Regular Daily Features:

• The Kinks are in the spotlight at Late Night Karaoke, mishima DJs

Essays Featured Wednesday, February 23^rd:

• Youffraita‘s Wednesday Open Thoughts are Entirely Too Cool
• TheMomCat most kindly gives us a repeat performance of herHealth & Fitness News
  
  ^{originally posted Saturday at The Stars Hollow Gazette}
• Obama finds DOMA UNconstitutional!
• Firefly Memories 1.0 is where Alma takes a look back at some of the Brilliant essays of our first years posts, highlighting those which exemplify our firefly-dreaming spirit and mission.  Today:a special faerie tale

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from DOJ, a statement by Attorney General Holder says the Obama Administration found the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and will no longer defend it in court.

A Great Day for LGBT!  

Regular Daily Features:

• The Yardbirds kick off the day in Late Night Karaoke, mishima DJs
• Six Brilliant Articles!   from Six Different Places!!   on Six Different Topics!!!  
  
                        Six Days a Week!!!         at Six in the Morning!!!!

Essays Featured Tuesday, February 22^nd:

• In Tuesday Open Thoughts puzzled queries What would You do?  
• tnichlsn kindly allowed me to republish his inspirational essay:
  
  Adventures in Community Gardening in Boston’s South End
• Lady Libertine shares her recently located family history & celebrates TWO birthdays in Happy Birthday George!
• Firefly Memories 1.0 is where Alma takes a look back at some of the Brilliant essays of our first years posts, highlighting those which exemplify our firefly-dreaming spirit and mission.  
  
  Today:Enabled Gardening 1

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Regular Daily Features:

• Cream starts the day in Late Night Karaoke, mishima DJs
• Six Brilliant Articles! from Six Different Places!! at Six in the Morning!!!

Essays Featured Monday, February 21^st:

• RiaD brings Monday Open Thoughts about slow leisurely awakenings
• then turns to thoughts  on carrots & empathy
• A hopeful piece from slksfca: “I have lived to regret the decision”
• Firefly Memories 1.0 is where Alma takes a look back at some of the Brilliant essays of our first years posts, highlighting those which exemplify our firefly-dreaming spirit and mission.  
  
  Today:What To Do With The Leftover People?  

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Regular Daily Features:

• ITHIKA begins the day in Late Night Karaoke, mishima DJs
• Six Brilliant Articles! from Six Different Places!! at Six in the Morning!!!

Essays Featured Sunday, February 20^th:

• Sunday Open Thoughts are all- Get Well Alma!  from newpioneer
• More Campaign Manifesto from fake consultant: #2: In Which We Travel To Wisconsin
• Sunday Bread from Bill Egnor is Toasted Cornmeal Bread
• A touching piece from slksfca on matters GLBT and Mormons: “I have lived to regret the decision”
• Firefly Memories 1.0 is where Alma Dreamer (using Alma’s List)takes a look back at some of the Brilliant essays of our first years posts, highlighting those which exemplify our firefly-dreaming spirit and mission.  
  
  Today:Do You Believe in Miracles?
• A catchy little tune from RiaD I’m Sticking to the Union!

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Regular Daily Features:

• Saturday starts with Good Vibrations in Late Night Karaoke, mishima DJs
• Six Brilliant Articles! from Six Different Places!! at Six in the Morning!!!

Essays Featured Saturday, February 19^th:

• Talk turns to The Splendor of Risotto in patric juillet‘s latest edition of Tales from the Larder.
• Saturday Open Thoughts are a little blurry from Alma. 🙁
• A new piece of Saturday Art! from mishima‘s talented hands.
• davidseth is in Solidarity with Wisconsin Union Workers. Are you?
• Firefly Memories 1.0 is where (normally)Alma takes a look back at some of the Brilliant essays of our first years posts, highlighting those which exemplify our firefly-dreaming spirit and mission. Alma has an eye problem so Dreamer is filling until she’s better.
  
