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Photo: Grand Central Station.

January 12th, 2009 · by John · No Comments

I’ve resolved to post more photos on the site, and I think I’m going to start with some from my travel to DC and NYC. I hope this turns out to be a bit more interesting than the proverbial dreaded vacation slide show. This is a shot I took of Grand Central Station, a two [...]

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Tags: NYC · Photos

Burning the Mormon Card.

January 12th, 2009 · by John · 60 Comments

I think I’m finally to the point where I’m ready to turn my membership card in the Mormon Church in. Unfortunately, I can’t redeem it for a decade and a half of tithing. I held onto it for this long because, quite frankly, I felt like I could be a more effective critic of the [...]

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Tags: Leaving the Garden · Mormonism

The Murder of Oscar Grant.

January 12th, 2009 · by John · 1 Comment

Another execution of an unarmed black man by white cops. This one might have been covered up if not for citizen journalists, cell phone video recording technology, and YouTube. Read the news story, watch the (graphic) video, and if you’re appalled by this, pass the word on so that national media attention is focused on [...]

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Tags: Activism · News · Race

Music Monday: I Google You, by Amanda Palmer.

January 12th, 2009 · by John · 5 Comments

I hope none of you find this inundation of Amanda redundant. But not only are the lyrics perfection, but they are. Written. By. Neil. Gaiman. I Google you late at night when I don’t know what to do I find photos you’ve forgotten you were in put up by your friends I Google you when [...]

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Tags: Music Monday