheney

    Yahoo! News – Gore: Cheney ‘Wrong Choice’ Remark Sleazy “The claim by Bush and Cheney that the American people must give them four more years in office or else be ‘hit hard’ by another terrorist attack is a sleazy and despicable effort to blackmail voters with fear,” Gore said. “They are going back to the…

  • Oh my F**king God.

    I know I posted a link to her site yesterday but Annatopia has posted lots of updates from her time in NY for the RNC last week. You have got to go read them, each and every one of you reading this. Click here to go there and read them. You won’t believe it. I…