Archive for July, 2009

When Opposites Don’t Attract: Homosexuality and Gay Marriage

Ooh, here’s a fun one! Nicely awkward. (If you couldn’t tell, I purposely create mild to moderately awkward situations as a hobby.) Well. Traditionalist Christians (and other religions as well, I believe, but I won’t list them because I’m not sure which ones), generally to the Right, insist that, because the Bible (or other applicable […]

To Stir A Pot Of Cosmic Soup

Religion IS quite the spider’s web, isn’t it? Sticky and elaborately complicated. You could debate for an eternity about the benefits and downsides of its very existence, but I don’t really feel like doing that. Rather, this series will be a basic overview of my beliefs, which are subject to change at just about any time. I’m going to try to stick to topics having political weight. However, let me make something perfectly clear: I firmly believe that, as far as I’ve seen, religion and politics should be as absolutely separate as possible.

Technologic: Now Upgrade It

If you’ve watched the news lately, you’ll notice that networks and newspapers alike won’t shut up about all the incredible, crazy changes that are going on in the word due to the Internet! Facebook and Myspace and Twitter, oh my! And on your cell phones, too! Goodness gracious, they just can’t keep up! Why, it’s […]

The Recap, The Reboot

Mr. Brian Lamb, co-founder of C-SPAN, recited poetry to us. He also made a number of excellent points regarding the state of journalism today. He’s one of the few adults (and by “adults” I generally mean “baby boomers”) who is willing to accept the fact that TECHNOLOGY IS LITERALLY CHANGING EVERYTHING.

The Lowdown

Hi. My name is Madison, also known as Angelbones, also known as Alkali Girl (myspace.com/alkaligirl), also known as Queen Macarena Esperanza Loco-Enlacabeza IV, Pirate Bicyclist, Ballerina Mermaid, Chocolate Vampire, and Musical Misuser Extraordinaire.