John and Becky’s Anniversary To Belize
Posted on March 30, 2005, by etrigan in Life.

Becky and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary with a trip to Belize. I’m going to post pictures and stories here, updating the post as I finish editing pictures and videos. You may choose to wait until I have updated completely or come back as I add pieces.

Content and date added.

  • To Placencia pictures and description. 3/24/2005 1:00pm
  • Kitty’s Place pictures, video and description. 3/27/2005 2:35pm
  • Placencia pictures and description. 3/24/2005 4:00pm
  • Ranguana Caye pictures, video and description. 3/29/2005 5:15pm
  • Belize Zoo pictures, video and description. 3/27/2005 6:00pm
  • San Ignacio / Horseback Riding pictures, video and description. 3/30/2005 3:30pm

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Republican Theocrats
Posted on March 30, 2005, by cynsmith in Politics.

Former Senator John Danforth has an editorial in the NY Times today, commenting on the transformation of the Republican Party into the political arm of conservative Christians. This is something that had occurred to most of us crazy liberals quite some time ago, but it seems that more “moderate” Republicans are realizing the same thing:

“BY a series of recent initiatives, Republicans have transformed our party into the political arm of conservative Christians. The elements of this transformation have included advocacy of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, opposition to stem cell research involving both frozen embryos and human cells in petri dishes, and the extraordinary effort to keep Terri Schiavo hooked up to a feeding tube.

Standing alone, each of these initiatives has its advocates, within the Republican Party and beyond. But the distinct elements do not stand alone. Rather they are parts of a larger package, an agenda of positions common to conservative Christians and the dominant wing of the Republican Party.”

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This Spring, Dare To Go To The Dark Side
Posted on March 30, 2005, by etrigan in Food.

Dark M&Ms, that is. Witness the birth of the chocolate m-pire April 1. Watch the trailer in quicktime or wmv. The best part is the blatant reference to the “death” of Anakin and the rebirth of Darth Vader.

I can’t wait until Friday. I wonder if I can find a place to line up for a midnight early release party…