Achieving an odd kind of peace of mind
(See yesterday's post for the Garrison Keillor piece I'm responding to.) So maybe Election Day comes and we've done our absolute best and the worst happens anyway: Bush gets a second term. Maybe (as Garrison Keillor says in his article below), the concentration of...
We’re Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore
The following was written by Garrison Keillor of "The Prairie Home Companion." It appeared in the August 26, 2004 issue of In These Times. We're Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore August 26, 2004 Something has gone seriously haywire with the Republican Party. Once, it was...
Scholarships for Young Women of Color
The following text is from the Third Wave website. I'm just passing along the information. Third Wave Scholarships Know of any young women of color (30 and under) activists, cultural workers, artists, etc. who are in school either part time/full time who want to apply...
Keep Hope Half-Conscious
Thanks to everyone who responded to my S.O.S. message yesterday. I got plenty of responses here and in private emails. While it sounds like some of you share my doubt and fear, most of you seem to have a firm grip on the optimistic opinion that George's supposed...
September 11th
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Kerry-Edwards: I’m afraid, so afraid
Is it all over? Is the double-digit lead George Bush attained after the Republican convention the beginning of the end? Is the American majority really going to re-elect one of the worst presidents in U.S. history because he seems more like someone they'd like to...
Cable Channel for the Unemployed
Does anyone remember a Simpson's episode in which Homer is out of work and is sitting around watching tv all day, and he watches a channel called "The Unemployment Channel" or the "Channel for the Unemployed" or something like that? Homer watches it announce, "Coming...
Unemployment – Getting Creative
My last day at my job was Friday and yesterday was a holiday, so I count today as my first official day of unemployment. My first priority was applying for unemployment benefits at the office in Evanston. There's some scale that determines how much you get based on...
Big Fat Deal
And now for today's blog discovery: Big Fat Deal is totally cool. The blogger calls herself "Piegirl" and states on her homepage: "So what's the Big Fat Deal? Well, at the risk of getting all mission-statementy, I think it's important to call attention to issues of...
On My Final Day: Ode to Another Bad Career Decision
big bucks work sucks in flux (the boss) nitpicks this chick's best tricks day long job wrong I'm gone.
Music, more music!
Okay, here’s the deal: I’m leaving my comfortable secretary job this Friday and plan to spend this fall figuring out what I want to do to earn a living and then getting a job doing that, AND spending a lot more time on my music. The Alice-in-Wonderland, catch-22 part...
I like helping people move
I'm not trying to be nice or generous. Why would I do THAT? I'm just telling the truth: I really do like helping people move. Lifting and carrying, especially up and down stairs, is a great workout: it works my arms, my legs, my back, everything. It's muscle...