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The D.C. Council wants to make it easier for the city government to hire ex-convicts.: "A bill called the "Returning Citizen Employment Inclusion Act of 2010" would prohibit most District agencies from asking about the criminal records or histories of job applicants until after they've landed an interview . . . The bill's backers believe that not asking about criminal history on government job applications will make it easier for ex-convicts to get city jobs. They say hiring ex-offenders will keep them from returning to prison."

Image: source (from the awesome Yes and Yes)

NPR: Express Yourself: A Major New Showcase Of Gay Portraiture: "Hide/Seek is not exactly hidden, but to find it, you have to thread your way upstairs and through the crowds visiting a hugely popular Norman Rockwell exhibit at the adjacent Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery is a smaller show, but it marks the first time a major museum in the United States has dedicated an entire exhibition to gay and lesbian portraiture."

Attic love! My moms room was the attic when I was a kid, and I always dreamed of the day I would get to take over the attic when I was older. I still want an attic room!

I got a beautiful book of photographs and Buddhist wisdom from a friend at work yesterday - such a thoughtful gift, and very much appreciated. Today's quote: "The law commands us to do what we would do naturally if we only had love. The Way consists of finding that love, which then becomes the law." - Arnaud Desjardins