My Minster in the MediaRev. Gregory Stewart and Partner Interviewed This Afternoon KALW (91.7 FM) will air a 30-minute interview with my church's minister at 2 pm this afternoon as part of the Out in the Bay program. redozdachs and I heard only the last half of the program when it was originally broadcast Thanksgiving night. That portion focused on the adoption of their children. KALW (listen live: ) www.kalw.org Church website: www.uusf.org
Within this first week after the Democratic Congressional victory the bar conversations and blogs are already filling with the futility of choosing between Republicans and Democrats. With a world-weary air, folks are lamenting the Tweedle-Dee Tweedle-Dum two-party system, yearning for Real Choices. Nothing will be really different. Global warming will grow, racial and sexual orientation discrimination will remain, and power will continue to corrupt. Oh crap. Enough of the assertions that both parties are basically the same and that voters have no real choices! That statement is both untrue and a too easy "don't blame me" hand-wringing hand washing. There is a huge difference [...]
or maybe just rearrange the Scrabble rack... From http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6203859,00.html.
Rather than simply posting the Theatre Rhino fundraising letter and putting a text link to it, I decided to have some fun today. Too smutty? Will it make you stop and send them a check? Your Dollars on (Legal) SteroidsWinter Fund Drive Directed by John Fisher Starring Your Muscular Dollar Legal Strength Enhancing by the City of San Francisco The City of San Francisco has told Theatre Rhino that a long-standing debt of $100,000.00 (accrued in 1990 for a state-of-the-art sprinkler system) will be forgiven if The Rhino can pay off a token sum of $17,000 by December 31, 2006. [...]
In the midst of the truly important state and national results, I am also pleased that the two people I have blogged about were appropriately elected (Bevan Dufty by 65%) or thrown out (Dan Kelly came in 5th with only 3 elected). Lots of good results from last night.
My post on why I am voting to re-elect Bevan Dufty for supervisor wondered about why self-proclaimed environmentalists were backing another candidate. I said I couldn't figure out why they took their position from reading the campaign materials I'd seen. Today's mail answered my question. Here's the reason they're voting for Bevan's opponent: I am not inventive enough to make this up. Yes, who could support a City Supervisor who focuses on everyday issues like potholes and the dull job of running the city? I don't know what "me-too votes" are, but they probably are for things like approving the [...]
Unless there is a burning, divisive issue, I don't choose my elected officials on the basis of a specific issue or a select picking of votes. I want someone in office who is thoughtful, will sort though the pros and cons of particular bills, come up with a vision for the city (state, nation), tell me about that vision, and do the work of making detailed policy. I will vote for men and women whose vision is in concert with mine and whose feelings on what government should be doing are relatively in tune with my own. I like public officials [...]
My church's minister, Rev. Gregory Stewart, and his partner Stillman White were featured Tuesday in a nationally broadcast News and Notes segment focusing on the adoption of Afro-American children by white gay couples.The NPR reporter, Nancy Mullane, interviewed the family at their home in October. The 5 1/2-minute story is available on the National Public Radio website. Nancy says they'll add a picture we gave them and maybe add a link to the church's site. We'll see! Listen to Greg and Stillman
This week two years ago was the high point of the political year. The polls, the pundits, and the political articles all talked about the coming Democratic tide that would sweep the true Evil Doers out of office. I couldn't get enough of the feature stories that spotlighted the coming comeuppance facing one sanctimonious, flag-wrapped, terrorism-threatening office holder after another. Finally, after four years of an Apocalypse-blinded President and a torture-supporting Congressional majority, the American people were going to throw out the self-dealing fear mongers and return to true American values. This week in 2006 the stories are similar. Visions of ex-Senator [...]
From the candidates' statements in the sample ballot for next month's election. Running for school board: Yes, Dan. I can hardly wait to join "I" in this exciting education journey. I am especially thrilled about this prospect considering that you are an incumbent. I think you are or have been president of the school board. Such leadership! Would me hold a bad pronoun choice against Dan? Yous bet I would.