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Puffin's Place

Puffin's Place

http://www.puffinsplace.com/blog

This is primarily a political blog that combines my writing to figure out why I think the way I do. It is also an exploration of ideas, some related to politics and social issues, some to aging, some to film, and some on animal rights and assorted matters. I welcome comments, including those which take me to task.

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  • Your girth is now everyone’s business

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 14:47 in higher education

    Thanks to today’s Daily Beast for alerting me to yet another incursion into personal rights: a university that may not graduate students it deems too fat. A Different Kind of Test November 20, 2009 More than two dozen seniors at Lincoln Univer...

  • By their religion ye shall know them?

    Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 12:45 in ideas

    Am I the only one who finds it interesting that the Fort Hood shooter was immediately identified as a Muslim but the religion of the Florida shooter has yet to be identified? Recall assorted other outbursts of violence recently and try to remember wh...

  • Another naked emperor dances

    Posted on Saturday October 10th, 2009 at 16:54 in ideas

    There is not much hopeful or good that can be said about the right wingers in the U.S. They are without vision, without humanity, without ethics, without a sense of history, without an interest in the present and the future, and wholly absorbed by th...

  • Trumbo Lives

    Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 15:07 in ideas

    I just saw the newish (?) documentary on Dalton Trumbo, the 40’s and 50’s Hollywood screen writer who chose defending the First Amendment over ratting out friends who joined the Communist party in the 30’s when no one else was doin...

  • Good news at last!

    Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 14:59 in ideas

    Good for Obama and the Nobel Committee. He has not yet done all I hope for, but he has totally fulfilled my grinding desire to have a president in whom I can be proud and of whom I can say that he represents the best that is in the US....

  • The ideal gay citizen: dressed in sharp stones

    Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 13:40 in gay, society, jr., legistorm, howard fieldstead ahmanson

    Bless our Republican friends who care so much about this world’s people: Storm Tips: Staffers attended conference sponsored by controversial anti-gay activist Posted by legistorm on Monday, September 21, 2009 A handful of GOP congressional sta...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.20 out of a possible 5 based on 5 comments.

5 stars Barbara

Oops, I need to edit that comment. . . forgot to include the location of the fundraiser.

Shopping for Obama is at www.allthingsbarbara.etsy.com.

Thanks!

Posted: September 20th, 2008 | Report This Comment

5 stars Barbara Jensen

"Shopping for Obama" fundraiser0--now through Sept. 30.

I'm raising money for Obama's last month of campaigning on my Etsy site.

For every handmade item sold (jewelry, purses, note cards), I'll send 40% to the Obama Campaign (or the Democratic Party or Habitat for Humanity--your choice).

When you place an order you have an opportunity to write me a note telling me where you prefer your 40% to go.

(You'll see on my site that I normally sens 10% to the Sierra Club. You can opt for this if you like, but I'm suspending the Sierra Club fundraising in favor of the current one, through Sept. 30)

Thank you!

Posted: September 20th, 2008 | Report This Comment

3 stars Rosemary De Gregorio

I have just been sent an email that cliams Gov. Palin was a member of the AIP before joining the Republican Party in 1982. Right? Wrong/ Who cares?

Posted: September 17th, 2008 | Report This Comment

Teriss

5 stars Teris

Great blog and especially I liked the Amy Goodman video, very comprehesive coverage of the abuse of journalists at the Republican National Convention.

Posted: September 9th, 2008 | More Reviews From Teriss | Report This Comment

jawado88

3 stars nancy

nice thanks

Posted: September 4th, 2008 | More Reviews From jawado88 | Report This Comment

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