Continuing the conversation on the original Moon of Alabama thread (actually wrote "threat" at first!)

Greg Grandin on this morning's Democracy Now program:

I suspect it's obvious that I am posting more than I normally would, but I do so with the precise intention of helping to "liven up" this "orphanage". Since it is a "new place" for all of us, one thing we might do is to try to get used to the "slot machines" and furniture.
What I mean is to try to learn to use some of the really nice features
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Here's a link to Matt Taibbi's blog discussion of the "backlash" to his article debunking the myth of Goldman-Sachs. There's a .pdf version of the article available on the web, although not yet "officially" according to Taibbi.


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echo e c h o e c h o e c h o

at least the cat's still around...

plenty of room in here

think we can use it again, if only as temporarily meeting space, now that the moon is setting? okiebyaccident - you around? what do you think - everything still work? anything need fixing? need any help w/ the maintenance fees or bandwidth charges if some of the barflys hang out here for awhile?
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It's new year's eve. And we suddenly are passing into 2008 without a dear 4-legged friend.



Our sweet Sassy Butt. We'll toast your life tonight. And always.

(I know, an undignified name. But it suited her perfectly.)
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I smile with gentle irony as I read requests for features that have been available here since, well, forever... :^)

My yearly hosting bill would buy a half dozen bags of really good cat food. Given the upgrades coming at MoA does anyone have a persuasive argument for leaving this site up?
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I'm gonna show my age here, which is, well, young. I'm in my mid-20's, and going through what they call a "transitional time." In this case, I'm making a transit from San Francisco to Chicago, and with that, I'm going to be hunting for a new job. Which brings up all the questions I have when I search for work, namely, how can I find something that makes me feel like I'm doing good in the world?
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Two weeks ago, my favorite band, Sleater-Kinney broke up. Before finding them, it had been a long time since I had a current musical group to declare "favorites." Most of what I liked was 60's or 70's and finding something new! vibrant! angry! was a joy. It didn't last - they only released one new album after I discovered them, for seven total.
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http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/ANARCHIST_ARCHIVES/bookchin/listenm.html
Listen, Marxist!: a proposed text for study.
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