I loved this blog on reflections raising a child with special needs. One of my close friends has down syndrome so I follow blogs and pay special attention to these types of posts.
Monsanto’s Dirty Dozen
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on GMO Awareness:
When you take a moment to reflect on the history of product development at Monsanto, what do you find? Here are twelve products that Monsanto has brought to market. See if you can spot the pattern… #1 – Saccharin Did you know Monsanto got started because of an artificial sweetener?…
I Stand with New York
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
I stand with New York’s LGBT Community. Since January, more than two dozen anti-gay hate crimes have occurred in the City of New York. In a year when we stand to make the most significant strides for equality, it is unsettling to hear of these gay bashings take place across the country. As a community, […]
Blue Roses, Blue Pills, and the Significance of the Imposter
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on Multisense Realism:
What makes that which is authentic more significant than that which is fake or ‘false’? Why do proprietary qualities carry more significance than generic qualities? Commonality vs uniqueness is a theme which I come back to again and again. Even in this dichotomy of common vs unique, there is a…
“I Have a Rendezvous with Death” by Alan Seeger
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
I have a rendezvous with Death At some disputed barricade, When Spring comes back with rustling shade And apple-blossoms fill the air— I have a rendezvous with Death When Spring brings back blue days and fair. It may be he shall take my hand And lead me into his dark land And close my eyes […]
“The Valley Of Unrest” By Edgar Allan Poe
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
This poem represents the relationship between life and death. It shows the stress which you receive when you die when you live and when you pass. The poem also is saying that death can come to both sides. When someone dies you feel their pain and their sadness.
Liberace – Lawsuits and Allegations of Homosexuality
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
I am watching “Behind the Candleabra: My Life with Liberace” and couldn’t help diving into the backstory of Liberace and allegations of homosexuality. In the words of another 60’s icon: “fascinating.” via Wikipedia. Liberace’s fame in the United States was matched for a time in the United Kingdom. In 1956, an article in the Daily Mirror by […]
My Two Favorite Things: Max the Pitbull and Michigan Football
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Go Blue!
Peace Corps. Begins Accepting Applications from Same Sex Couples
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via Queerty. For the first time since it was founded in 1961, the Peace Corps has announced that the organization will begin accepting applications for same-sex couples to serve together overseas. Officials from the Peace Corps believe the change in policy will diversify the pool of applicants wishing to do humanitarian work abroad, and toughen the competitiveness of the […]