These are the books I read since last year. Actually physically read on my tablet, hardback, and paperback. I listed them below. I found a favorite author, Chris Crutcher. I've read quite a few of his books. Seneca suggests we find writers than move us and make us want to read them over and over. I'm not sure I want to read all Crutcher's books again, but will read the … [Read more...] about Books I’ve Read Since January of Last Year
Archives for May 2013
I Used To Be Awesome!
We start out in life thinking that we're awesome. We can dance in public as 5-year-olds and not care what others think of us. By the time we'ere adults, that's been driven out of us. by peers by parents by the media by embarrassing situations As adults, we doubt ourselves. We judge ourselves badly. We are critical: of our bodies of ourselves as people of … [Read more...] about I Used To Be Awesome!
America
I ran across this video from a movie (Don't know the name of the movie) and have sat on it. Finally decided to post it. It's called America Is Not #1. The actor is responding to a student who must have asked why America is the best country in the world. There's some bad language in it, so protect the ears of the little ones. This guy gives a lot of facts. America is not … [Read more...] about America
Santa Cruz and It’s Homeless – Attack Poverty, Not The Poor
[pullquote align="right"]"True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring." - Martin Luther King Jr.[/pullquote] In recent months, it has sometimes been suggested that compassion is inviting problems into our community, that if only we were meaner and … [Read more...] about Santa Cruz and It’s Homeless – Attack Poverty, Not The Poor