To ban or not to ban Comic Sans?

Who knew?

Comic Sans has spread from a software project at Microsoft Corp. 15 years ago to grade-school fliers and holiday newsletters, Disney ads and Beanie Baby tags, business emails, street signs, Bibles, porn sites, gravestones and hospital posters about bowel cancer. The font, a casual script designed to look like comic-book lettering, is the bane of graphic designers, other aesthetes and Internet geeks. It is a punch line: “Comic Sans walks into a bar, bartender says, ‘We don’t serve your type.’”...

http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/to-ban-or-not-to-ban-comic-sans/

Facebook on BetMish.org

An anonymous person suggested that we add a Facebook link to the website, www.BetMish.org. This is a great idea! When we figure out how to do it, we'll add it! Thanks for the suggestion!

Volunteer Participation Form

Our High Holy Day services are wonderful because our members take an active part. Volunteers are needed to lead readings in English or Hebrew, sound the Shofar, help with bima set-up, usher, and more. We'd love to hear from you! Please complete and return the Volunteer Participation Form (PDF) by August 1, 2009.

Link: http://cbm.camp9.org/Content/Documents/Document.ashx?DocId=59834

Gay Dad's Study

Are you a gay/bisexual dad? Would you be willing to answer some confidential questions about your life and about your family? The purpose of this study is to examine the many ways families headed by gay fathers have been created, explore how families function, and learn about the relationship between partners.

The study consists of an online survey and will take approximately 25- 35 minutes of your time. To qualify for the study you have to identify as male, a father, and gay, bisexual or homosexual and have at least one child of any age; this child can be biological, adopted, foster, step, or other child. You do not need to be the child's legal parent to participate. This study has been approved by the University of Virginia IRB #2008-0407-00, and I am working with Dr. Charlotte J. Patterson who is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia.

If you and/or your partner are interested in participating or want further information please contact Samantha L. Tornello (Principal Investigator) via email GayDadsStudy@gmail.com. She will send you a web link that you can use to access the study.

Thank you for your interest and I hope to hear about your family soon!

Sincerely,

Samantha Tornello
Graduate Student
University of Virginia
(434) 243-8558
GayDadsStudy@gmail.com

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