Entries from February 2006 ↓

UPDATED: 3:59 pm EST February 12, 2006

WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney’s spokeswoman said Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a hunting trip in Texas.

The accident happened at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas. The property’s owner said the 78-year-old victim is “alert and doing fine,” after Cheney sprayed him with shotgun pellets while trying to shoot a bird.

Cheney’s spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, said the vice president is with the victim and his wife at the hospital.

That�s a lot, even for me. (Get your mind out of the gutter. I grew up in snow country.)

This is the view from my neighborhood. And the whole city has been affected.

The blogs that I read on a daily basis are an interesting and varied lot. While I list many of them over on the right side of the screen (Fellow Travelers), there is an even longer list I subscribe to on my Bloglines.com account. Recent posts from fellow bloggers turned up some interesting commentaries to which I thought I�d direct you, if you haven�t already read them.

As �that day� draws closer, Afroerotik shares some personal knowledge and a list of key elements for a healthy relationship.

Kenyon has a call for submissions for a new journal of counter-cultural criticism, 100 Flowers.

Keith Boykin has an interesting item on why Civil Rights activist Julian Bond skipped the funeral this week for Coretta Scott King. Apparently some commenters are taking issue with that reason too.

With the UPN and WB networks planning a merger, what�s the future for Black television programming? Nova asks that question but also suggests we need to raise the bar a little higher.

Out gay and HIV-positive former pro football player Roy Simmons, who has told his life story in the book Out of Bounds, is charging the NFL kept him on the sidelines this past weekend by denying him access to the Super Bowl. Rod has that story.

Finally our intrepid explorer, Ms. World, talks regretfully about her experiences in India where for the first time in her travels she felt being a Black American female was an issue.

Capricorn Horoscope for the week of February 9, 2006

Happy Valentine Daze, Capricorn! To begin our meditation on love, let’s turn our attention to your appearance. I think you owe a huge debt of gratitude to the fact that you don’t have the face and body of a dazzling supermodel or gorgeous hunk. The temptation to rely on your physical attractiveness at the expense of developing your character would be virtually irresistible. In the coming days, this fact will bring you a fresh batch of benefits, including a subtle breakthrough in your romantic life. Here’s your quote of the week, from Katharine Hepburn: “It is the plain women who know about love. The beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.”

From Free Will Astrology

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an occasion to educate more Black people in this country about the risk factors related to HIV transmission and ways to keep yourself safe. On the official website there are links to numerous organizations across the country that provide services at the local level. Get educated, get involved, get tested, get treated.

Next Thursday, February 16, one of New York City�s oldest supportive housing provider for people living with HIV/AIDS, is holding its 18th Annual �Open Your Heart� Auction. It is a celebrity filled, high visibility event with great auction items up for bid. Please support this worthwhile cause. You can buy tickets online.