note* site & blog are undergoing a massive update- and not all functions / pages are available just yet.. I'll try to get a move on it but warn you, Im in an html world (tech stone ages) and write it all in notepad in between parenting, work, building 2 other sites and starring at the sky lik . . . (More)

I sometimes wonder if all of the indecision, in-fighting and anger within the "progressive" community is simply the generation gap.  Or maybe it is a class gap? I guess it is both.  I can't tell you how many times I've heard "I lived through this or that...you'll understand when you are older" or . . . (More)

A personal rant... The first 2 hours of my day usually consists of waking up (this is a long process), cleaning the house, making breakfast, doing some laundry,  and soaking  in all the news of the day online. After that it's kids, work, school, work, kids, work, work, work, kids. . . . (More)

Go to  http://www.politicalcompass.org/ and take the political compass questionaire. Very interesting. Here's mine Economic Left/Right: -6.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.72 Authoritarian Left Right Libertarian What's your . . . (More)

I'll have more information on the conference as I sort my way through the pile of work at my desk. For now you must know that Julian Bond, Jesse Jackson and Howard Dean gave the most passionate speeches--(not surprising is it?) I'm still looking around for Jesse Jackson's speech at the final lunch- . . . (More)