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Democracy is on the march

Apr 9, 2006 Democracy is on the march

All of those little white dots are people marching up Ross Ave. in downtown Dallas. The NYTimes has an article on the march. The Dallas Morning News has great photos of the event, a couple of them by 2004 Pulitzer prize winner Cheryl Diaz Meyer.

I’m really proud of Dallas right now, in particular the hispanic community. I knew about the march but I never expected 350,000 to 500,000 people to show up. It would have been really cool to be downtown to see this. I’d love to see everyone in this country participate more in politics like this.

I'll miss you Maria

Apr 6, 2006 I'll miss you Maria

Maria, as always, smiling and having a good time

I learned that Maria died from injuries in a car accident on Monday. Michael was in the accident as well but was discharged from the hospital today. Their wedding in 2003 was one of the best times of my life. Rarely have I seen two lives come together and so profoundly change each other.

She had a great smile, and she always made you feel included. Maybe that’s why their relationship felt so great. I felt included in whatever life changing energy they had between each other. She was fiery and forthright. I always admired how we could disagree and still be friends.

ATHF Movie Film for Theaters

Apr 2, 2006 ATHF Movie Film for Theaters

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Film for Theaters comes out this September. Guest stars include Bruce Campbell and Neil Peart of the Canadian power rock trio Rush!

War on Christianity

Mar 30, 2006 War on Christianity

The recent “War on Christianty” conference in Washington D.C. featured some prominent Christian Reconstructionalists. I wasn’t fully aware of their agenda. Basically the goal is to institute a new government built around the Old Testament. Things that would be different:

Balanced budget- No income tax- Legalization of slavery- Elimination of the prison system- Death penalty for blasphemy, homosexuality, idolatry, heresy, evil sorcery, etc.- Women become property of father until marriage, then property of husband- Hawaii would be given back to natives

While I don’t believe these topics were on the agenda. They are the agenda of some of the organizers. My senator, John Cornyn, attended this conference. I’ve emailed his office curious as to whether he supports any of these initiatives.

Prayer 2.0

Mar 23, 2006 Prayer 2.0

A sort of shared todo list except tasks are called prayers. people2pray.com

Make America better

Mar 21, 2006 Make America better

50% of refunds are due to bad design.

We can America a better place if we make Design part of the public school curriculum. We teach art and we teach math and science. We don’t teach anything that helps you to apply form and function in the real world.

SXSWf 2006

Mar 16, 2006 SXSWf 2006

Julie and I made the trek down to Austin for SXSW Film. Small Town Gay Bar, Shadow Company, LOL, Inner Circle Line and Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon all stand out. But TV Junkie is the one that I’ve been thinking about over and over. This guy, Rick Kerkham, kept a regular video diary from the age of 14. He documented his rise from TV news reporter in Wichita Falls, to Las Vegas to Inside Edition, and then his fall as he struggles with drug addiction. Over 3000 hours of footage edited down to 98 minutes. You watch him smoking crack, being arrested by the cops, he and his wife fighting in front of his kids, and even attempting suicide in his truck. He has a journalist’s detachment from the situation no matter how horrible it is as he describes what he’s going through. This experience, the capturing of a narrative in someone’s life is one reason why I go to movies.

Emily and the Leaf

Mar 16, 2006 Emily and the Leaf

Emily and I have one particular playground at Randolph School that we like to visit. This time she found a leaf she really liked and she was showing it off to me. This is one of my favorite pictures that I’ve taken of her.