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(Image courtesy of digado)

As many of you may already know, I have recently launched a community, collaborative blog: sexgenderbody.com. In the last couple months, my content here had become a bit too higgledy-piggledy even for myself. I found that I had a great deal to say on personal politics, the politics of self-definition. This is not a conflict with the conversations I have been having here in the realm of Politics with a capital P, the politics of institutions and society at large or simply – groups.

During the Reagan years, I dated a woman that had two children from a previous marriage. They adopted a cat and went through this lengthy process of naming the animal. I really didn’t want to get involved, so I figured that I would offer a suggestion so bad that they’d just leave me alone.

“How about Separation of Church and State” I said.

Crickets.

POMPANO BEACH: Progressive blogger, The National Gadfly was arrested today outside the West Side Tattoo parlor by Broward County Sheriff’s deputies. Only 30 minutes after a hastily convened grand jury issued an indictment and arrest warrant for The Gadfly, authorities were able to locate the known troublemaker and malcontent via a tip from an estranged lover. Broward County District Attorney Gloria Stevens acted quickly to convene the grand jury after her office was informed of The National Gadfly’s presence in Florida was confirmed.

That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do (The Door)
Ivan Albright
1931-41
Oil on canvas; 97 x 36 in.
The Art Institute of Chicago,
Mary and Leigh Block Charitable Fund (1955)

I have taken to throwing myself under the bus lately and tonight is no exception. Somewhere in my mid-late 30′s I was walking around in The Art Institute. I came upon this painting and my world stopped. A large painting, I paused to take in all the detail and for the first time in my whole life, a painting ‘hit me’. Like a ton of bricks.

… could become as important a journalistic tool as the Freedom of Information Act.
- Time Magazine

Wikileaks is the world’s #1 resource for publishing secret documents that are in the interest of public good. This site is a colossal pain in the ass for corporate criminals, corrupt governments, tax cheats and anyone out to abuse the general public. The site allows anyone in the world to submit secret documents anonymously so that the whole world can know what the criminals don’t want you to know. Whistleblowers and people of conscience who come across powerful secret information are able to make it public through Wikileaks. It is the only site of its kind.

I started this blog almost two months ago.  I have never blogged before, so it’s all new to me.  In the spirit of giving back to the community and paying homage to those who have helped me; I chose to write a summary of things and thoughts that have helped me to date.  So, here are the greatest hits so far: