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tmcgSkrybble sent me the link to this ACLU animation about a guy who gets a little more than he expected when he calls for pizza.
The Humane Society of the U.S. sent a request for donations to their legislative fund, particularly to aid in lobbying for the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act, which "would require state and local authorities to make plans for people with pets and service animals to safely evacuate along with their animals in the event of a disaster."
The Enzi bill, which NOW says its coalition partners call the Lose Your Health Care Benefits Now bill: Send an e-card via the American Cancer Society...send an email via the National Organization for Women...send an email via AFL-CIO Working Familes...look at factsheets, talking points, background information at the American Diabetes Association site...read more and/or send a message via AARP... I've been looking to see if this was voted on today, but I'm not finding.
NOW is also campaigning to save the TV show Commander in Chief. Ironic or interesting or pointless bit of data: My male SO is the fan of the show in this household; I've been ready to bail on it for a couple of episodes now. It's as idealized as The West Wing without being as realistic or sophisticated. Every episode I find myself bored and frustrated, mainly because of bad writing (an overload of "as you know, Bob"s and other terrible dialogue, some intended to baby along an amnesiac or slow-on-the-uptake audience and some just plain bad) and belabored structuring (attempts to build tension by showing the opposition scheming, when it's all just so bloody obvious). It was a nice idea and explored some interesting issues, but I can't get behind a campaign to save it. I am sorry to see Commander in Chief and The West Wing leave the airwaves and fiberoptic cables at around the same time, though, especially this particular time, and for similar reasons I'm glad for ER's current Darfur storyline, and I chuckle and grin at the success of The Da Vinci Code despite all its irritating narrative tics.
The Humane Society of the U.S. sent a request for donations to their legislative fund, particularly to aid in lobbying for the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act, which "would require state and local authorities to make plans for people with pets and service animals to safely evacuate along with their animals in the event of a disaster."
The Enzi bill, which NOW says its coalition partners call the Lose Your Health Care Benefits Now bill: Send an e-card via the American Cancer Society...send an email via the National Organization for Women...send an email via AFL-CIO Working Familes...look at factsheets, talking points, background information at the American Diabetes Association site...read more and/or send a message via AARP... I've been looking to see if this was voted on today, but I'm not finding.
NOW is also campaigning to save the TV show Commander in Chief. Ironic or interesting or pointless bit of data: My male SO is the fan of the show in this household; I've been ready to bail on it for a couple of episodes now. It's as idealized as The West Wing without being as realistic or sophisticated. Every episode I find myself bored and frustrated, mainly because of bad writing (an overload of "as you know, Bob"s and other terrible dialogue, some intended to baby along an amnesiac or slow-on-the-uptake audience and some just plain bad) and belabored structuring (attempts to build tension by showing the opposition scheming, when it's all just so bloody obvious). It was a nice idea and explored some interesting issues, but I can't get behind a campaign to save it. I am sorry to see Commander in Chief and The West Wing leave the airwaves and fiberoptic cables at around the same time, though, especially this particular time, and for similar reasons I'm glad for ER's current Darfur storyline, and I chuckle and grin at the success of The Da Vinci Code despite all its irritating narrative tics.
