Blatherskite

Foolish gibberish

recent posts

about

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: 2005

  • A Blow to the Rule of Law

    The New York Times > Opinion > Editorial: A Blow to the Rule of Law Republicans have traditionally championed respect for the delicate balance the founders created. But in the Schiavo case, and in the battle to stop the Democratic filibusters of judicial nominations, President Bush and his Congressional allies have begun to enunciate a…

  • Schiavo Case Exposes Political Divide in U.S.

    Yahoo! News – Schiavo Case Exposes Political Divide in U.S. Although Republicans publicly rejected any ulterior motives, a memo surfaced over the weekend calling the Schiavo case “a great political issue” and saying that Christian conservatives would be “excited” by the Senate debate. That is exactly what this is. Republicans don’t give a rat’s ass…

  • Congress Announces Deal in Schiavo Case

    Yahoo! News – Congress Announces Deal in Schiavo Case As a deal in Congress was worked out to have federal courts decide Terri Schiavo‘s fate, emotions swelled outside the brain-damaged woman’s hospice room Saturday, with protesters arrested after they symbolically tried to smuggle in bread and water on her second day without a feeding tube.…

  • Jesus on the Half-Pipe

    The New York Times > Travel > Escapes > Jesus on the Half-Pipe Interesting little NYT article about evangelical sk8 boarders. This is how I met my husband, at Skate Church. I had a friend who was a “counselor” there and he invited me one night. My husband (and his two brothers) were avid skaters…

  • Subpoena Delivered to Schiavo’s Hospice

    Yahoo! News – Subpoena Delivered to Schiavo’s Hospice The Senate Health Committee has requested that Terri Schiavo and her husband, Michael, appear at an official committee hearing on March 28. Earlier Friday, a House committee was issuing congressional subpoenas to stop doctors from disconnecting the tube. Okay, I’m probably going to sound cold-hearted by saying…