Category Archives: Itse

Personal stuff, some private & some not.

Commenting on my blog

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2009 by Mel Green

First, I hope you will! Second, I’ve made it easier: the default for this software (WordPress) was to require registration in order to comment, but to heck with that: now you only need to supply a name (just using your … Continue reading →

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Same-sex marriage: A personal history

Posted on Sat, 9 May 2009 by Mel Green

Good news from Maine Wednesday: its legislature passed, & its governor signed, a law making it legal for same-sex couples to marry.  This makes Maine the 5th state in the U.S., after Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, & Iowa, to grant the … Continue reading →

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Recombubulating

Posted on Mon, 4 May 2009 by Mel Green

Yep dammit, I’ve been quiet for a couple of weeks since the actual WAR vote, even as a lot of stuff has been happening.  The biggest reason is that I was out of state for a week & a half, … Continue reading →

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Ptery's recent Nevada travels

Posted on Tue, 14 April 2009 by Mel Green

Austin, NV to Silver City, NV — overnight last night just outside Fallon. Prior to Austin, he was in the Round City, NV area (per my post a few days ago), & both before & after Round City was around … Continue reading →

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Lauren Green sings

Posted on Thu, 9 April 2009 by Mel Green

Last Saturday (April 4) I attended a concert at UAA of the winners and honorable mentions in two competitions held recently by National Association of Teachers of Singing Alaska (NATS): Classical Voice (held April 3–4) and Musical Theater (held February … Continue reading →

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Out of the cave

Posted on Thu, 2 April 2009 by Mel Green

I’ve been going through a rough patch lately. A patch . . . oh, about 8 months long. A cave, to be sure, well-supplied with bookshelves, TV, laptop, Kindle, iPod Touch, & plenty of escapist entertainment; but a cave nonetheless, … Continue reading →

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Round Mountain, NV

Posted on Thu, 2 April 2009 by Mel Green

Here’s around where Ptery, formerly my partner Rozz, is now. He called me up to get help with directions. View Larger Map

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Distance

Posted on Sat, 7 February 2009 by Mel Green

Now for the first time in some years, a person from the past, who is still in the present but is in another place, distant, someone whose day-to-day life is no longer something in which I share, not even to … Continue reading →

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An update from Tom Begich

Posted on Thu, 6 November 2008 by Mel Green

DailyKos reports: Tom Begich, brother of the candidate, explains the current situation up in Alaska: There are about 60,000 votes out. Of those there are 9500 known Early Votes, 5700 questioned with as many as another 8000 or more questioned … Continue reading →

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12-0: Troopergate resport will be released

Posted on Sat, 11 October 2008 by Mel Green

The Legislative Council (or those present) voted unanimously to release the report. This word from one of the reader comments at the ADN’s Alaska politics blog. Kyle Hopkins hasn’t himself reported in yet, but I’m sure he will. It’ll probably … Continue reading →

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