I'm changing my name to Kevyn Hussein Jacobs

Even though I voted for McKinney, I really dislike this nasty habit some Republicans have of calling Obama by his middle name -- as if Hussein was somehow a 'bad' name. Or a scary name. Or something like that. It's really, really distasteful, and shows just how petty, small-minded and ignorant many Republicans are.

Hussein, in Arabic, means "good," or "handsome." ^{[source: Wikipedia]} Doesn't sound that scary to me.

So, from now until the election, my name is Kevyn Hussein Jacobs.

Grow up, Americans.

(Thanks to tianas_knife for pointing this movement out to me on Facebook!)

Bellingham Food Bank

Went to the Bellingham Food Bank today to stock up on free groceries. Pickings weren't quite as good this time -- I only got 1-1/2 bags of groceries, and usually I get 3 bags -- but I suppose that I should be grateful to Bellingham for having a resource like this. They've kept me fed through these hard times.

2008.10.22 Bellingham Food Bank