ginny's links galore: August 2005

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Movable Type Style Generator

Trebuchet everywhere, of course, but interesting.

Monday, August 29, 2005

The Seattle Times: Faith & values: Diverse audience finds solace in beads of faith

Anglican prayer beads...

No Duh, The Question is "Why?"

Chicago Tribune | Record Gas Prices Could Keep Climbing

Sunday, August 28, 2005

Comfort-Zoned - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com

Bush wasn’t looking for laughs when he focused on Idaho as a travel destination. Idaho has sent more National Guardsmen to Iraq than any other state; it is also one of the most reliably red regions in the country. With his mountain bike safely aboard Air Force One, Bush could leave Texas and still feel secure. It’s the nature of this brash and impetuous president that when it comes to words, he’s a big shot, but he ducks any situation where he might have to face anyone hostile to him or his policies. In Idaho, Bush could head straight to his comfort zone, an audience of rock-solid Republicans with potential dissenters screened out. This is a president who has refused to reach out to opponents in any way, and he’s paying a political price for it.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

Amazon.com: Apparel: Regence Leather Dress Boot, XX-Wide Calf (18")

Another distinct possibility!

Monday, August 22, 2005

Chaise Longue: No one's perfect, but I could always improve...

This could have been me at 18, except for having good grades, a boyfriend, and friends that told me that I was attractive. My mom tried to tell me I was a "pretty girl," and this always made me absolutely furious, because I assumed she was lying just to make me feel better about myself.

30 years of self-loathing takes its toll.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Chicago Tribune | Did fiery essay get author fired?

"Allstate fired Barber three days later, setting off a dispute that shows signs of becoming the next legal cause celebre among religious conservatives. As the issue becomes a growing rallying point among conservatives, Christian groups have protested Barber's fate on Web sites and in newsletters, generating what they said are more than 240,000 e-mails and an unknown number of phone calls to Allstate.

Barber filed a lawsuit in May in federal court in Chicago alleging that Allstate's action constituted discrimination on the basis of religion, a novel argument, some legal experts said.

He is represented by David Gibbs III of the Florida-based Christian Law Association, which represented Terri Schiavo's parents in their high-profile efforts to prevent her feeding tube from being removed."