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Organic Gardening Tips

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:41:01 -0400

In organic gardening you do not use chemicals, fertilizers, weed killers, or
pesticides. Most gardens use fertilizers that are loaded with chemicals and are used to treat the potting soil…

Great London Hotels

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:41:01 -0400

Great London Hotels:

As the city of London is
a city of class, visiting it will entail you to have one of the
better accommodations in the world, whether it is a budget hotel or a
boutique hotel. All London hotels,…

5 Secrets Of A Successful Home Business Owner

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:41:00 -0400

5 Secrets Of A Successful Home Business Owner:

Owning your own home-based business, seems to be one of everyone’s dream. Its a challenging way to become your own boss and manage your own future. It is basically about creating a new life and it…

MMA Strength and Conditioning Routines

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:41:00 -0400

MMA Strength and Conditioning Routines:

Â I use to always wonder what the real purpose of routines in the workout room are.Â You already have so many options..Â why do the same things over and over again?Â Than I realized what a…

Little Man Tate at Magna by Sheffield Music Scene

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:41:00 -0400

Little Man Tate at Magna by Sheffield Music Scene:

Little Man Tate by Gail Buckthorpe. Arriving at Magna, just five minutes from Meadowhall, youâd be easily forgiven for wondering were the gig was supposed to be. You entered via the museum…

Think Things Through Before You Make Hasty Decisions

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:41:00 -0400

Think Things Through Before You Make Hasty Decisions:

Writing is never easy no matter how simple it may seem. In fact, it can be a real pain in the neck. It isn’t surprising why most writers, especially in the day of Hemingway and Poe, are driven…

Sour Breath - Stop It For All Time With This Easy Home Cure

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:40:59 -0400

Sour Breath - Stop It For All Time With This Easy Home Cure:

There are a zillion names for sour breath - and the reason there are so many, is quite simply that it’s a painfully common complaint all over the world. Halitosis - sour breath - metal breath -…

London Museums

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:40:59 -0400

London Museums:

The London museums
are as diverse and as classy as the place claims itself to be. There
are over seven major museums in London and several other smaller yet
equally informational specialized…

The best way to spend a hot summer day

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:40:59 -0400

The best way to spend a hot summer day:

For the past several days the temperature has been in the 90’s and the humidity level is about 80%. It’s hot!! And when it’s this hot you don’t feel like doing anything.Â This got me thinking.Â …

Deceit, Commitment, Love...

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:40:59 -0400

Deceit, Commitment, Love...:

Â I sit to reflect, relationships come and goâ¦ Who is more faithful? Men or woman? None is, men are more masculine and prostitute the woman. There is neither more seriousness nor assurance,…

The Call of Cthulhu

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:39:00 -0500

The Call of Cthulhu

No Country For Old Men

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:13:00 -0500

No Country For Old Men

A Social Capital Primer

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:24:22 -0500

A Social Capital Primer:

My article introducing the concept of social capital, paving the way for future discussions about how it is or is not used within the trans-community.

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Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:47:59 -0500

Day of Remembrance

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:47:23 -0500

On January 3rd, 2007, I was eating good steak. A filet mignon with avocado patte and sauteed chanterelle mushrooms. It was amazing, especially the avocado spread, which I wouuld never have imagined would go so well with a medium-rare piece of beef. I remember this day because it was my birthday, and I always eat steak on my birthday.

The Chop House in Ann Arbor is probably the best steak house in Michigan - a single meal easily runs upwards of a hundred dollars, and that’s if you’re being conservative - and on the anniversary of the day you were born, you eat for free there. It’s a tradition for me and my friends now…instead of buying gifts for each other, we treat ourselves to The Chop House so the birthday person doesn’t have to eat alone, and on this particular day Beth, Angela, Eric, Amanda, Matt, and Janet were there with me. My best friends in the world. It was a very good day.

On the same day, in Washinton D.C., Diamond Person was murdered by her live-in boyfriend, Preston Logan. Logan repeatedly struck Person with a hammer and when that didn’t do the trick, he strangled and then suffocated her with a plastic trash bag. Diamond, as you might have guessed, was transgendered.

Logan would turn himself over to the police a few days later, and in February accepted a plea agreement, peading guilty to second degree murder. He was sentenced to 26 years in jail…nearly the maximum for second degree murder.

That happened on my birthday, maybe at the very same time I was eating filet mignon.