June 2009
57 posts
Broun's wacky cap-and-trade numbers →
Rep. Paul Broun is still telling folks that the cap-and-trade legislation he dubbed the “Wacky Marxist bill” that passed the House Friday will cost families $3,100 each, even though that…
“…please help me sharpen my demon gaydar.”
– ‘Homosexual demon’ target of exorcism - Leonard Pitts Jr. - MiamiHerald.com
“This very out of place structure somehow lingers, like a fart left by someone no...”
– David Byrne on the Houston Branch building of the Federal Reserve
Shelter quits taking feral cats →
The Athens Area Humane Society will become a no-kill shelter and no longer will accept feral cats beginning Wednesday, leaving trappers with nowhere to take them.
“I’m here and she’s there.”
– Defining separation: Sanford admits affair, apologizes to family
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/articl... →
No Child Left Behind revisions: “It’s like the new Coke.”
Which words are you wasting energy by banning? →
A number of years ago, I had two different clients that were both engaged in fighting poverty on different fronts. One organization banned the word “poor” from their vocabulary. They felt it…
Same-sex marriage battle heads to court →
I used to think highly of Walter Fauntroy, but this is disappointing.
“…a seemingly counter intuitive push to raise traditional salaries and make...”
– Robert Egger´s Piece of Mind » A Starbucks Moment for Nonprofits?
“I got it,” Mr. Obama exclaimed. “I got the sucker.”
– Obama Could Hurt a Fly - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
Hyattsville Vacuum Cleaner Service (5/5) on Yelp →
I bought a Royal hand vac (an old Model 501—the predecessor of the Dirt Devil) at a neighbor’s yard sale, and I needed a new belt. Nobody seems to have these things except vacuum stores, but how…
CiviCRM 2.3: Introducing New CiviEvent Features →
As mentioned previously, we’re introducing quite a few new CiviEvent features in CiviCRM 2.3. Most of them are still undergoing our internal CiviCRM QA cycle, but do check them out at our CiviCRM…
B & J Carry Out (5/5) on Yelp →
A quick update: we went back and had lunch the other day. Izzy had barbeque and claims it’s delicious. I had a veggie sandwich which was also great. Big pluses, then, for lunch and soft serve.
“We went through the Dark Ages, walling up schools. We said if you could keep...”
– A study of 10,000 5th-graders finds that students with green window views do better on statewide achievement tests: Is what’s out the window key to better grades? | News | OnlineAthens.com
06.10.09: High Lines and Black Metal →
Walked along the just opened, not quite finished High Line elevated park last night after taking my daughter and her pals to a birthday dinner. It’s extraordinary… postmodern zen… the feeling…
Twitter Is A Cocktail Party →
by Jon Reid - follow him @jonmreid
Photo by SanFranAnnie
The Cocktail Party Effect: We’ve all experienced it, and cocktails are not required. All it takes is a room full of…
What happens when people report on their own... →
When I was a kid, there was a pizza place in the neighborhood that we never went to. My Dad said, “Nobody ever goes there. It’s always too crowded.” Apparently some radio stations are like that. …
Guy #3 →
Paul just sent over this video of a dance tribe forming spontaneously at a music festival.
My favorite part happens just before the first minute mark. That’s when guy #3 joins the group….
Guy #3 →
Paul just sent over this video of a dance tribe forming spontaneously at a music festival.
My favorite part happens just before the first minute mark. That’s when guy #3 joins the group….
Authenticity means... →
Authenticity means realizing there’s no such thing as brand perfection. Brand perfection is dead. Some gems from this post by Douglas Karr: - It’s no longer the choice of the brand…
What happens when people report on their own... →
When I was a kid, there was a pizza place in the neighborhood that we never went to. My Dad said, “Nobody ever goes there. It’s always too crowded.” Apparently some radio stations are like that.
Reblogging debate
This morning I received the most cordial cease-and-desist note imaginable from Dan Silverman, who writes one of my favorite blogs, Prince of Petworth. Basically, there was a post of his I reblogged on Tumblr, and he felt that people shouldn’t post other’s content without permission. Fair point, and certainly what’s expected by print media, copyright law, and so forth. At the...
“How dare you hold these wanna-be’s up as “brooklyn artists” worth writing and...”
– Arwen sets that whole trust-fund story straight: thoughts of an anti-trustafarian
“So what if the Wisconsin Ave Giant wasn’t Vietnam? So maybe it didn’t involve...”
– The Cleveland Park Giant: A Theory on Why this Project’s Taking Forever - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper
Graduate school for unemployed college students →
Fewer college grads have jobs than at any other time in recent memory—a report by the National Association
of Colleges and Employers annual student survey said that 20 percent of
2009 college…
Graduate school for unemployed college students →
Fewer college grads have jobs than at any other time in recent memory—a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers annual student survey said that 20 percent of 2009 college…
Let's Make CiviPledge More Useful! →
As cap10morgan noted in a recent blog, non-profits and open source solutions are a natural partnership. CiviCRM has been a fabulous gift to the organization that I lead, Trinity Episcopal Church…
Upscale Condos Turned into Homeless Shelter →
maybe those kids with dried up trust funds could live there
Parents Pulling the Plugs on Williamsburg... →
notwhitstanding:
Holy recession, have we discussed this yet? hahah
and people knock athens for being neverneverland…
Are You OK With 1 Percent? →
That’s the question asked by Steve MacLaughlin, Director of Internet Solutions at Blackbaud, in a recent blog post.
He’s talking about the fact that, on average, online fundaising appeals get…
@PoPville finds the Real World DC House in Dupont... →
Hodgson's relocating pharmacy this week →
…crazy
http://blogs.onlineathens.com/node/1099 →
I know the one Broun voter on Pulaski St.—he makes Blake’s job so much more interesting
What Can Charity Leaders Learn From Their... →
Robert Egger, founder of the nonprofit DC Central Kitchen, sat down earlier this week for an hour-and-a-half conversation with 15 of his employees who haven’t yet turned 30. The meeting was…
Kash Defends The Third Church of Christ, Scientist →
The thing is, if St. John’s Church—a block away—decided it didn’t like its building, would it be cool if they tore it down? The law is so vague that it really comes down to values. Which takes precedence in architecture’s role as functional art: the function or the art?
Solar Car in Columbia Heights →
car, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.
Totally wild. Thanks to a reader for sending. The reader writes:
“This was from Friday evening…maybe after 7 or 7:30 in front of…
Video: D.C. Clergy Voice Support for Gay Marriage... →
More than 100 of the city’s religious leaders gathered today at Covenant Baptist Church in Southeast Washington to voice support for the D.C. Council’s legislation approving recognition of other…