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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • Mid-Southerners for Choice Luncheon

    Planned Parenthood of Greater Memphis is hosting a luncheon featuring State Representative Jeanne Richardson (HD-89) on Thursday, August 20th 11:30 am, at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the door, or ahead of time here. Come out and show your support for Planned Parenthood, and comprehensive reproductive…

  • Feeling a Little Better

    Thanks to everyone who offered their kind words after my meltdown yesterday. Obviously, none of the circumstances have changed in less than 24 hours, and aside from winning the lottery, reality is what it is. Sometimes, I guess, it’s better to put it out there and get the suckage behind you so you can move…

  • What is a “Vibinc”?

    Back in the mid to late 90’s I was looking for a name for a music project. The project was to be something in the same genre as NIN but with a more experimental and less structured musical foundation. One day I was driving down Chester St. in Little Rock to my girlfriend’s house and…

  • Pity Party

    I loathe writing about myself. Mostly because when I do, it’s something bad or depressing, and I’m not really sure why I would go out of my way to share my gloom and doom with anyone, or why anyone would really care about it. However, writing gives me the time and the space to really…

  • Crazy is as Crazy Does

    Well, you can’t say the past week has been boring! Thinking about yesterday’s events (video and comments from other blogs follow) I am reminded of something I said in passing several years ago about “retirement”. Until recently, I could never imagine myself retiring. I always just assumed that I would work until I died. Until…

  • Twitter and the Race for Memphis Mayor

    By now just about everyone has head about twitter, even if you don’t know what it is. The best evidence of this widespread knowledge is the fact that at least 5 of the potential candidates for Mayor (County Mayor AC Wharton, Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery, Charles Carpenter, Jerry Lawler, and Rev. Kenneth Whalum Jr)…