I was just writing an email to someone and realized that I really want to post some of these poems that have been oozing out of me for the last couple weeks. So, here they are. One of them actually has something to do with today’s earlier blog- it’s called “Remember.” The others are commentary [...]
CONTINUE READINGWell, this isn’t exactly what I was expecting to post today, but it felt like what needed to be done. It’s pretty self-explanatory, and I know it may piss a few folks off, but I’m willing to live with that. Everyone deserves health care, regardless…. Dear President Obama: I am writing you to let you [...]
CONTINUE READINGI’ve thought a lot about whether or not to post this blog the last couple of days. Is it too depressing? Will it come back to bite me in the butt somewhere down the road? Will it turn people off from wanting to work with me or buy my book? And what I keep coming [...]
CONTINUE READINGThis is the poem to which I referred in yesterday’s blog. It is one of the most profound and beautiful poems I’ve ever read; I can’t even remember where or when I heard it for the first time, but it was at least ten years ago. It floored me then, and it continues to move [...]
CONTINUE READINGI haven’t blogged for over two weeks… and realized that I’ve been making this big deal out of it. I’ve been pushing myself like I’ve been under assignment to write an article every week as opposed to a blog. It was good “discipline” but I’ve been paralyzed by the prospect of it for over two [...]
CONTINUE READINGI’ve been thinking about how much flack President Obama has been getting for either not doing enough or too much, for being too radical or not radical enough, in his first ten months of office, and I just want to say, “Give the guy a break!” I don’t know about you, but, honestly, I sort [...]
CONTINUE READINGI’ve been working on this blog for almost a month; it took me this long to synthesize what I was trying to say. Ah, the writing process… the fine balance between discipline and surrender. ********On September 30th I attended the two-month anniversary vigil at the UC Berkeley campus for Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Josh [...]
CONTINUE READINGWhen I woke up the first morning here in Topanga Canyon, I was excited, energized and ready to take on this strange new world. However, after a day of absolute bliss, the disorientation set in… I felt like I’d plunked myself down in the middle of a foreign country (which, in a way, I have…) [...]
CONTINUE READINGLast night was good but strange. I went to dinner with my host and two of his friends, a lovely couple taking a break from traveling the world to visit friends and family before heading out one more time. They were lovely people and I hope I get to know them better, but I felt [...]
CONTINUE READINGRecently I watched The Visitor again and wondered what it is that is so compelling about this movie for me personally. I mean, obviously, it touched my heart in a very profound and powerful way- how could it not? The subject matter is entirely timely, every bit of acting is flawless, and a sweetness flows [...]
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