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  • AboutI am also known as CraftyMoni elsewhere on the web. I am a Children’s Librarian. I am a photographer. I am a knitter. I am a reader. I am a wannabe poet. I blog. Sometimes I complain. I like to swear. I have a really twisted sense of humor. I think I might be a Zen Buddhist (Still trying to decide). Not a fan of organized religion. I am very liberal and can be vocal about it at times. I’m a daydreamer. Sometimes sassy. I try to be compassionate. I think I’m pretty nice most of the time. You can delve into deeper waters by reading these posts. You can see my photography on my Flickr page. If you like any photos you see there or on this site and would like to buy a print let me know. I would be happy to sell one to you! I blather about library stuff on  Twitter. You will also find me on Google+ and Facebook. Enjoy your visit!  
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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.
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  • What the hell is this “Kerry shot himself” madness

    August 20, 2004
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    As an addendum to my “have you seen outfoxed yet?” post, I wanted to add something that I chatted about on the Majority Report Blog yesterday. Some of the bloggers were talking about how Michelle Malkin, on Hardball yesterday was trying to tell Chris Matthews that Kerry shot himself in order to get his medals, blah blah blah. Matthews, THANK GOD, basically bitch-slapped her, metaphorically speaking (here’s the transcript of the show). Now, as I said above, I don’t have cable so I don’t watch these cable news programs at all. Is this what people believe? That Kerry actually shot himself to get a medal?!? That just sounds crazy!!!! I can’t believe this is the crap that is getting fed to people! It is just totally unbelievable..

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  • I Love You, Madame Librarian

    August 20, 2004
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    “I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.

    So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”

    – Kurt Vonnegut – I Love You, Madame Librarian — In These Times

    I *love* Vonnegut; I’m a huge fan of his work. Breakfeast of Champions rocked my world and changed the way I read literature. Reading it was pivotal for me as a literature major. This makes my day. No, it makes my weekend!

    The rest of the article is excellent by the way, so go read it! 🙂 And happy Friday!

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  • Have you seen Outfoxed yet?

    August 19, 2004

    If not, get thee to Netflix and put this baby on your queue. It will make you very angry, as Fox news has a tendancy to do. I don’t have cable and don’t watch cable news, and, therefore, am sheltered from this bane on society. However, Fox news rears it’s ugly head in my life in various ways. Like, when I have arguments with people who *do* watch Fox news. (There was a really funny opinion piece in the Des Moines Register a few weeks back that kind of describes the “Fox effect” on people you may know 🙂 ) This documentary really shows the insidiousness of this network. They have an obvious, right-wing, agenda that they push (that’s obvious, though). Even worse, they mold thier daily news to meet thier agenda, regardless of what is happening in the rest of the world. According to the documentary, Murdoch sends out daily briefs that tell the journalists how to frame the news for the day. This isn’t journalism! I don’t know what this is. It’s the fake news, maybe? And much worse.

    You know what I would love to see? I would *love* to see Fox news go down in flames. I would love to see all of these horrible, hate mongering hosts on Fox news just go down hard. I think this is happening to Coulter. Not a Fox news person (as far as I know), but soooooo good nonetheless. Savage needs to just go away, too. On savagestupidity.com they are starting a boycot campaign against Savage. I am going to print out the letter on this page, sign it and send it to the local station that carries this jerk and send it to all of thier advertisers.

    Anyway, back to the subject at hand. This movie is recomended. If you watch Fox news you will not like it, though. And they kind of rag on conservatives, too. So keep that in mind if you watch it. But if you do watch Fox news, you should watch it so you can see what this “news” channel is all about. They are feeding you thier agenda. And you should be insulted by that.

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  • Attorney general sues Mirant for manipulating energy market

    August 18, 2004
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    Attorney general sues Mirant for manipulating energy market
    “Mirant profited by breaking the law and plundering the people of California,” Lockyer said in a written statement. “They were, without question, one of the worst offenders during the energy crisis.”

    Everytime I read an article about the “California Energy Crisis” I get mad. I think about those now infamous tapesof the Enron goons laughing about how they were going to profit from screwing Californians. And, according to the above article the Governator wants to keep deregulation in place. He-l-lo . . . It didn’t work the first time. And why didn’t it work? Greed. I hope they get sued for every dime they own, and I hope someone does jail time. The energy crisis really screwed a lot of people. It was awful! Somebody needs to pay big time for it. And I’m talking federal prison, not just a little slap on the hand!

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  • Up the coast

    Up the coast

    August 17, 2004

     

    On Sunday Raffa and I took a little jaunt up the coast. I love driving up highway 9. The views of the ocean are so spectacular. I feel so rejunivated when I get back home. We went to our favorite beach. It was hella windy, but very clear for a change. Here’s a pic:

    BTW: I took this picture with the crappy little camera on my Palm Zire 71. Not bad, eh?

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