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Life Outside the Bathtub
February 26, 2010 by Savitri D
There is a sad wet snow falling today. We went to the park and the only other creatures we saw were down covered ducks and geese and a couple of swans floating in between the ice floes
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He Must Have Done Something
February 17, 2010 by Savitri D
Yesterday a federal judge ruled that parade laws limiting gatherings of 50 or more pedestrians or cyclists in New York City are constitutional. So 50 people cycling together DO need a permit
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Be Gay and Say I DO
February 5, 2010 by Savitri D
We are pretty deep in organizing the unmarriage for gay marriage event on the 14th, and I want to air some concerns. We have come late to the whole question of gay marriage in part because so many of our gay and lesbian friends express their own qualms about it being the wrong thing at the time, or not really the thing they would go for right now.
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Ba Rack Obama Rama O Gaga
January 27, 2010 by Savitri D
Yesterday I started making a Venn diagram of the things, events people etc that seem to be breaking through the murky top waters and into the light of our collective gaze.
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Grandfather Was a Red
January 22, 2010 by Savitri D
Yesterday when I heard about the Supreme Court decision lifting all restrictions on corporate spending during elections I thought about leaving this country, just packing up and going. Getting the hell out.
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What We Have Wrought
January 14, 2010 by Savitri D
Like most I can think of little else but Haiti and the all to predictable situation on the ground there.
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Still Killing Whales With Impunity
January 7, 2010 by Savitri D
As many of you might already know Sea Shephard's newest anti-radar wonder boat was rammed and practically sunk by a Japanese whaler two days ago.
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Cousin Charles and His Oversexed Girlfriend
January 4, 2010 by Savitri D
Its bitter cold in New York City these days, single black gloves litter the pavement, people walk by with the knobs of their noses peeking out from parkas and pashminas. I go to sleep profoundly grateful for the blankets and the bed.
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The Gentle Whisper of The Changing Room
December 30, 2009 by Savitri D
Lets start with some of the chatter I hear around town-- I would like to recount one particularly troubling dialogue I hear virtually every time it gets cold-- I'll bet you've heard it before..
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Odd Pause
December 28, 2009 by Savitri D
Lately when I wake up I feel the odd tension of my teenage years, a new existential crisis is dawning, a new Where am I? Who am I? What the hell is this? The dilemna is not in the least bit separate from my commitment to SAVING THE WORLD! not the people mind you but the WORLD! the earth, the creatures, the clouds and the water-- sound naive? Yes! Then how.....
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