http://stephenh.net/aytch stephen h | words, images, music, design | portland, oregon Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:45:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ok, so he's not the ice cream truck man, but he is pretty rad, and he does like flipping the bird. he's my roommate rafael, in a picture i took yesterday... -h http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/11/18/the-ice-cream-truck-man/ continuing the dialogue about marriage rights for same-sex couples and the repercussions from california's proposition 8 vote this last week... please take a moment to watch this, and pass it on to anyone you know who should see it. -h http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/11/11/do-unto-others-part-2/ i know, it's been a long long time since i posted any new photos... here's one i took today in my kitchen/dining room. as usual, click the image to view the larger size, and leave a comment if you please! -h http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/11/10/like-thieves/ ...as you would have them do unto you means the church gets what it has coming to it. for some weird reason, the mormon and catholic churches are acting all shocked and offended that there's a massive outcry against them for their bigotry in supporting california's prop 8. apparently it's ... http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/11/10/do-unto-others/ tonight, i hear the sounds of fireworks andthe sounds of friends and patriots rejoicing.tonight, these sounds do not ring hollow. tonight, i encourage you all, whoever you are, however you voted, and whatever you may have heard and/or decided about our newly named president-elect... please, let's join together as americans, and ... http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/11/04/tonight/ on the eve of this year's election day, i wanted to write one final note to those of you who may be on the fence about who to vote for in the presidential race. as it is no secret that i am a strong supporter of barack obama, i've heard ... http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/11/03/pro-life-and-pro-obama/ in an interview with a conservative radio station this morning, republican VP nominee sarah palin again insists on showing the country her lack of knowledge about one of the most fundamental rights granted by the constitution, our right to free speech. in the interview, as reported by ABC news, palin ... http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/10/31/ignorance-marches-on/ "What you won't hear from this campaign or this party is thekind of politics that uses religion as a wedge, and patriotismas a bludgeon -- that sees our opponents not as competitors to challenge, but enemies to demonize." - Barack Obama, June 3rd, 2008 personally, i've found that in trying to verbalize ... http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/10/27/the-reason-i-hope/ journalist dahr jamail tells the stories shared by iraq and afghanistan war veterans at last saturday's resisting empire event in downtown portland. from the article: Evan Knappenberger served one year in Iraq with the Army 4th Infantry Division working as an intelligence analyst. “We are responsible as soldiers, we are murderers ... http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/10/22/war-veterans-speak-out/ take a look at the trail​er below​ for​ voice​s of a peopl​e'​s histo​ry, which​ featu​res josh broli​n,​ lili taylo​r,​ danny​ glove​r,​ john legen​d,​ maris​a tomei​,​ viggo​ morte​nson,​ and more.​.​.​ you can watch the performances online and find out more at peopleshistory.us. -h Video preview of The People Speak from Voices of ... http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/10/19/trailer-for-voices-of-a-peoples-history/ today was the memorial for a friend of mine who recently passed away. his name was KC Murphy, and i originally met him while he was working at the mock crest tavern, just up the road from me. i often go into the tavern for their good breakfast food, coffee ... http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/10/18/goodbye-to-a-friend/ take a look at the following interview with independent journalist nir rosen, and check out his article how we lost the war we won on rollingstone.com. it's an insightful look at the wars in afghanistan and iraq that you won't see on most tv news broadcasts... -h http://stephenh.net/aytch/2008/10/18/how-we-lost-the-war-we-won/