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by BooMan
Fri May 16th, 2008 at 11:39:26 AM EST

If you haven't had the chance yet, head on over to Man Eegee's new blog project, The Sanctuary, and get yourself a low user ID.



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hey!  thanks!

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 11:42:21 AM EST
and to be fair, it's been a group project from day one.  we've assembled (and are currently growing) a great editorial board.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 11:50:24 AM EST
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Congratulations Man Eegee. May all good things come your way.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"
by idredit on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:07:03 PM EST
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appreciate that, idredit, and know that the well-wishes are reciprocated!

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:29:26 PM EST
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yeah, I didn't mean to give you all the credit, but people around here know you best.  
by BooMan on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:13:53 PM EST
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no worries, thanks so much for promoting it.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:23:43 PM EST
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Looks like you're off to a good start.  
by CabinGirl on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:17:25 PM EST
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nezua and duke have been the coding masters over there. green has always been good on my blogging eyes  ;)

Pea Ess:  Happy Birthday!

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:23:08 PM EST
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Why, thank you.
by CabinGirl on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 02:06:46 PM EST
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Guess what I got from CBtE?

Rodrigo y Gabriela!

by CabinGirl on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 07:40:21 PM EST
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he has great choice in music  :)

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 04:55:40 PM EST
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Congrats on the "Grand Opening" Manny (and everyone else involved).

Help me raise money for Jay Nixon, the next Democratic governor of Missouri
by maryb2004 on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:37:09 PM EST
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thanks, maryb!

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:49:51 PM EST
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It is a really nice looking board and I can see a lot of work went into it.  It is a great addition to the blogoshpere.

There's a sense that people in America aren't getting the truth. - George W. Bush (Gee, ya think?)
by Kamakhya (onyx at earthlink dot net) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:48:16 PM EST
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hi Kamakhya!  great to bump in to you, hope you and the Kamakid are doing well.  

We're still putting meat on the bones, but there is great energy attached to the site so I'm excited.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:50:41 PM EST
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Congrats on the blog.  It looks great and I signed up.  I have a feeling I will be doing more reading than anything else. LOL

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow
by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:42:11 PM EST
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gracias, refinish69 - my condolences on the non-69 user id  ;)

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:51:41 PM EST
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Just signed up and left my first comment.

Much reading to do there :o)

"green grass and high tides forever"

by supersoling (colorsplash62@optonline.net) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:55:06 PM EST
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hi super, it'll be great to have your insight.

your sig line made me smile, thanks for that gift today

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:58:33 PM EST
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Looks great.  Added it to my favorites.
by northcountry on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:56:10 PM EST
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thx, northcountry.  the rss info is at the bottom of the right sidebar, i believe.  there's also an option for mobile alerts  :)

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 01:09:22 PM EST
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I liked what I saw and got an account.  

Blogging While Brown Convention Atlanta, GA July 25-27, 2008
by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 03:41:40 PM EST
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thx, fabooj.  always appreciate your insight.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 05:00:43 PM EST
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Obama Camp: 120.5 total delegates to go:

We're only 17 Pledged delegates away from clinching the majority of Primaries and on to the  nomination

In about 17 minutes EDT, Obama will give a vigorous response to the empty-from-the-neck-up Bush.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 11:46:59 AM EST
gracias, bro. appreciate the link.

__________
.delusions of un mundo mejor.
by nezua on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 11:52:25 AM EST
Woohoo. Made it in under 100!

Beautiful idea and site, Man Eegee!

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:02:42 PM EST
I snagged 100.

Check this out.

by BooMan on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:17:57 PM EST
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Cool.

Kelly McCullough - author of WebMage, Cybermancy, and CodeSpell - ACE (Penguin)
by KMc (http://www.kellymccullough.com/mail.html) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:23:38 PM EST
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I got 101....

One way or the other, this darkness has to give....
by Denim Blue on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:34:21 PM EST
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102 here  I wish I had known early enough to get 69 LOL

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow
by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:43:35 PM EST
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I was about to make a joke about why you wanted the number 69...oh, geeze. :)

Anyway...I'm number 109!

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:55:48 PM EST
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ROTFLMAO!!!  Well, you know I was not born in 1969.  There is a  story behind the screen name

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow
by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 01:14:26 PM EST
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But prolly not the story I was thinking about initially. Heh.

I am so about to get in trouble! Ah, hell--it's Friday and I don't feel like working anymore. Clearly mind is elsewhere so I'll just stop the TMI and try to focus. Heh.

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 01:24:09 PM EST
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You would be surprised.  I guess the next welcome wagon needs to be the meaning of our screen names again.  My explanation is always good for a few laughs.

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow
by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 01:33:50 PM EST
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Mustang?  Vette?  Give us a hint...

The blurker formerly known as ignorant bystander.
by budr (budr at hughes net) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 02:14:07 PM EST
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by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 03:11:22 PM EST
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appreciate it, lisa.  we've need a community site that focuses on human rights/human migration for a long, long time.  now it's here!

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:52:29 PM EST
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by Duke1676 (Duke1676@Yahoo.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:33:04 PM EST
Looks like a great site and I will be adding it to my blog roll and sending some people your way hopefully.

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow
by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:44:20 PM EST
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It's a beauty Manee.  May it become all you hope for.

Don't work too hard, we still need to see you around here.

Love the green.  

by Alice on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 01:06:38 PM EST
gracias, Alice.  i won't let cobwebs form on my account here, no worries on that.  too many friendships formed over the 3+ years.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 01:12:15 PM EST
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