I have been away from progressive for months. I am back home in New York, and am trying to enjoy life in the real world. ^_^ What brings me back to Progressive are the two events that have taken place within the past four days. I will start with the first.
jordden's blog
Do We Give Men A Fair Chance: Men & Gender Politics
By jordden - Posted on May 9th, 2007
I am 20 years old. Today I had my first (semi) kiss. I call it a semi kiss because there was no tongue action, lol.
If We Redirected The Fervor of Paris' Fans
By jordden - Posted on May 8th, 2007
Tagged: Take Action
• Society
• Media
• Opinion
• Broad prosperity
• Shared responsibility
• Better future
Apparently, the fans of Paris Hilton have banded together for a petition to Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California, to pardon her for her 45-day jail sentence for violation of probation and DUI. As of today, the petition has more than 900 signatures. NINE HUNDRED.
The Ultimate Taboo
By jordden - Posted on April 29th, 2007
Tagged: Society
• Opinion
• Health
• Shared responsibility
• Effective government
• Personal freedom
This is a post I wrote on another forum. Now before I paste it here, I just want to acknowledge that I am in NO way a "science" person. As an English major/Theatre Arts minor, I'm not too keen on these kinds of things. However, I thought I'd offer my opinion anyway. This link is from an opinion piece. I copied and pasted the story for your convenience.
Is Obama Stupid?
By jordden - Posted on April 19th, 2007
Tagged: News and politics
• Society
• Media
• Opinion
• Anti-Violence
• Shared responsibility
• Effective government
• Personal freedom
• Better future
I went to visit one of several message boards that I frequent daily. One of the threads discusses the Imus incident. One of the members today decided to quote a statement from Barack Obama, then stating that he is "unfit to be president" because of it:
The Godfather: Romanticizing The Mafia
By jordden - Posted on April 7th, 2007
THIS BLOG MAY CONTAIN SLIGHT SPOILERS OF THE GODFATHER: Part II
I FINALLY got to see the second installment of The Godfather two nights ago. I now have a crush on Al Pacino. Oh yeah, and the movie was really good.
*Music* I'm Coming Out! (Because They're Making Me)
By jordden - Posted on April 5th, 2007
FROM IMDb.com (Apr 6 2007):
Foster's Sexuality Under Attack Again in Gay Magazine
We Use Them Everyday, But No One Cares About Words
By jordden - Posted on April 2nd, 2007
Tagged: Environment
Dog
Hair
Night
My boyfriend is such a dog!
Mommy why do I have to be the only kid at school without hair?
I hate going to sleep at night with daddy in the house.
Without context, words have general definitions (they must-language wouldn't work without them), but they don't have any real meaning.
