A Cry for Help

I asked a friend for a topic to post on, she chose taxes. She was getting pissed that, as a pretty smart person, she was having trouble managing two state filing. I am poor, so my taxes were pretty easy, but for most people April means a maddening trudge through line 8A minus the greater [...]

There’s an OpEd in the ProJo today proposing a compromise on the divisive gay marriage issue. David Carlin’s solution? Friendship covenants for gay couples. (bmn)
IN MATURE democratic societies (such as we hope the United States is), parties having strong differences with one another also usually have a willingness to compromise. They understand that if they [...]

I got a note in my email this weekend about trouble at the Castle Cinema in Providence:
After 80 years in operation, The Castle Cinema, one of the last remaining independently owned and operated movie houses left in Rhode Island is in jeopardy of closing its doors forever.
Starting next week, The Castle will reduce operating [...]

As a confirmed Catholic with plenty of Sunday School under my belt, you can forgive me for entertaining the thought this morning that Jesus might actually be on his way back this Easter Sunday. I woke up at 5 AM to probably the biggest lightning storm I’ve ever seen. It just went on and on, [...]

Looking at the proposed amendment to RI marriage laws a while back, I noticed this section that’s on the books now:
15-1-4. Marriages of kindred allowed by Jewish religion. — The provisions of sections 15-1-1 — 15-1-3 shall not extend to, or in any way affect, any marriage which shall be solemnized among the Jewish people, [...]

There’s an OpEd in the ProJo (bmn) called “Our consumption cult feeds market tyranny.” It seems to me to go overboard a little bit, but it makes a point I think most people miss: we’re richer than ever, and no happier for it.
Study after study confirms that once the most basic of human needs [...]

I mentioned a couple weeks ago a new show on Fox that I really liked:
Anyone catch the new show Wonderfalls on Fox? I love it. I’d tell you what it’s about, but the description makes it sound stupid, but it’s really great. And since it’s weird and I really like it, there’s absolutely no chance [...]

I missed it a couple days ago, but April 5th was the 10 year anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s suicide. I remember distinctly listening to WBRU, making some food, when I heard about “a body found dead in a Seattle apartment, an apparent suicide. It’s believed to be the body of Kurt Cobain.” I was shocked, [...]

While I don’t have the time to put together well written passages about politics and basesball, I do still have things to share. Share them I shall.
- Google is going to take over the world - Various tech bloggers have been going back and forth lately about what Google has planned for the future. [...]

A post on neo-Calpundit made me think about our concept of the money that our goverment spends. I conducted a instant messenger poll of 6 buddies who happened to be signed on, asking them:
How much (as a % of the US budget) do you think we spend on foreign aid to other countries? And, do [...]

As of right now, 20 Americans have died in Iraq in April, plus more coalition forces. At least 40 Iraqis, whose lives are worth, I think, 3/5 of an American life, died today when a missle hit them. Among the marines who died this week was a 21 year old from North Providence. There’s a [...]

After lulling the major leagues into a false sense of security on Sunday night, the Red Sox are ready to start kicking ass from here on out. Our other ace pitcher was a little shaky by his own admission, so he actually gave up a whopping one run while striking out 7 in 6 innings. [...]