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My TweetsCharity
- 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
Family&Friends
- 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.
- φ you know who
- 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
Food
- 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
Miscellany
- 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
What's Happening
- 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
A Little Cloud of Content
Author Archives: WeatherGrrrl
Oscar Night
For a bit of fun the three of us filled in the ballots just to see how often we agreed with the Academy. As it turns out, not often. I scored highest with 10 of 24 followed by Sub-Evil Boy … Continue reading
A little good news …
… for once on the death penalty. The US Supreme Court has ruled that it is ‘cruel and unusual’ to execute 16 and 17 year olds. For a little more detail check out this article. Must say I’m surprised given … Continue reading
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TV Miscellany
Current favourite programme title sequence – Medium. Cool visuals with super cool audio track. The colour palette used is stunning as is how the visuals morph from one thing to another, visually suggesting a variety of elements without having to … Continue reading
Bookmaking Class at the PRCA
Lori and I taught a bookmaking class at the PRCA. Both of us have a lot of experience in making books but we’ve never tried to teach anyone else how to do this. We chose to make a simple accordion … Continue reading
Morning, just, Musing and head shake
Saturday, late afternoon, snow started to descend, very dry polystyrene like flakes. It kept slowly falling until sunday morning. It has made the landscape look beautiful again with a crisp white blanket of about 3 inches. I spent an hour … Continue reading
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Guilty Pleasure
I’ll confess I’ve been sucked into the phenomenon that is Project Runway showing weekly on Bravo. Initially tempted by TVGuide giving it a 10 out of 10, I keep tuning in for a whole slew of reasons. Primarily there is … Continue reading
We got rhythm!
Yesterday Janet and I began our second tap routine! The first routine is going pretty well and just needs a little spit and polish. With luck, by the time the studio recital comes along, we should be in good shape. … Continue reading
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The Aviator
Brilliant. I was a little ambivalent about seeing this movie. I thought I knew something of Howard Hughes and did not see the connection with a movie called The Aviator. Plus I can’t say I’m the biggest Martin Scorsese fan … Continue reading
Super Bowl Party
Having watched almost no American Football in the 2004-05 season we gathered with friends for the grand finale of the season. Much unhealthy food and soda was cosummed. The conversation was great with much hilarity experienced as commercials entertained us. … Continue reading
Minnijean Brown Trickey Convocation
On Tuesday the three of us attended the convocation that kicked off Black History Month on campus. The speaker was one of the Little Rock Nine who braved a fearsome mob and faced the daily abuse of their white peers … Continue reading
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