The Buck and Mike Blog

Today is my birthday (no big deal, it’s just a number. Right?) I share my birthday with actors Chris O’Donnell and Sean Hayes and with shortstop Derek Jeter. I hate them for being rich, but congratulations to all of us!

More importantly, I’m proud to promote two events that happen today:

Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice to restore habeas corpus and all of our rights. Sponsored by the ACLU, partners include Amnesty International, the National Religious Coalition Against Torture, League of Women Voters, Episcopal Church, Hip Hop Caucus, Human Rights Watch, and many other fine organizations.

National Day of Silence, a day of protest and action against the new draconian legislation that increases online music royalties to the point of putting most stations out of business.

Oh, and Paris Hilton was freed from jail today.

I wonder which story will get the most press coverage.

Chris O’Donnell, Sean Hayes, Derek Jeter, Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice, ACLU, Amnesty International, National Religious Coalition Against Torture, League of Women Voters, Episcopal Church, Hip Hop Caucus, National Day of Silence

This one’s for Lois!

It’s been super-busy for me at work so I haven’t blogged much, and have neglected the rest of my story of our trip to Costa Rica. For now, I’m going to do a shortened version because I just want to get it down. » Read the rest of this entry »

Below are excerpts from a statement issued by Mildred Loving. The complete statement can be found on the Equality Maryland website.

Together with her husband, Richard Loving, Mildred Loving was a plaintiff in the historic Supreme Court Loving v. Virginia, decided 40 years ago June 12, striking down race restrictions on the freedom to marry and advancing racial justice and marriage equality in America. » Read the rest of this entry »

Mildred Loving, Equality Maryland, Loving v. Virginia

No, I’m not talking about the kind of mule that smuggles drugs!

When we were preparing for our recent trip to Costa Rica, we stumbled upon an interesting idea that we would like to share: American travelers to Costa Rica can take with them small items to donate to local students. We discovered that it’s an ingenious way to help out with little expense and effort on the part of the traveler. We got to be “mules” for school supplies!
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Costa Rica