Category: Social Action Writing
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In The Weeds: InfoSec Round-Up 7-12-17
Today’s round-up is all about action. The action to save net neutrality. If you’re in #InfoSec you know how important this is. Want to know more about it. Here’s a few links, many of which include who you need to bitch at about not rolling back the net neutrality rules of 2015. We only have…
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The UnQuiet Resolution of Resistance, Meeting My Muslim Neighbors
I made a small resolution to myself on the eve of January 19, 2017. That I would not be silent. Of any of the things that happened in my world, I would no longer be silent. When I discuss this resolution with my spouse, my closest friends, even my fellow artists, they laugh and scoff.…
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A Lifetime of Birthdays: November 11, 2016
The eleventh day in the eleventh month in my half-century birthday celebration brought mostly joy, there was some heartbreak, but you cannot have light without dark. In order to recognize joy, you have to have known the other side. The whole house was “off” for the Veteran’s Day holiday and like good Americans we slept…
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A Lifetime of Birthdays: November 9-10, 2016
Well here we are. It’s after the U.S. election for our 45th president. I’m devastated and am mourning the loss of my country as I hoped it could be. I’m not naive enough to think it was as wonderful as some think it was; but, it is the one I served many years in the military…
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A Lifetime of Birthdays: November 7, 2016
Today was fraught with little aggravations and some scary moments, but mostly, it still was about joy. First off, I’m grateful that none of my neighbors called the cops on me when I was chasing #Lookitssprite this morning when she had a “Squirrel” moment and ran all the way past center field in the park and…