Happy weekend to you
This spoof video is awesome! Set to Beyonce’s Single Ladies, “Obama” tells it like it is … and has some fabulous moves stolen, too, from the original video!
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Reading is fundamental
Are you a bookaholic like me? Connect with me on Goodreads or Shelfari … I’ve installed a Goodreads button in the badges box on the right that looks like this: my ‘read’ shelf: * WordPress (my blog hosting platform) does not allow most types of flash or javascript, so I can’t post my Shelfari badge…
Lunar New Year mixer
As promised, I’m posting this for my friend Diana … Please join us for a Lunar New Year Mixer to bring in the Year of the Ox and to network with the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) Las Vegas and Asian Pacific American community leaders! Tickets are only $15 pp (at the door),…
More madcap money news
Are we down to Wish Sandwiches yet? (A wish sandwich is when you have two pieces of bread and you wish you had some meat.) First, the history of Nevada’s tax system, so we know how we got so fucked. Some estimates about how much money might make its way to Nevada, if the president’s…
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36th anniversary of Roe v Wade
Today, Jan. 22, is the 36th anniversary of the landmark Roe v Wade decision that granted women autonomy over their own bodies. Today is Blog for Choice day. Roe makes America a better place. No matter what you believe, having the right to have a safe abortion instead of a back-alley job is important. (Demand…
Rally against budget cuts: Tonight!
For some reason I thought I had already posted about this. My secretary is so fired. (Oh wait, I’m my secretary. I’m fired.) If the idea of gutting the higher education by 50% or more is unacceptable, head to the student-organized Budget Cut Rally tonight at UNLV starting at 6 p.m. Community leaders, educators and…
Please support the Nevada Women’s Lobby
As many readers know, I am a member of the Nevada Women’s Lobby steering committee. I got involved because I want to help make a difference in the lives of women and children in Nevada. I chose to work with NWL because they share my values, including reproductive rights and equality for LGBT families. I…
New IQ test: Reusable shopping bag version
Two years ago my household made the commitment to avoid plastic shopping bags whenever possible in favor of reusable shopping bags. For the most part I would say it has been the second-least painless environmental change in our household (the easiest being switching to CFLs). The most common problem is when you forget your reusable…
The Sin City Siren 