I’m sorry — what did I just read?!? Is it 1953 all over again?
These students in rural Georgia have decided it is ABOUT TIME their prom become an integrated event. Yes, integrated, as in race integration.
I have to say I’m flabbergasted.
Frida.
This is Frida Kahlo.
You’re welcome.
(It’s from an article about her wardrobe being putting on display in Mexico City, at long last. I really hope it travels somewhere closer so I can see it.)
Congratulations, Sarah!
I am so, so thrilled to see that my friend Sarah Garb is Appleton’s newest alderperson.
Mara Keisling Comes to Appleton
She’ll be coming here to Lawrence University in 8 days, that is, & I’m very please that LU’s Gender Studies program and Government department, as well as the Fox Valley INCLUDE initiative AND the LU student group GLOW are all helping co-sponsor.
Mara is one of my favorite people, an amazing speaker, funny, wonky, and deeply compassionate.
Here’s the FB event page, and more info:
Thursday, April 11th
7PMChanging Minds, Changing Policy: Lessons from a DC Activist – NCTE Executive Director Mara Keisling will discuss creating alliances in order to achieve policy and legislative changes that benefit marginalized communities.
This event is free and open to the public, so please, invite anyone who may be interested.
Trans Couple on Jeff Probst
Today The Jeff Probst show is running a repeat about a couple who stayed together through transition; the episode got the show nominated for a GLAAD Media Award, too. You can look up where it might be airing near you today here.
(To be honest, we were called to do this one and both of us just couldn’t imagine doing anything like that again. Or at least for now.)
Fair Wisconsin Endorsements: Vote Today, WI!
Here’s Fair Wisconsin’s list of endorsements in tomorrow’s election. I am so pleased to see both my friends Sarah Garb and Teege Metille.
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Ed Fallone
Dane County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 16: Rhonda Lanford
Dane County Executive: Joe Parisi
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 45: Janet Protasiewicz
Appleton Common Council
District 1: Teege Mettille
District 3: Curt Konetzke
District 5: Sarah Garb
District 13: Kyle LobnerAppleton Area School District, Board of Directors: Jim Bowman and Elizabeth Panzer (at-large)
Beloit City Council: Mark Spreitzer (at-large)
Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 1 Special Election: Mary Kolar
Eau Claire City Council: Michael Turner (at-large)
Fitchburg Mayor: Shawn Pfaff
Fitchburg Common Council
District 4, Seat 7: Steve Arnold
Fond du Lac City Council: Dan Manning (at-large)
Janesville City Council: Sam Liebert (at-large)
La Crosse City Council
District 2: Dempsey Miller
District 3: Ryan CornettMadison Common Council
District 1: Lisa Subeck
District 2: Bryan Post and Ledell Zellers (dual endorsement)
District 3: Lauren Cnare
District 4: Mike Verveer
District 5: Shiva Bidar-Sielaff
District 6: Scott Thornton
District 7: Steve King
District 8: Scott Resnick
District 11: Chris Schmidt
District 12: Larry Palm
District 13: Sue Ellingson
District 14: John Strasser
District 15: David Ahrens and Hawk Sullivan (dual endorsement)
District 17: Joe Clausius
District 18: Anita Weier
District 19: Mark Clear
District 20: Matt PhairMadison Metropolitan School District Board of Education
Seat 3: Dean Loumos
Seat 4: James Howard
Seat 5: Sarah Manski, TJ Mertz, and Ananda Mirilli (all endorsed)Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, District 2 Special Election: Khalif Rainey and Ravae Sinclair (dual endorsement)
Milwaukee Public Schools, Board of School Directors
District 6: Tatiana Joseph
District 7: Claire ZautkeOregon School Board: Rae Vogeler (at-large)
Sun Prairie City Council
District 2: Andrea Gage
District 4: Dave Carlson and Trish Schaefer (dual endorsement)Waunakee School Board: David Boetcher (at-large)
April Fools
Kate in Bowtie
And this image is for two people whose birthdays are today.
Happy birthday to you both!
Lions, Lambs, Cats, Bunnies
No, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke, and I’m not a day late for Easter: this is a bunny for two people who really, really love bunnies. (The cat’s for me.)
Both of you have a good one.
10.
This website is officially 10 years old today – it may be older than that, but that’s the earliest screen capture on file with the wayback machine. The online forums were there right from the start, too, when the site had a whopping 3355 hits. (I’m at 1.6 million or so now.)
There is no evidence of the blog until November 2003, except of course for my own posts on it, which start in August 2003, but either way, there is no denying that 2013 is my 10th anniversary year. I was writing My Husband Betty for the first three months of 2003, so finally, I will admit it: it took me three months to write, only.
Either way: it’s been a long time. Love to all of you who’ve followed me through the years – and some of you really have been reading the whole time, which blows my mind. An author could not be more thankful for such loyal readers.
But of course, as with the books, a very special thanks to my wife, who was then my husband, but who was always the one who made the blog machine work. She created the first website, convinced me to have the forums, and the blog, and then, later, challenged me to blog daily. She keeps challenging me, too, to write, to talk, to keep on; I would not trade this decade with her for anything in the world.
And if you’d like to make a donation in honor of my 10th anniversary, you can do so: to me, of course, or to NCTE (which also turns 10 this year), or to Fair Wisconsin’s Education Fund (which is also tax deductible).