Some people in my town who have seen me speak publicly have come up to me and mentioned that I do not seem used to it. Â That is true. I used to be a teacher (TA) in college, but that kind of speaking was very different from Speaking Up, which is what I call what …
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Building an Engine
I’m reading Gura’s book, American Transcendentalism, A History, and on page 19 there it is: Toward that end they called “for immediate application of ideas to life,” so that in this brave new world a thinker “was called on to justify himself on the spot by building an engine, and setting something in motion.” Exactly. …
Riot for Austerity, Year Three (October 2010 to December 2011)
We started our Riot in October of 2008. In the interest of making my bookkeeping easier, I’m going to count Year Three as a 14 month year. The percentages (of US National Average) for Year Three for (1) Gasoline, (2) Electricity, (3) Heating Oil and (4) Water are as follows: year three 29.1 14.6 24.5 15.3 …
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New Year’s Resolution(s): Friends and Self Care
We have a few plans for the new year. Just a few. But I think my most important aim is to connect meaningfully with someone, every day. That could be a phone call with a  friend who is far away, an impromptu lunch with an acquaintance, a meeting with fellow activists, a speech to strangers …
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