I have been mulling over tomorrow's proposed "teabagging" (you know, I'm an old broad, and anything but hip, but even I would have known to avoid giving a political event the same name as a sex act)–trying to figure out exactly what it is we are supposed to be protesting.
Author Archives: Sheila
Wisdom with Melody
I recently downloaded an app for my IPhone that seems a lot like magic; it allows me to “tell” it what sorts of music I like, and then it scouts out similar selections and plays them–apparently forever, or at least until I turn it off. (Clearly, my IPhone knows me better than my mother did, and as creepy as that is when you think about it, it isn’t the point of this post.)
Pretty Much Sums It Up
Welcome to my “new look”
As you can see if you have visited sheilakennedy.net previously, my site has a new look–and a somewhat different layout. Thanks to my tech whiz son for this update–he charges clients real money for web design, among other things (see http://stephensuess.com/).
Those of you who are used to coming here for columns I’ve written for the Indianapolis Star or the Indiana Word will find them by clicking on the usual categories; ditto for those seeking a particular academic paper. What has changed is that I will first post these items–along with my blog posts for the American Values Alliance (www.valuesalliance.org) in chronological order, in “blog format” if you will. From time to time I write for other outlets, and those will appear here also. And as time goes on, I will probably post items here that won’t appear elsewhere. You might think of this site as a Sheila Kennedy aggregator, in a manner of speaking.
You can also choose to talk back, and leave comments. One caveat: while I welcome reasoned and civil disagreement, I don’t intend to give a platform to people whose idea of “commentary” is name-calling and/or abuse. (My column already generates plenty of that.) So if you comment and it doesn’t show up, you might want to get out your dictionary and look up “ad hominen attacks.”
I hope you enjoy the new look, and I hope you visit often.
CommentsLeave the Constitution ALONE
I completely agree with Steve Benen on this–the Constitution is not a suggested "draft" into which we insert provisions to deal with the paranoia of the moment.
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