In August Nessa Childers announced her resignation from Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council. She indicated that her resignation was due to pressure of work in her role as a psychoanalyst. She said that she would remain a member of the Green Party. Tonight a short six weeks later Nessa Childers it’s reported she has joined the Labour Party in Bray. She had been mentioned during the summer as a potential candidate for the Green Party in the Dublin Constituency but support from senior figures in the party for Deirdre de Burca saw the previously Wicklow based candidate move to Dublin ...

There are no words for this…actually there are but in the interest of appearing ladylike I’ll avoid the use of explitives here. A British priest, chaplain to the Stock Exchange, is in hot water (boil his ass I say!) for suggesting on his blog:  “Let us make it obligatory for homosexuals to have their backsides tattooed [...] ...

Today is the last day to register to vote in several states, and more deadlines are coming up fast. Time to make sure you're registered or hassle your friends.Useful voting sites:

• VotersUnite.org has information on registration, voting, and past voting machine problems. Non-partisan.
• CanIVote.org is run by the non-partisan National Association of Secretaries of State and will mail you a national voter registration form.
• VoteForChange is the Obama campaign's voting site, where you can register online or check if you're registered, and then get information about when/where/how to vote.

Since my city has a habit of sending "confirm ...

I burst into tears this morning as I prepared breakfast for Miso and Farmie. It’s amazing how fast and how suddenly a wave of emotion can crash over me and then I am trying with all my might to let the feelings pass through unobstructed. I allowed myself to cry, awkward sounds emitting from my nose, mouth and eyes, while I completed my morning tasks in the kitchen. The dogs barely noticed, wrapped up as they were in Pavlovian anticipation. I am most susceptible to real, actual crying in the morning. I’ve found myself crying in my car on the way ...

In case you need another reason not to wear a corset, a supermodel fainted at Paris Fashion Week because her corset was too tight. Poor Abbey Lee Kershaw has had a rough time of it…falling off her skyscraper heels at another recent show. At least this time she was just coming off the runway when she [...] ...

Charlie wrote a post today about inspiration that resonated with me. He says, “These are the kinds of people I go out of my way to spend time with. I probably take about three meetings a week with people who have inspiring ideas completely unrelated to what I’m up to, because it’s a mental workout for me. It helps me think better and gain perspective about my own ideas–a rigorous cerebral exercise. What I was trying to explain to my students is that, if you’re going to make a living off of your creativity and innovation, you need to set ...

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Gentlemen, I have had men watching you for a long time and I am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the bank. You tell me that if I take the deposits from the bank and annul its charter, I shall ruin ten thousand families. That may be true, gentlemen, but that is your sin! Should I let you go on, you will ruin fifty thousand families, and that would be my ...

Charlie wrote a post today about inspiration that resonated with me. He says, "These are the kinds of people I go out of my way to spend time with. I probably take about three meetings a week with people who have inspiring ideas completely unrelated to what I'm up to, because it's a mental workout for me. It helps me think better and gain perspective about my own ideas--a rigorous cerebral exercise. What I was trying to explain to my students is that, if you're going to make a living off of your creativity and innovation, you need to set ...

Once upon a time I used to frequently go out to clubs.Once upon a time I used to stay out all nite and greet the sunrise on my way home.Once upon a time I was slim, sexy and full of energy.Once upon a time I knew all the slang terms that were milling around.Once upon a time I knew every face that appeared on MTV.Once upon a time I walked into a store on a mission to find the latest clothing fads.Once upon a time I bustled with excitement over getting to go to the mall.This morning I had that ...

You may have heard of marriage defender David Blankenhorn. A while ago, I reviewed his anti-gay marriage tome The Future of Marriage. Recently, he wrote an op-ed piece in the LA Times opposing marriage equality.Now, I have respect for Blankenhorn because in his zeal to "defend" marriage he doesn't demonize gay men and lesbians in the process. In fact, unlike many on his side, he goes so far as saying things like "I reject homophobia and believe in the equal dignity of gay and lesbian love." Such a sentiment is commendable and appreciated.Yet, I do question his often-use ...

"Can I call you, 'Joe?'""Of course.""OK, 'cause I practiced a couple of zingers where I call you Joe."I think the only downside of John McCain losing this election will be that Tina Fey will not be able to skewer Sarah Palin anymore. Tina Fey has her down so well. Fey is more Sarah Palin then Sarah Palin is and I never tire of watching these skits.Tina Fey either states exactly the way Sarah Palin reacts in unfiltered situations or does a great translation of her behavior in the same setting. Fey's portrayal is so dead on in comparison it's ...

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Many thanks to Stretch (he reads Hot Press so we don’t have to!) for pointing us to the recent interview with Declan Ganley, the chairperson of Libertas. (Green Ink - Irish blogging Cartoonist extraordinaite) You might have seen Mr. Ganley on the Late Late Show on Friday night last, he has also been in Brussels recently. He’s getting ready for Lisbon the remix or the European Parliament elections which ever comes first. It seems he shares a lot in common with Sarah Palin regarding issues of choice and homosexuality. ‘There is no harm being done to anybody (with homosexuality) - ...

The movers picked up my things on August 26. They delivered them on September 25. I’m finally moved in and back online, and apologies for the long silence after all the hundred-thousand-hands-hype, but things have not exactly been smooth on my side of the keyboard. Major moving bad beat. For your [...] ...

well, they will be shortly anyway. i think gary rhodes will go, he’s crap. what i have noticed is that so far this series, Tess daly isd looking a damn sight better than she did last year.  last year i was convinced that she had fallen out with her dresser, or that her dresser secretly hated her.  every single outfit she wore wasn’t her colour.  or style. or was just plain hideous.  and as the series progressed, the frocks just got worse and worse.  so far though, they’ve all been elegant and quite nice.  typically, i tried to google examples of the ...