USATODAY.com – Parents protest governor’s decision to give schools two days off Yeah, we were pretty pissed off too. I don’t think it saved much energy. We stayed home. Ben worked on his homework, we played hide and seek, gave the cat a bath. Wish I’d thought of going to the Capitol. It was simply inconvenient for us – I couldn’t go into work, so it cost me two days’ pay. Actually, since I only work two days a week,…
Campaign for Americas Future –The Broken Contract with America In the wake of the disastrous effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Americans have a clearer understanding of the radical right’s dangerous agenda and misplaced priorities. From poverty reduction to disaster preparedness to disaster recovery, the Republican leadership has worked systemically on behalf of the privileged at the expense of the people. And, the radical right’s deliberate neglect and misplaced priorities do not begin or end with the current Administration. Eleven…
Try not to drive, y’hear? What can I tell you? What can I possibly say? Oh, no, that’s Leonard Cohen, and I’m thinking of Bob Dylan. It was good to see the movie “No Direction Home” on PBS tonight. I saw the first half of it anyway, and I’ll be watching the second. Fragments of the old and the contemporary – it all made me feel an odd mixture of hopefulness and sadness. Bob Dylan seemed so very fragile in…
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned. – Edna St. Vincent Millay Charlie Rose just quoted this off the website with which Viggo Mortenson is associated (Perceval Press, where you can find some very interesting books). Good interview, with hats off to Howard Zinn, and a calm but determined recircling to the issue of the administration’s loyalty only the interests of a very powerful few. Oh, and he was decent on the upcoming Cronenberg movie,…
Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme – Free association is described as a “psychoanalytic procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free rein to his or her thoughts and feelings, verbalizing whatever comes into the mind without monitoring its content.” I say:: you think… Crave:: Desire Whole package:: Objectify Roommates:: College 5:30:: Show Lesbian:: Patriarchy Poignant:: Pause Hurtful:: Motive You and I:: Together Grateful:: Bear Giggle:: Drat
What’s really interesting about this is that my views haven’t really changed very much in the last 15 years. At that time, they were considered centrist. That the whole country has slid into the fascist/totalitaritan zone doesn’t automatically made me a socialist. I’m a democratic capitalist who understands that the human corruption and greed are part of every system, and there should be checks and balances in order to work for justice (to promote domestic tranquility, provide for the common…