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Today I'm wearing something only slightly inappropriate.

I never knew!

We didn't discuss this in Human Sexuality in the U.S.

Bartholin's gland

Who's a patriot, again?

FBI Uses PATRIOT Act to demand information with no judicial approval from organization with library records -- Press release from ACLU, August 25, 2005

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Repeat after me: an exit strategy and a timetable are not the same thing.

Katrina

I haven't said anything about the hurricane because what can I say.

However, some of the people on my friends list (sophiaserpentia and byzantinespy in particular) have called attention to the media, shall we say, framing of either the "finding" or "looting," depending on the skin color of the person in question.

I haven't clicked on their links yet (busy at work), but here are the links to their pages.

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I am taking a break from updating my resume. Too long of a break, actually. Need to get back to work.

Something I wrote in my fragments, 8/2/05:

It is my fear of drowning that keeps me from learning how to swim. Fear operates in the absence of faith and trust. If I trusted myself more, perhaps I could learn how to swim.

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New Orleans Mayor: Thousands Likely Dead

'Cowboy' Bush failed in Katrina evacuation - Chavez

President Bush plays guitar while NOLA drowns

Hard New Test for President

And last but not least: Two months ago, President Bush took an ax to budget funds that would have helped New Orleans prepare for such a disaster || "No one can say they didn't see it coming"