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Thank you, Judge Kramer

Yesterday San Francisco Superior Court judge Richard Kramer ruled that California’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. He said: “No…

Almost Meeting Gavin

I shared a lovely meal with some friends last week at a swanky new restaurant. Early in the meal, I…

Election Depression

Selected post-election depression thoughts: Song of the day: God’s Away On Business, Tom Waits. “There’s a leak, there’s a leak…

Pretty Kitty

Here is a photo of a pretty kitty. This kitty has nothing to do with politics or how fucking idiotic…

Vote for John Kerry

I remember when I first became aware of John Kerry. It was during the Democratic primaries when the field was…

George W. Liar

George W. Bush is a liar. He lied to get us into a war in Iraq. He lies every day…

Confluence

Does anybody else think it’s strange that the Republican National Convention and the Burning Man Festival are happening at the…

Amen

Everyone against Bush

What do filmmaker Michael Moore, yuppie icon and conservative republican Donald Trump, forrmer U.N. chief weapons inspector and former Bush…

July Fourth

It’s a conundrum. Can I still say “Happy July Fourth” when I’m disgusted by my country? Can I still feel…


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Hi, I’m Derek. I live in San Francisco. I’m the cofounder of Fertile Medium and editor of Fray. I sometimes post things to Flickr and Twitter. My dog’s name is Bug. More.







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