Gabi Clayton
Barbara Ehrenreich: The Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
Positive thinking is different, she says, from being cheerful or good-natured — it’s believing that the world is shaped by our wants and desires and that by focusing on the good, the bad ceases to exist. Read: Barbara Ehrenreich: The Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America | | AlterNet By Emily Wilson, AlterNet. …
Matthew Shepard’s legacy – looking back and ahead on this anniversary.
Matthew Shepard was murdered eleven years ago today. “… despite the passage of time and increased cultural visibility, the realities faced by LGBTQs today are ‘no different than when Matthew Shepard was murdered.”~ Charles Robbins (Executive Director and CEO of The Trevor Project. Please read this excellent article: Matthew Shepard’s legacy :: The fight continuesby …
Fifty-seven years and counting
Today is my fifty-seventh birthday. I remember when I turned 29. That was a hard birthday. I was stuck thinking oh my I’m almost thirty and what have I done with my life??! I got through the day and back to living and doing and by the time I was about to turn 30 I …
some thoughts on Referendum 71 so far
I haven’t written anything here for almost a month. Among other things that kept us busy, Alec and I observed the signature verification process of Referendum 71 along with a group of great volunteers. It was a longer than expected and grueling process. We were only able to do some two hour shifts because we …
Jay Smooth: Michael Jackson – Dance You Into The Sunlight
I haven’t posted in a while. Been really busy with work and various and sundry things. I haven’t said anything here about the death and life of Michael Jackson. I’ve had a lot of thoughts and a lot of frustrations about the media hype. Then today I finally had a chance to listen to Jay …
Jay Smooth on ‘All Things Considered’
I’ve posted here before about Jay Smooth and his great video blog (aka vlog) ill Doctrine. I was delighted to find out that he was interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered on June 29th. I missed hearing it on the broadcast but Jay has a link to it on his site Jay Smooth: On Hip-Hop, …
Various and sundry
It’s been a while since I posted. I have been busy (as usual) with a few extra things thrown into the mix. Summer with this city woman actually doing some gardening or having other folks do it – some for pay and some by amazing friends helping us out. The yard looks better and is …
Besen: Obama’s empty words
In “Obama’s empty words” Wayne Besen wrote: For what seemed like forever, Democrats told us that when the big bad Republicans went away, our lives would improve. Well, the Republican nightmare is over, so why do I still feel like I’m in the middle of a political Friday the 13th movie? Read: Obama’s empty wordsby …