Daily Archives: 05/29/2008

(Community Matters) I’m mostly posting at Squirrels In the Attic while with Michael in Houston at MD Anderson.

Loved our middle of the day respite to the Byzantine Fresco Chapel.

The dome and apse were stolen from a Cyprus chapel during a Turkish occupation in the 1980s. The Menils were approached about purchasing the pieces and subsequently did, cooperating with the Cyprian government. Architect François de Menil designed the Houston chapel, where they’re housed on loan, following a tradition of housing sacred objects in a reliquary box, casket-like cases, one within another.

(Community Matters) from the Obama campaign:

If you speak Spanish fluently, or know another Obama supporter who does, you can have a major impact on this crucial contest.

We’ve put together a list of potential supporters in Puerto Rico we need to reach before Sunday’s primary. You can use our online tool to call these folks and talk to them about why you support Barack.

Get started right now — and be sure to make a few calls every day until Sunday:

We’re only a few delegates away from the nomination, so every single vote matters.

Our grassroots movement has always been about supporters reaching out to other supporters, near and far. As a Spanish speaker, you have a special opportunity to connect with people in Puerto Rico and make sure they head to the polls this Sunday.

Making calls is easy and fun, and you can use our online tool to call potential supporters from the comfort of your home.

No prior experience is necessary. You’ll be provided with some guidelines, a simple script in Spanish, and a list of phone numbers that only you will have access to.

And be sure to forward this message to your friends, neighbors, and family members who speak Spanish and encourage them to join you in making a difference for Barack this week.

(Community Matters) Won’t be long until the most feverent of former states rights advocates once again show their true colors and take up the cause of federal intervention to circumvent New York’s plans to recognize gay marriages and California’s plans to start marrying gays & lesbians.

It’s the logical extension of civil rights. Gay marriage will be legal even in Texas within the next 10, if not 5, years.