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From a non-blogging friend, via e-mail:
UPDATE: McClatchy Newspapers report that in the official ceremony swearing-in House members, those taking the oath do not place their hands on anything. It says: “The House speaker administers the oath to members en masse on the floor of the House…. It’s up to individual members if they want to hold religious texts…. After the official swearing-in, members often have photos taken at a staged swearing-in ceremony in the speaker’s office or their own offices, where they can place their left hands on sacred texts or hold them and have their families or religious leaders present….””
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DIY web site Instructables has an anybody-can-do-it tutorial for creating your own flexible tripod – capable of attaching itself to most objects – on the cheap.
All that’s required is 3 pieces of stiff wire (you can use wire coat hangers), a 1/4″ bolt, and electrical tape.
Via Lifehacker

From Marni…
Hey everyone,
I made a new friend at the shelter on Sunday. His name is Willie. We talked for almost an hour while he told me his story. Willie has a job, but he doesn’t get off of work each day until 4. By the time he gets to the shelter, we and/or our supplies are usually gone. And lately as it’s getting cold, Willie sometimes isn’t getting into the shelter because it fills up before he gets off work. Willie has a sweatshirt and a sweatshirt pullover, and that’s the extent of his cold-weather clothing. Willie says that’s not so bad for when he’s outside during the day, but on the nights his job keeps him from getting in to the shelter, sleeping outside is pretty bad with no real coat to keep him warm.
And our buddy Donald…the one from the video Jonathan shot. He was there for our coat drive, but he only got a zip-up jacket, not a coat.
I am trying to find 2 coats for Willie and Donald. So far, no luck, but between all of us, I know we know someone who can help. Willie needs an extra large and Donald needs a large. Let me know if you are able to secure the coats for our friends and we’ll take them out there on Sunday when we go back. And as a prayer request, Willie asks for a better paying job that will get him out of the cycle that he’s in right now. He would like to make enough to get into low-income housing because that would guarantee his job wouldn’t force him to miss his chance to sleep indoors. Thanks so much!

D Magazine (in Dallas of course) is looking for a new editor.

This job is hard. It requires a skill set to which very few people can lay claim. We’re not even sure why we’re posting the job here, because we suspect we won’t get any qualified candidates, and it makes us sad to tell people that they’re not good enough. Oh, well. That said …

Shannon Wynne is the head honcho at The Flying Fish, The Flying Saucer and 8.0 and has gone out and bought himself a Prius while living in all places – Highland Park.
Find out why.
Anyone else bought a Prius or considering buying one? Why or why not?

From Sojo.net…

Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble. The Lord protects them and keeps them alive; they are called happy in the land. You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.
– Psalms 41:1-2

It is in community that we come to see God in the other. It is in community that we see our own emptiness filled up. It is community that calls me beyond the pinched horizons of my own life, my own country, my own race, and gives me the gifts I do not have within me.
– Joan Chittister