Waking the magpie

Wake up! Bring shiny things!
I am remiss.

And also busy.

A recent Facebook conversation reminded me that I should return here. Shiny Things was conceived as something quick and random, a collection of things that interest me. I vow to wake the magpie.

In the meantime, here is a link to something I wrote somewhere else recently.

http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2011/08/29/hassles-medication-abortion-ohio-what-means-women





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