Archives for May, 2006
I heard a PSA today that told me I should have a talk with my kids about how violence against women is wrong. Or maybe their father should have the talk. Either way, it makes no sense. Such a talk should be ridiculous. My kids would never imagine that I’d condone any kind of violence [...]
My heart is glowing because I’ve run across a truth-speaker. Heather Gold is comedian and a teacher of Open Source Management, a way for businesses to get real. Open Source Management uses ideas she’s learned from the software industry to promote authenticity and vulnerability in business. Why would business be interested? “Systems eventually fail when [...]
The movie I talked about earlier, Why We Fight, is now available from google video! I saw it in the theater, but I’m really excited that now people can see it easily. If you’re interested in really getting what’s going on with this war, you should definitely watch it. It’s not some whacked-out conspiracy thing. [...]
I keep getting lies in the mail. I’m sad about that. Today it was a letter addressed (by hand) to me, but with no return address. Inside was a newspaper clipping with a post-it that said “Angela, Check this out! – J”. There was a stamp on the envelope; it couldn’t have come from a [...]
Damn. Damn, damn damn. I wasn’t empathetic. I wasn’t loving. I wasn’t non-violent. Soulmate and I got into a heated discussion with his parents. There’s a lot of hurt there, but instead of dealing with that, I responded to anger with anger, and to accusations with accusations. It’s been two days, and I’m still feeling [...]
I hate it when I hear something on NPR, like spirituals or bluegrass or something, and I think it sounds cool, so I go buy a CD and “Ewwwwww! Why did I do that?” But I was sitting in the bookstore yesterday, and was pulled away from my thoughts by something that sounds like “Old [...]
Up late, again. I’ve noticed when something’s worrying me, I will stay up late, keeping vigil. Tonight, my task is to make sure the world doesn’t blow up. And now, a poem for your entertainment. On August 6, 1945, President Truman ordered the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. The U.S. forces affectionately named the nuclear bomb [...]
Neil Young is streaming his new album, Living With War, at his website, www.neilyoung.com. I’m relieved to see it, hoping that things really will begin to change. On the other hand, I don’t feel very hopeful at the moment. It really seemed like things would change 40-50 years ago, before those philanderers and radicals, Martin [...]
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