I recently started to focus on buying organic food. Since reading Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser while on vacation in 2005 (totally not a vacation book, by the way), I’ve been worried about the hormones injected into our food by the mega-farms to hasten the growth process of the animals we eat. While driving [...]
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Spiral
Posted in activism, consumerism, environmentalism on December 1, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Love ‘Ku
Posted in activism, poetry on January 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I like to call these my love ‘ku. Because I stand on the side of love. I wish I would have been able to use one of these at NuKu. Love’s a Right (11/07/2010) Love’s a human right. The right to walk down the street, Holding hands, kissing. Boundless Love (11/07/2010) Woman-man; man-man; Woman-woman; love’s [...]
Sermon on Podcast
Posted in activism, childhood, music, religion/spirituality, U2, widowhood, writing on November 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In case you’d like to hear me read my sermon, the podcast from the service is now available. I haven’t listened to it; I’m afraid. I don’t like the sound of my voice on recording. But maybe to you I sound on recording the same as you hear me (God, I hope not!). And if [...]
And on the east coast…
Posted in activism, politics and country on November 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
…the light of reason shines on the side of love! In Connecticut last week, an attempt to put a resolution to ban gay marriage was VOTED DOWN. Gay marriage was made legal by Connecticut Supreme Court ruling this morning! See, there is hope out there. I continue to be optimistic. And ever vigilant in my [...]
More on Prop 8
Posted in activism, politics and country on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Peacebang posted the video below from the Keith Olbermann show on her blog. Unfortunately, I think he’s singing to the choir, unless Republicans and conservatives are watching MSNBC. I wonder what would happen if someone on FoxNews said this… would there be upheaval in the streets? Or would there be minds changed? I think what [...]
Guess who’s coming to dinner
Posted in activism, politics and country, religion/spirituality on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had this great epiphany last night. I watched this wonderful movie from 1967 called Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. I’d heard about this movie in the past, referenced in pop culture, and I luckily happened upon it in between watching episodes of season 5 of Babylon 5 on DVD. I continued to watch the [...]
Preaching activism
Posted in activism, literature/books, religion/spirituality on September 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I finished reading this really great book–In the Eye of the Storm: Swept to the Center by God by Gene Robinson. You may have heard of this man from the news. He’s the Episcopalian priest who was elected to bishop in 2003 in Concord, Massachusetts, which resulted in a major schism [...]