  Today:happy birthday papa
• Dreamer takes a look at the Mindless Eating concept. (at 7pm)

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Regular Daily Features:

• Six Worldwide News articles at Six in the Morning from mishima
• The Darjeeling Limited is in the spotlight at Late Night Karaoke,, mishima DJs

Essays Featured Friday, February 18^th:

• Youffraita deals with a broken habit
• fake consultant  has amazing news in Campaign Manifesto #1: In A World Of Phonies, It’s Time For A Fake Candidate
• Friday Open Thoughts, proffered by slksfca, sheds a little light
• Want to see the definition of spring? Ready for a full dose of Awwwww? newpioneer does just that in Birth Days!
• RiaD  republishes a diary from twigg (with permission!) Sweet South Carolina
  
  ^{what can i say? it tickled my fancy}
• Firefly Memories 1.0 is where (normally)Alma takes a look back at some of the Brilliant essays of our first years posts, highlighting those which exemplify our firefly-dreaming spirit and mission. Alma has an eye problem so Dreamer is filling until she’s better.
  
  Today:My Magic Marker Finally Paid Off  from Eddie C

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Regular Daily Features:

• News at Six in the Morning from mishima
• The Rolling Stones are in the spotlight at Late Night Karaoke, mishima DJs

Essays Featured Thursday, February 17^th:

• Thursday Open Thoughts from mplo are centered on Why is America producing such crap in music and in movies?
• Cornucopia Thursday is Ed Tracey‘s weekly foray into news items outside the headlines, in the arts and sciences; foreign news that generates little notice in the US media and ….well, just plain whimsy…..  
• Firefly Memories 1.0 is where (normally)Alma takes a look back at some of the Brilliant essays of our first years posts, highlighting those which exemplify our firefly-dreaming spirit and mission. Alma has an eye problem so Dreamer is filling until she’s better.
  
  Today:Yes You Can take on City Hall by…… Alma!!!  

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Regular Daily Features:

• News at Six in the Morning from mishima
• The Clash is in the spotlight at Late Night Karaoke, mishima DJs

Essays Featured Wednesday, February 16^th:

• Youffraita takes us on an historical journey Wednesday Open Thoughts: My Town
• TheMomCat most kindly gives us a repeat performance of her Health & Fitness News
  
  ^{(originally posted at The Stars Hollow Gazette)}
• Urban Vertical Farming from RiaD
• Adverse Possession: Urban Homesteading or Trespassing? from Bill Egnor, an interesting idea for homeownership.
• davidseth gives an Alliance-wide Welcome in Hello Cruel World!!!
• Firefly Memories 1.0 is where Alma takes a look back at some of the Brilliant essays of our first years posts, highlighting those which exemplify our firefly-dreaming spirit and mission.  
  
  Today:Home, Sweet Home

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Regular Daily Features:

• News at Six in the Morning from mishima
• The Monkees are in the spotlight at Late Night Karaoke, mishima DJs

Essays Featured Monday, February 14^th:

• How Regulation Came to Be: Filling It Up With Ethyl from dsteffen is another superb essay in this highly irregular series.
• A little hand majik in Techno-Logic from RiaD
• Monday Open Thoughts~ RiaD asks you to share a love.
• We’re Celebrating Miki’s Birthday!!!(mplo), Kathleen hosts.
• Firefly Memories 1.0 is where Alma takes a look back at some of the Brilliant essays of our first years posts, highlighting those which exemplify our firefly-dreaming spirit and mission.  Today:Why Aren’t Other Companies Doing This? Employees Wonder.

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Regular Daily Features:

• News at Six in the Morning from mishima
• Firefall is in the spotlight at Late Night Karaoke, mishima DJs

Essays Featured Sunday, February 13^th:

• Sunday Open Thoughts has Alma discussing ignorance and ways to combat it.
• Waterbug  hosts the first WYFP at firefly-dreaming: WYFP: Esprit d’Escalier
• Xanthe offers poetry for the season in Two Valentine’s Poems
• Sunday Bread has  madeBill Egnor a man after my heart… today he shares how to make Chocolate Covered Cherries!
• Firefly Memories 1.0 is where Alma takes a look back at some of the most Brilliant essays of our first years posts, highlighting those which exemplify our firefly-dreaming spirit and mission.  Today:Earthships

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