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- American Friends Service Committee belief in the worth of every person
- American Indian College Fund Ensuring access to higher education
- Center for Victims of Torture reclaiming human dignity
- Planned Parenthood,MN/ND/SD protecting women’s health
- The Woodland Trust conserving British native woodland
- United Negro College Fund Ensuring access to higher education
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- Athena Kildegaard my friend, a poet
- College Visit Tips Nic and Tom share tips
- Funkomaticblogotron A man of sheer awesome who likes music and typewriters.
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- Jane B my friend, very cool person
- Jess Larson my friend, an artist
- Lisa Bevevino Smart woman
- MEM biking biologist
- Sub-Evil Boy’s frantic scrabblings We’ve created a monster …argh!!!!!!!
- ThomasMcPhee.com His page
- UnhinderedByTalent playlists our KUMM radioshow playlists
Feminism
- A Day Without Rape speach by Andrea Dworkin
- I blame the patriarchy blaming the Twisty way
- Orchids in the Arctic for women who love men
- Shakesville feminism
- Shapely Prose Fat positive blog
- Someplace Safe local shelter
- The f Word UK feminism
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- Cook For Good recipes
- Easy Bean csa on the prairie
- Pomme De Terre Food Co-op local and organic food stuffs
Media
- TV Renewal Scorecard show comings and goings
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- Crone of Cottonwood County Twisty Faster’s alternate site
- Sony Headphones manual
- Wirecutter reviews of all the things
The Arts
- Aerogramme Writers' Studio for emerging and established writers
- BBC radio stations
- Bibliodyssey eclectic bookart
- Lake Region Writers' Network support for regional writers
- PRCA helping the arts happen on the lone prairie
- Rural America Contemporary Art We even make it out here on the prairie
- WARM supporting regional women artists
- Writing Systems of the World a source for scripts to use in art
Thinky Thoughts
- A Don's Life Mary Beard lets us have it
- Ill Doctrine intelligent commentary
- New Kid on the Hallway a whole new corridor
- Pharyngula evolution and squid and pirates, oh my!
- Whatever SciFi writer with an opinion
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- BBC News what’s going on in the world
- cyclingfans.com grand tour coverage
- Indivisible Morris Resistance is not futile
- Morris Theatre keeping first run movies in our community
- Morris, MN weather keeping an eye on climate change
- TheGuardian what’s going on in the world
- Tortoise an experiment in news media
- WordPress
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Author Archives: WeatherGrrrl
Five part audio from 2005 is back
In January 2005 I recommended a story, Cold Blood, that aired in five parts on BBC7. You can read my original article here. Well it’s available again on the Beeb’s Listen Again facility. Check out the audio while you can … Continue reading
The Omen
Pale imitation. So I don’t understand why you would remake such an iconic movie and not do something completely different. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the original but it was pretty damn good and emotionally engaging. As … Continue reading
Portia, 1991 – 2006
I am very sad to report that our favouirte ‘old lady’ died unexpectedly this weekend. She came to us as a very tiny kitten after her mother was killed on the nearby railway line. She and her two siblings were … Continue reading
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The boulevard is looking a little bare
Dutch Elm disease is a serious problem in Morris and the local authorities are very aggressive about removing trees. Last year our neighbours lost all their boulevard trees because of this pest and we had serious suspicions that we would … Continue reading
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The End is Nigh
The World Cup reaches its climax today. What will we do with ourselves now? I was 50% right on the finalists, so we have an Italy vs France this afternoon. A few friends are coming over for munchies and to … Continue reading
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It’s all over for the Twins
They had a good run for their money but tonight Sub Evil Boy’s little league team were knocked out of the playoffs. We’re so sad. Current temperature 66F/19C
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Clare and Ray’s 25th Anniversary Sampler
One of the items I submitted to the embroidery exhibit earlier this year was an anniversary sampler I stitched for my friends Clare and Ray. The piece was designed by Barbara Rakosnik, though I made a couple of changes to … Continue reading
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It’s Tour time
The 2006 Tour De France is on and it looks like all bets are off as to who will win. With the big names out due to events in Spain and a couple of likely contenders out due to crashes … Continue reading
World Cup Tragedy
Alas England has been knocked out of the competition by their quarterfinal opponents Portugal. Despite what the US commentators said it was a very exciting match. It sure had me on the edge of my seat. Sadly it was the … Continue reading
UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
The following comes from the Centre for Victims of Torture (CVT). This is what you need to know about how torture is actually used in the real world of despots and repressive regimes. Clearly the current US administration lives in … Continue reading
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