Posts from October 2012
Free books!
I love Allentown!
The Sky is Pink
@thechefsky and I are participating in a fracking discussion event at UB Law on Thursday, 7:00 p.m. in room 12, O'Brian Hall. Hope you can join us!
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You can watch the short film here but you'll miss out on our scintillating conversation!
::READ PDF::
You can watch the short film here but you'll miss out on our scintillating conversation!
Eternal flame
The Buffalo LGBTQ Women's meeting group had our annual end-of-summer potluck today out at Chestnut Ridge Park. Lesbian potlucks are awesome. @puddlediving & I went for a little hike there last fall but didn't go to the flame but a small group of us went today. It was a really quick little hike, way too many people around. I'm sorry the pix are blurry. :-(
men's room etiquette
@matthew seems to have removed that fabulous rant about awkward men's room moments. I came across this great post about etiquette with an illustrating video. (strongly recommend stopping at 4:40) 
Video!
Here it is! It's so goofy!
First video production
Jill & I have almost finished our save our schools youtube video. It has super low production values, and is kind of an analog take on the story of stuff videos. When it's done, I'll post it. Featuring my hand and Jill's voice, drawings and toys. This is what happens when a pre-k teacher and a lawyer get together!
Chandelier
Reflected in phone
Useful peppers: salsa
Made some fresh salsa from A's tomatoes and peppers. Yum!
Not sure what I'm going to do with the scotch bonnet (habenero).
Not sure what I'm going to do with the scotch bonnet (habenero).
Voter disenfranchisement
I realized the other day that I might not be able to vote in PA under the new super-strict voter ID law.
I'm registered in PA - obviously, those are the politics I care about, and I have enough residency to make it legitimate. I have a post office box, a bank account, a PA attorney license... you'd think that would be enough, right? Especially in a town where I know the poll workers and used to work at the polls?
Well, PA's new strictest-in-the-nation voter ID laws say that I need PA photo ID. Seriously. College ID? Nope - out of state is not acceptable. Drivers license? I've still got my NYS license. Other photo ID? NYS attorney secure ID - I can get into any courthouse in NYS but can't vote in PA. I don't have a passport because I don't like to travel and my NYS enhanced license ID lets me visit Toronto and go swimming at the quarry as much as I like. PA doesn't participate in the "REAL ID Act" I can't even get the stupid free voting ID because I don't have a lease, not that I have time to get to the DMV - our county's DMV is open 2x per week, for a total of about 12 hrs. Fuck you, Corbett! And you too, Matt Baker!
Voter ID laws are all about suppressing votes and not at all about fraud prevention:
PA House Majority Leader: "Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, it's done. First pro-life legislation -- abortion facility regulations -- in 22 years, done. Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done."
Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS SuperPAC has already pulled out of PA because it's going for Obama. Ha.
(I'll be voting by absentee ballot.)
I'm registered in PA - obviously, those are the politics I care about, and I have enough residency to make it legitimate. I have a post office box, a bank account, a PA attorney license... you'd think that would be enough, right? Especially in a town where I know the poll workers and used to work at the polls?
Well, PA's new strictest-in-the-nation voter ID laws say that I need PA photo ID. Seriously. College ID? Nope - out of state is not acceptable. Drivers license? I've still got my NYS license. Other photo ID? NYS attorney secure ID - I can get into any courthouse in NYS but can't vote in PA. I don't have a passport because I don't like to travel and my NYS enhanced license ID lets me visit Toronto and go swimming at the quarry as much as I like. PA doesn't participate in the "REAL ID Act" I can't even get the stupid free voting ID because I don't have a lease, not that I have time to get to the DMV - our county's DMV is open 2x per week, for a total of about 12 hrs. Fuck you, Corbett! And you too, Matt Baker!
Voter ID laws are all about suppressing votes and not at all about fraud prevention:
PA House Majority Leader: "Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, it's done. First pro-life legislation -- abortion facility regulations -- in 22 years, done. Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done."
Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS SuperPAC has already pulled out of PA because it's going for Obama. Ha.
(I'll be voting by absentee ballot.)