Re-posting as unfortunately it is still relevant 6 years on. December 6th. Just a date. Maybe an early Christmas party or a school play. Perhaps a time to start putting out decorations or maybe - a time to purchase candles and roses. A purchase not made in anticipation of a celebration but one made in memorial of 14 women who were gunned down simply because they were women and they were …
Apartment Living is Crushing My Soul
Apartment living is crushing my soul. I feel as though I have lost my connection to life. Time and seasons pass but nothing changes. It's the same four walls. The difference only whether there is snow or leaves on the trees I can see through the balcony door. I long for a garden. To smell and feel the earth between my fingers. To watch for signs of life in the spring. To watch the bees too …
Puppy Love
Nothing of great social or political import just some cute shots of the dog. :) …
Snowy Afternoon Walking With My Dog
A few pics and short video showing just how hard it was snowing. Looks lovely and for once wasn't bitterly cold. …
Psstt… Hey you! Ya You Poking Your Nose In Other People’s Wombs.. Come Here
Here's the deal. We get you like the fetuses. We get you want to hold them and pat and call them George. Well guess what? Now you can. Just steal borrow an ultrasound from someone you don't know and have no business interfering with and have this company print out your very own fetus plaything! Hours of fun! Get yours today! …
What Happens When You Just Don’t Clique?
The internet has been fantastically effective in allowing people to communicate. While post and phones and radios did allow communication across distances, they were not as easy and accessible as such things as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Tumblr etc. are. Social networks have brought together political nations, self defined nations such as Leaf Nation and Ford Nation (both the vehicle and train …
Facebook and Progressive Values
I deleted my Facebook account awhile ago because I could no longer feel right with myself visiting a site which so clearly violates my principles. Complaints about misogynist groups advocating rape and other abuses towards women, groups degrading those with physical or mental handicaps were regularly met with 'this does not violate Facebook standards' yet apparently perfectly lovely shots of …
