NPR : 1957 Was the Year of the Icons Robert Siegel did a little culture piece today about 1957, the year that launched Sputnik, the X-13, and me. Apparently, Eisenhower dispatched the federal troops to Little Rock on the day I was actually born, although my parents were probably too busy at the time to notice. A lot of cool stuff happened in 1957. I’d better surf this trend as long as I can – probably 50 minutes’ worth.
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Curse you, amiable and erudite Mr. Fry, for being an accomplished WordPress blogger at the first attempt. Now I’ll be forced to add your feed to my “must read” list. Stephen Fry » Blog Archive » Device and Desires My husband and his best friend are seriously into cell phone technology, and they constantly compare phones and features and contracts whenever either of them get a new phone. Stephen Fry’s comprehensive look at telephonic devices he has known, loved, or loathed beats my geeky hubby and his friend and their obsession all to bits and bytes. It’s an extremely detailed…
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Traverse Corporate Firewalls / Wired How To’s (tags: computers Firefox)
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Gay bishops – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (tags: GayClergy Bishops)
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iafrica.com | news | sa news Church gathers to pray for Manto Tshabalala-Msimang Apparently she is suffering from health problems and also the responsibilities of her office weigh heavily on her, for when there are no blankets, she is blamed. Some time ago, she was criticized for holding some unusual views about public health and AIDS in South Africa…
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Bishop Drexel Gomez (a conservative Anglican) is supportive of Nassau woman’s ordination, and chides his flock: The Nassau Guardian – www.thenassauguardian.com But these persons who are objecting are just a small minority of persons and that has not prevented the life of the church,” he said.
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MadPriest’s on the New Orleans Statement: We have come together because of love. Those who seek our oppression have come together because of hatred. Love will conquer all.
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allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Controversy Stalks Kunonga (Page 1 of 1) Bishop Kunonga, your brother bishops smell a rat. They know you’re trying to milk the anti-gay controversy for your own reasons. (tags: Kunonga BadBishop Harare GayClergy Opportunism Corruption Africa)
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An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: We all need the Anglicans right now Sr. Joan Chittester comments “We All Need The Anglicans” in a post excerpted on Susan Russell’s blog – The struggle going on inside the Anglican Communion about the episcopal ordination of homosexual priests and the recognition of the homosexual lifestyle (tags: Anglican GayClergy schism Chittester)
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Discovering the different lighting and color possibilities on Maui (tags: Photography Maui Photoshop) MacNet Computer & Home Theatre (tags: Photography Mac iPod iTunes) The Teapottery – Home of the eccentric teapot! David’s mom collects crazy teapots like this! Noted for future gifts… (tags: weird teapot)