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Monthly Archives: August 2009
A Tribute to My Dumbledore
It seems like all too fitting a time for this to occur; just after the release of Half-Blood Prince, with Dumbledore’s death and message on our minds, one of my own, personal Dumbledores has passed away. It wasn’t a complete surprise; my former teacher and mentor had been battling ALS for a few years now, [...]
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Something To Meditate On
“Eternity is a mere moment just long enough for a joke.” -Hermann Hesse
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Senator Ted Kennedy
If ever the United States Senate had a leader who would passionately stand up for the rights of minorities, the underprivileged, and a dream of a country and a world where people come together, where beyond their differences their aims are identical and their hearts are opened, it was Ted Kennedy. As the world mourns [...]
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Happy birthday, Taekia!
Happy birthday to Taekia. Some of you may know her through her posts here in The Common Room. Taekia is so much more than that, though. During the blitz of WWDD, she kept us up-to-date on all of the statistic-related news. She knew exactly how many tweets including #dumbledore were floating around out there at [...]
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Live DA Meeting Tonight at 8:30 pm EST
We’re going to have a pretty awesome live DA meeting tonight at 8:30 pm EST right here. We’ll be discussing what happened with What Would Dumbledore Do as well as unveiing our newest project, Campaign Nine and Three Quarters! So go to this site at 8:30 pm EST tonight, turn up your volume, and to [...]
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Voldemort, Hitler, and Health Care
You know what reminds me of Adolf Hitler? Lord Voldemort. JK Rowling has stated on numerous occasions that Voldemort reminds her of Hitler. You know what does not remind me of Hitler? Most things. Mid-afternoon movies. Equality. Holding hands in the rain. None of these things remind me of Hitler. You know what else doesn’t [...]
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NEW HPA MERCH!!
We’ve had some awesome merchandise in the past, but the new Harry Potter Alliance merch is through-the-roof-awesome. CHECK IT OUT HERE! HPA tote bags and HPA water bottles – both of which look great and save you from wasteful plastic bags and bottles. New HPA and What Would Dumbledore Do buttons. An HPA tshirt that [...]
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Happy Birthday, Malory!
We’re wishing Malory the happiest of birthdays today. You may know Malory from The Common Room. She’s been the leader of the book club and is part of the Accio Fitness group. You’ve also probably seen some of her blogs. She’s also now working with our Chapters folks to integrate Meetups into chapters. If you’re [...]
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Project Protego Environment has begun!
Protego Environment is a project I’ve started to help people live a little greener in their everyday lives. There is a group in the Common Room and you can follow the blog at protego.wordpress.com. Don’t forget to check out the videos on Youtube at youtube.com/user/protegoenvironment. I’m really excited for and passionate about this project and [...]
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Happy Birthday, Andrew Slack!
Today is Andrew’s birthday. Normally, one person write a blog honoring the birthday boy or girl. We had a hard time choosing an author for Andrew’s birthday. After all, it’s a BIG birthday. Andrew turns 30 today!! So, since we couldn’t make a decision, a whole bunch of us decided to wish Andrew well on [...]
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