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OhTheBill has been my online name since the beginning of the internet. This is my personal sounding board. I publish the things that are important to me, and sometimes stories about my life.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
Slow motion highway
Watch on YouTube here: Slow motion highway
Via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZImr64sN4bR4BB_JA82vg/videos
Slow motion highway
Watch on YouTube here: Slow motion highway
Via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZImr64sN4bR4BB_JA82vg/videos
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Friday, September 29, 2017
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Friday, September 22, 2017
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Friday, September 15, 2017
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Monday, September 11, 2017
Windy City Gay Chorus and Windy City Treble Quire present our 2017-2018 Season
Windy City Gay Chorus and Windy City Treble Quire
present our 2017-2018 Season!
That's So Gay! The Stereotype Cabaret treats Uptown Underground audiences to a kaleidoscope of songs performed by sixteen multi-talented members of Windy City Gay Chorus and Windy City Treble Quire in a quest to illuminate, with unsparing wit and unexpected compassion, the tendency to label our fellow human beings--in this case, LGBTQ stereotypes. (October 22 or 29-Uptown Underground-5:30pm)
Caroling All the Way showcases a variety of holiday favorites in different styles, centered around Ceremony of Carols by Britten and Carols and Lullabies by Susa, featuring Harp, Guitar, and percussion. (December 2, 2017-St. James Cathedral-7:00pm)
Bernstein and Broadway features the "Chichester Psalms" by Britten. It is the quintessential 20th-century American setting of the most famous psalms featuring organ, harp, and percussion. The musical theater works of Bernstein and others rounds out the program with selections featuring diverse composers and shows. (March 10, 2018-St. James Cathedral-7:00pm)
My Life: A Mixtape takes you through an enjoyable journey through songs that are connected to significant moments in the lives of our members weave together to tell a story of diversity, humanity, and pride. (June 16, 2018-St. James Cathedral-7:00pm)
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Saturday, September 9, 2017
Friday, September 8, 2017
Letter from Senator Duckworth
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Thursday, September 7, 2017
September 6, 2017 This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows a wave structure in Saturn's rings known as the Janus 2:1 spiral density wave. Resulting from the same process that creates spiral galaxies, spiral density waves in Saturn’s rings are much more tightly wound. In this case, every second wave crest is actually the same spiral arm which has encircled the entire planet multiple times.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Monday, September 4, 2017
ESA’s ‘billion-star surveyor,’ Gaia, has captured stunning new views of the stars just outside the Milky Way’s center. A new image from the Gaia sky mapper reveals a look at a region that’s relatively unclouded by interstellar dust. Each strip in the photo represents one of the sky mapper’s charged coupled devices (CCDs)
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Friday, September 1, 2017
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Friday, August 25, 2017
Madison bridge
Watch on YouTube here: Madison bridge
Via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZImr64sN4bR4BB_JA82vg/videos
Madison bridge
Watch on YouTube here: Madison bridge
Via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZImr64sN4bR4BB_JA82vg/videos
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Monday, August 21, 2017
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Friday, August 18, 2017
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Monday, August 14, 2017
We Shall Not Be Moved
William, it is hard to wake up in America today and not feel a deep sense of rage.
The bravest of our people were violently attacked in an act of terrorism this weekend that shook the nation and reminded us of our duty to fight. Hundreds of white supremacists, Neo-Nazis, and white nationalists carrying torches descended upon Charlottesville, VA in a march intended to evoke a violent history of racial terrorism. Three people died. 19 were injured.
Most infuriating was that so many of the forces here to protect us instead stood idle for hours and let it happen--including the police, the institutions that govern Charlottesville, and some allies. So many stood by the "Unite the Right" rally's right to exist and were surprised to see it turn violent and terroristic. This did not come as a surprise to the people living in the face of oppression every day. We know that the roots of white supremacy and hate run deep into the soil of America. But what runs even deeper is the love, sweat, tears, and sacrifice of our ancestors who worked hard to eradicate hate and the systems that reinforce it. We must continue their work even on days like today when it's hard to even turn on the news.
With decisive and strategic action, we can make sure that white supremacists don't have the power to make Charlottesville happen ever again. Here are 5 places where your voice is needed to stand up for Black and Brown folks in this moment:
Now more than ever, we cannot back down. Thank you for fighting side by side with us.
Until justice is real,
Rashad, and the rest of the Color Of Change team
Most infuriating was that so many of the forces here to protect us instead stood idle for hours and let it happen--including the police, the institutions that govern Charlottesville, and some allies. So many stood by the "Unite the Right" rally's right to exist and were surprised to see it turn violent and terroristic. This did not come as a surprise to the people living in the face of oppression every day. We know that the roots of white supremacy and hate run deep into the soil of America. But what runs even deeper is the love, sweat, tears, and sacrifice of our ancestors who worked hard to eradicate hate and the systems that reinforce it. We must continue their work even on days like today when it's hard to even turn on the news.
With decisive and strategic action, we can make sure that white supremacists don't have the power to make Charlottesville happen ever again. Here are 5 places where your voice is needed to stand up for Black and Brown folks in this moment:
Demand corporate funders cut off white supremacist hate groups. #NoBloodMoney - Payment processing companies like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover are making big money from processing the funds for some of the vilest white supremacist groups--giving them the funds to plan events just like "Unite The Right." If companies refuse these services, we can stop hate groups from being able to fund rallies like this in the first place.
Call for the removal of ALL Confederate symbols from places of honor in America. - Symbols of the Confederacy are symbols of America's history of racist, vitriolic hate. And they embolden white supremacists to march the streets without shame. They must all come down. Now.
Stop legislation in North Carolina that protects drivers who hit protesters with cars. - Republican lawmakers actually want to protect people like the man who killed one woman and injured 19 other people by ramming his car into a crowd of protesters. In North Carolina this bill is moving forward, and we have to stop it from becoming law.
Tell Congress to refuse to side with white supremacists and force Trump to #FireBannon. - Now more than ever, we cannot tolerate white supremacists running our country. Democrats and Republicans in Congress alike must take a stand from hate taking a front seat in the White House.
Tell businesses to #QuitTheCouncil and drop from Trump's business and manufacturing councils. - After this weekend, businesses like Merck have already started dropping from Trump's special business councils. We can't stop until all of them have #QuitTheCouncil.
Now more than ever, we cannot back down. Thank you for fighting side by side with us.
Until justice is real,
Rashad, and the rest of the Color Of Change team
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