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Sunday April 12, 2009 · 12:11 PM PDT

2009/04/12 · 12:11

A quickie diary to warn everyone.

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Sunday January 04, 2009 · 12:19 PM PST

2009/01/04 · 12:19

It's the end of the year already, and KINship is not quite two months old. What started Nov. 7 has grown into an organization that has redistributed several thousand dollars and, more importantly, helped people improve their lives with some hope, some money and some pride. As Jan. 1 rolls around, we at KINship reflect on what has been and what is to come.

You will hear three voices from KINship in today's diary. Patrick has elegantly crafted the majority of the body of this text; Laura and Scott have added a few bits of their own, for flavor and updatey-ness.

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Thursday December 18, 2008 · 10:57 AM PST

2008/12/18 · 10:57

I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. - Charles Dickens

Greetings, Kossacks and Happy Holidays!

I hope you're familiar with the KINship Project that Black Leather Rain, iampunha and I have been working on recently. If not, I hope you'll take a few minutes to read this diary and the previous diaries to get a feel for what we're trying to accomplish.

We're closing in on a deadline, of sorts. We need your help, in the next couple days, to make a difference for our fellow Kossacks by Xmas.

Join me in the conversation pit for more info...

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Saturday December 13, 2008 · 7:40 AM PST

2008/12/13 · 07:40

Greetings, Kossacks!

Some of you may be familiar with the KINship Project that Laura (Black Leather Rain), Patrick (iampunha) and I are working on - I hope many of you are, truthfully. For those who aren't familiar with the project, it started as a simple match up for Thanksgiving meals - find a Kossack who didn't have a place to go for Thanksgiving and match them with a friendly Kossack host. In some cases, folks simply needed a small bit of cash to put a decent Thanksgiving meal on the table. Happily, with your help, we were able to create several success stories - but we'd like to create a few more.

On to the conversation pit...

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 1:12 PM PST

2008/11/04 · 13:12

cross-posted from Whiskey Fire

[I live in a county of ~21,000 - the word from the County Auditor's office is that there were ~5,300 early ballots turned in. I voted this morning - no lines, and the ballot machine showed 178 votes at 11AM, or so.]

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Tuesday May 13, 2008 · 9:19 AM PDT

2008/05/13 · 09:19

You haven't? You haven't contacted Sen. Rockefeller to tell him to drop the Telco Immunity legislation? Don't worry about it - he's on the case!

Two U.S. senators are sharply criticizing the Bush Administration's telecom policies, blaming the White House for a decision by AT&T...

Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.)... this week harshly criticized the Administration... The senators' rebuke of the Administration's actions on telecom may be the opening salvo in what could become a heavy barrage against the President's position on this and other telecom-related issues.

Rockefeller was equally pointed in his attack on the Administration... "West Virginians can no longer afford this Administration's telecommunications policies."

That's quite a surprising development, isn't it? Oh... wait. There's more...

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Friday May 09, 2008 · 9:14 AM PDT

2008/05/09 · 09:14

As the sports stadium barkers say: You can't tell the ~~traitors~~ players without a scorecard. I'm sure anyone who follows the FISA fight is familiar with James Cicconi but I thought hey, why not shine a spotlight on him? So, let's give Mr. Cicconi the attention he deserves - we'll start just before things went to Hell in America.

WaPo - 9/26/99

Former president George Bush's longtime advisers were troubled. Bush's son was about to launch a presidential bid and some of these once powerful Washington figures felt frozen out. So after an advisory board meeting earlier this year at the Bush presidential library in College Station, Tex., they decided to raise the issue with their former boss.

Hmmm... I wonder how this will turn out. Let's take a look!

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Monday May 05, 2008 · 8:30 AM PDT

2008/05/05 · 08:30

This then is the present situation. How do we perceive the problem of peace now? - Albert Schweitzer, 1952

I left a comment in Troutfishing's diary, quoting Omar Bradley and suggesting that Sens. McCain and Clinton also read Albert Schweitzer's 1952 Nobel Prize lecture, "The Problem of Peace". I think it's important and relevant enough to stand as a diary, as well.

The good stuff is below the fold.

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Friday September 07, 2007 · 4:51 PM PDT

2007/09/07 · 16:51

Anyone seen Dick Cheney lately? I'll admit I don't pay much attention to the old cannibal but I can't recall hearing anything from him in the last few weeks.

Oh, who gives a damn? Let’s get to relaxin’, kids!

Poll

39 votes Show Results

What does the world need right now?

39 votes Vote Now!

What does the world need right now?

Dick Cheney

3 votes

Fred Thompson

3 votes

Larry Craig's resignation letter, in triplicate

2 votes

More Reggae

7 votes

Love, sweet love

15 votes

Garfunkle, Messina, Oates and Lisa Simpson

3 votes

Bite my shiny metal ass!

6 votes

Insurance: Anyone interested in a class on the basics?

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Tuesday August 14, 2007 · 11:36 AM PDT

2007/08/14 · 11:36

There's been a great deal of discussion about insurance, in the blogosphere, lately, and it's obvious that people are very upset by recent news about the industry. Unfortunately, a lot of the discussion has been rather un- or misinformed.

I'm a former insurance industry employee (emphasis on 'former') and I'm wondering if the community might be interested in an objective discussion about insurance basics and the industry, and/or a basic analysis of some of the recent news that's come out.

I should emphasize that I'm not involved with the industry now and my intent is not to defend the industry. I just hate to see people so riled up, when they're not receiving accurate or complete information.

Poll

59 votes Show Results

Would you like to learn more about insurance basics?

59 votes Vote Now!

Would you like to learn more about insurance basics?

Yes, insurance is confusing and I could use some information

53 votes

No thanks, I'm good

1 vote

Nice try, Insurance Boy! Sell it someplace else

1 vote

Karl Rove!

4 votes

For Hire: Freelance Dem political adviser

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Thursday August 09, 2007 · 7:14 AM PDT

2007/08/09 · 07:14

That's right, you lucky Democratic leaders! I'm putting myself out for hire as a political adviser. You see, unfortunately, I find myself without a job right now, and while I've enjoyed job hunting so far, Smalltown, USA isn't overflowing with opportunities.

So I thought, "You know who could really use my help? The Democrats!" It's a perfect fit, really. I need a paycheck and, apparently, the Democrats desperately need some help.

My qualifications and portfolio are available for your perusal in The Conversation Pit.

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Monday July 30, 2007 · 4:33 PM PDT

2007/07/30 · 16:33

So, Bill O'Reilly is going to destroy dKos, or some such, because someone said a bad word and made a naughty picture of Bush and Lieberman. Thank goodness I'm not a regular diarist here or I'd be shakin' in my sandals! (Seriously, you guys - you're putting us all in danger, and I don't need FOX Security stopping by my place and 'changing my Life as I'd known it'... or whatever FOX Security does.)

Errr... anyhoo... I thought I'd take a moment to remind Bill O'Reilly how the liberal blogpsphere stood up against real hate speech, not that I think it will sink into his thick skull. So let's take a trip back to January, 2007, when a bunch of dirty fucking hatey-hate hippies took on a foulmouthed Prom Queen and her Radio Tough Guy sidekick.

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Where's my f@*#ng Vice President, kos?!?

Insurance: Anyone interested in a class on the basics?

For Hire: Freelance Dem political adviser

Hey, O'Reilly! What about KSFO?