It’s International Women’s Day (IWD) once again, and while I’m not doing anything special to celebrate (does watching The L Word finale tonight count?), I feel obligated to note the event here. Of interest is a list of “Gender Facts” on the official International Women’s Day site. Did you know that “Women use 20,000 words […]
What are you doing to celebrate love today? I will be enjoying the first week of school vacation with my spouse and our son. We don’t have any special plans, but I intend to bake a cake later just because I’m always looking for an excuse to do so. (It will probably be the Chocolate
Actor and mom Julianne Moore just did a video interview with the Advocate to promote her Valentine’s Day project with Save the Children, selling cards designed by top children’s illustrators to raise money for fighting poverty in America. Along the way, she talks about engaging children in social change, how LGBT families in particular have
A joyous 2009 to you and your families! May the year be full of love, happiness, peace, and steps towards equality for all.
Every TV news show and newspaper is publishing retrospective best-of lists for 2008. I gave in to the trend myself. Your turn, now. What were your favorite moments or events—personal, political, or otherwise—from the past year? (Leave a link if you’ve already posted on your own blog.)
A very happy Kwanzaa to those of you celebrating it today. I am not one of them, but I love how Kwanzaa shows that we can honor our heritage in new ways, with traditions rooted in the past but developed in the present. (Kwanzaa was founded in 1966, which to me counts as present in
. . . had just settled down for a long winter’s nap. Merry Christmas to those of you observing the holiday. The joys of the season to you and your families.
At this point, it’s pretty much all about the gift certificates (though if you’re celebrating Hanukkah, you might just squeak in with a mailed gift and expedited shipping before the eighth day). Amazon has gift certificates that you can e-mail or print yourself, loaded with as little as $5. (Full disclosure: I do make a
Sometimes I blog, sometimes I just play in the snow. (Actual picture of my backyard.) Posting will be light this week. I’ll probably put a few things up, though, so stop by between slices of fruitcake or latkes. I suspect I’ll be spending Thursday helping a very excited five-year-old assemble various Lego projects. (In a
A very happy first night of Hanukkah to those of you observing it. If your family comes from multiple traditions, like mine, then I wish you joy as you light up the first of the red noses on eight reindeer statues, have some latkes with eggnog, or do whatever you do to honor and celebrate
