Monthly Archives: May 2007

Way to go Livejournal

Posted on 30th May 2007
in Life, the Universe and Everything Else, Technology
by Cath

Under pressure from the Purity Police, Livejournal have deleted a number of blogs and communities on their blogging website. One of the pressure groups, Warriors for Innocence, “claims to track sites promoting pedophilia, the sexual abuse of minors, and other illegal activities.” (Mass deletion sparks Livejournal revolt – CNet news). [...]

Effort to restock library destroyed in tornado

Posted on 29th May 2007
in Life, the Universe and Everything Else
by Cath

A guest blog today, courtesy of talkwrite at Absolute Write. The Greensburg, Kansas library was decimated in the Tornado that took the town and lives. I know that taxes will flow last to restock the town library and the school’s library. When hurricane Katrina hit I dove into an effort [...]

Memorial Day

Posted on 28th May 2007
in Nostalgia and other random musings
by Cath

There’s a song that always makes me cry. Just the one, I don’t cry easily. It’s written by Eric Bogle, an ex-pat from Scotland who now lives in Australia. His most famous song is And the Band Played Walzing Matilda — once recorded by the Pogues — but it’s another [...]