Gather 'round children, and listen to a story about a damsel in distress.  And a story about a governmental agency who admits they are out of control...

Zee 'umpday, shee ees 'ere!  So, cheers, bébés!  I am your guest hostess for today, coming at you from zee great state of Kansas.  The last we heard, BiPM is still on vacay, and he has left us to fend for ourselves in the kiddie pool.  So get your WSP on and get ready to cheer, jeer, and 4 at will.  No trolls admitted!  Unless they are humping trolls.  But, oh...wait...EW!

So, take a look at my freckled Irish buns and join me in the cheering and jeering today!

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Go scratch your pootie...or something...

I have done much thinking lately about the labels we put on people, such as "gay," "lesbian," "straight," "bi," etc...  What do these really mean?  What advantage do we have in labeling ourselves in this way?  OK, so, I am a woman and I have never been in a romantic/sexual relationship with another woman, so does that mean I am automatically straight and will be for the rest of my days?  

Did you get an mp3 player (iPod) for the holidays?  New to the world of podcasts?  Well, I am too, although I am fast becoming addicted to them, and thought I'd compile a list of links for those who might want to get started in downloading political (or other) podcasts.  I have only been downloading and listening to podcasts for a few weeks now, so I will say straight up that I am nowhere near an expert on this, but perhaps those of you who are new to this too might benefit from these very simple instructions.

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I need some advice!  If this is not the appropriate forum to ask for advice like this, please let me know and I'll gladly shut up and delete this.

However, if there are some people who are willing to give me advice...

I'm having a politcal, existential crisis.  I read Janeo's very recent post : (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/6/17/9612/33440) and can sympathize with her feelings of frustration.  So, here's my rant.  

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The amendment to the Kansas consitution banning gay marriage passed yesterday, overwhemingly, in every county except in Douglas Co.  It was no doubt the majority of people of Lawrence who voted against the amendment.

Did anyone catch what Tucker Carlson said yesterday on the Chris Matthews Show during the "Tell Me Something I Don't Know..." segment?

Mandatory Celebration of Constitution Day in any school or university that receives federal funding.

I'm relatively new to Kos, so forgive me if this has already been reported, but a colleague told me today about this new legislation.  A provision was tacked onto the 2005 spending budget, mandating that all schools, colleges and universities who receive any federal funding must teach the constitution on September 17.