Author Archives: Mel Green

Repetitive stress injuries

Posted on Tue, 30 June 2009 by Mel Green

My Aussie friend Sian told me a few years back that the difference between the Aussie (& British, no doubt Commonwealth) usage whinge & the word more commonly used by Americans, whine, is that to whine is simply to complain, … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets, 2009-06-29

Posted on Mon, 29 June 2009 by Mel Green

Working to arrest a slide into the grey…. # Blast from the past: Why did Phelps’ “godhatesfags.com” people picket antigay Anchorage Baptist Temple in 2003? http://tinyurl.com/nbgys7 # A day of layout: another evening of achy hands & Mineral Ice. # … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets, 2009-06-28

Posted on Sun, 28 June 2009 by Mel Green

LGBT: 40 years after Stonewall, still 2nd class citizens. Frank Rich in NYT. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/opinion/28rich.html # Lazy day. Slept, veged, rested hands sore from repetitive stress injuries. They hadn’t been that sore in awhile. # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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The Daily Tweets, 2009-06-27

Posted on Sat, 27 June 2009 by Mel Green

Sunny beautiful day in Anchorage. Shower, dog walk, & bus: gotta head up to Side Street to write! # Found Saturday Artists Market along G St. by Side Street today. Bought a cool salmon w/ driftwood ribs, pic later. http://tinyurl.com/la77w9 … Continue reading →

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Happy wedding! (for John & Heather)

Posted on Sat, 27 June 2009 by Mel Green

Wishing my newfound blogger friends John Aronno & Heather James (of Alaska Commons & SOSAnchorage.net, respectively) a happy wedding.

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The Daily Tweets, 2009-06-26

Posted on Fri, 26 June 2009 by Mel Green

Andrew Sullivan on Michael Jackson. You said it, brother. http://tinyurl.com/nubpcy # @VintageRedhead Thank you. Condolences on your own father’s death. May he have peace, & your family have comfort. in reply to VintageRedhead # Too early for the Starbucks downstairs … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Froomkin

Posted on Fri, 26 June 2009 by Mel Green

I’ve been catching up somewhat on stuff in the wider political world outside the Anchorage equal rights ordinance battle. Having been so focused on AO 2009-64, it wasn’t until early this morning that I learned Dan Froomkin had been fired … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets, 2009-06-25

Posted on Thu, 25 June 2009 by Mel Green

Haven’t even had time to think about Claman’s proposed antisdiscrim charter amendments yet http://bit.ly/vhOK9 #anclgbt # What in heck does “You’re amdist many trees” mean?… uh okay, a typo on “amidst.” Good grief, learn to spell. FB quizzes [rolling eyes] … Continue reading →

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Ode to Alcohol (poem)

Posted on Thu, 25 June 2009 by Mel Green

I’m a safe drinker nowadays (& besides, I love this photo, & Midnight Sun Brewery makes some good stuff!), but back in the day I drank waaaaay too much. Yet it played a role in my letting go, eventually, of … Continue reading →

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Bar Fragments (poem)

Posted on Thu, 25 June 2009 by Mel Green

This is the series of couplets that includes the lines about Michael Jackson included in my last post. Though written in 1995, the experiences date from 1983-84, when I was in my 20s & often went out dancing (& drinking … Continue reading →

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