(and I have DW codes if anyone on LJ wants one.)
(NOTE: 60 seconds in quake time might as well be the Apocalypse writ large. The '89 Loma Prieta quake was only 15 seconds and it took out part of the Bay Bridge and the entire Cypress Freeway.)
I got about half way under my desk; if something bad was going to happen my butt was going to take the brunt of it. Remember, I was half way under - head first.
Anyway, the drill finished and we went back to work. And what happened later?
There was a rumble then a swirling shake and the entire building shifted to the right before snapping back. Did anyone get under the desk? Nooo. As per unwritten California rules, we all froze to see if it was going to keep going.
Oh Cali folk, how I love you!
(However, take the time to check your disaster preparedness plans just to be on the safe side.)
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james_nicoll at Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOriginally posted by soldiergrrrl at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
soldiergrrrl at Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOriginally posted by twbasketcaseat Mississippi Personhood Amendment
twbasketcaseat Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOriginally posted by gabrielleabelleat Mississippi Personhood Amendment
gabrielleabelleat Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOkay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little no attention in the mainstream media.
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness.
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness.
Author: ladyjax
Rating: PG
Pairing(s) (if any): )T3 (implied Teyla Emmagan/Cameron Mitchell/John Sheppard)
Warnings: none
Prompt: 40. SGA any. Earth's remaining ships arrive, carrying the news that Earth is lost.
( Forty days and forty nights )</b>
When Murphy came to us, Nashville ignored her, occasionally smacked her with her paw but again with the fairly peaceable living. We didn't separate them.
So what say you, Flist?
Yes, we are considering getting another cat. We'll be going back to Oakland Animal Services tomorrow to meet three more we're interested in.
and some Heavy D and the Boyz - Now That We've Found Love
( Comics nattering which is relevant only if you care, which I do! )
