This must be the year of change… The US President rode into office on a platform promising change (although he seems to be forgetting that). So, in keeping with this change theme, I’ve decided to change my life, or at least my career. To that end, I am going back to school – a rather scary thing to do amongst the California budget crisis since the class schedule, for example, is being revised. Hopefully, the classes I want to take are still being offered when they’re done slashing… What am I going to study, you ask? I have been accepted … Continue reading »
Jul 242009
Jul 142009
Today was my last official walk for this uphill battle fundraiser! And what a day to do this on: It was gorgeous weather here in San Francisco, an unusual occurrence in July when it usually is foggy. We’ve raised $768 so far! This is $232 short of my goal but still a very nice sum! Thank you to all of you who supported me financially and otherwise (you know that I would’ve snug out and taken the bus home a few times )! I very much appreciate it! And it’s not too late to donate either – I will appreciate … Continue reading »
Jul 082009
I guess prisons are on my mind after having listened to Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s excellent talk. On my way to work this morning, I realized that for those of us who don’t like our jobs, they have turned into a prison as well. Doing time until lunch. Doing time until the end of the day. Doing time until the weekend. Doing time until the next vacation. Doing time until retirement. The imprisonment is perfected by the lack of a safety net, which is being dismantled further during this recession. If I quit my job, I’ll loose health care (or I … Continue reading »
Jul 072009
As if I had planned it that way, I did my 7th uphill walk on the 7th day of the 7th month…. We’ve raised almost $600 (we’re – appropriately – $7 short)! We got $400 more to go to reach my goal of raising $1,000 to support the work of the Alternatives to Marriage Project. If you haven’t done so already, you can donate online or give me a check or cash. If you’ve done so already thank you! I learned today that I don’t find all Against the Grain podcasts interesting. I started out with one that sounded interesting … Continue reading »
Freedom: the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Independence: free from outside control; not depending on anothers’ authority. Not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence. (Source: Oxford American Dictionary) On this day designated to celebrate the declaration of independence of the United States from Britain, I’ve been thinking about what independence and freedom mean both on a personal and a political level. The word “freedom” has been so misused – from the freedom to drive as fast as we want to via freedom fighters to the freedom to marry (which … Continue reading »
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