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"Show me your friends and I'll tell you who you are." That's one of those sayings we hear repeated and consider wise. You could probably come up with any number of similar quotes that suggest we can discern the nature and character of a person by what they say, do, wear, and even who they marry. Common sense right?But what if the person judging who you are is not looking at you in the real world

I'm taking a blog break. I may pass through with three-sentence post and links just to remind the Google and Bing people that the blog is still alive or maybe I'll post a poem or two, but my brain needs a vacation. I am on break until further notice.Thank you all for your support.Nordette

It's the precursor to better gifts for future Star Trek captains. "Dear Avery Brooks: Your Flying Car is Here!" has been syndicated at BlogHer.

I'm using this image of Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land because that's how I feel right now, like I'm a stranger in a strange land. I'm arguing for a position I would otherwise not argue because part of my spiritual belief is live and let live. Consequently, I do not in general condone the outing of gay people who want to remain in the closet nor would I personally out a closeted gay,

Despite the talk about citizen journalists and blogging pundits taking over mainstream media and giving big networks and newspapers a run for the money, I think only an idiot would claim citizen journalism has already become David whipping Goliath. If anything, mainstream media has co-opted citizen journalism to make itself stronger. Case in point, CNN today has a article about Obama as "angry