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Buy Like You Give A Damn, part I
I found Brittany Packnett via Twitter, as one does. And I liked what I saw. In fact, I really liked what I saw. So I clicked on the website she has in her profile and hello! I found a comforting … Continue reading
Ivanka Trump needs to have a hard conversation with her father.
Several years ago, a year or so before my father’s illnesses kept him indoors, we went to pick up dinner for a family gathering. He drove. As we were leaving, he almost hit a pedestrian as he was pulling out … Continue reading
Posted in Activism
Tagged Donald Trump, DT is Mentally Ill, Ivanka Trump, Mental Illness, Propane Jane, Twitter
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Symbolism Evolution via Twitter, et al
Oops, they’ve done it again! Actually, let me try that again. Oh For Fuck’s Sake, what’s with the hearts? Yep, those on Periscope predicted it a while back: Twitter has gone to a HEART instead of a STAR for Favorites. And … Continue reading
Posted in random observation, Things I love
Tagged Favorite, Like, outrage, social media, symbolism, Twitter, TwitterHeart
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To Kill a Mockingbird is Apropos Again. And Again.
It is about justice for Michael Brown. Even more, for many, it’s also about preventing future Darren Wilsons. And I believe that in order to do that, we have to work hard. Everyday. To confront our own biases (yes, you) and … Continue reading
We both know it: I am NOT Trayvon’s Mother
See now, here’s the thing. I did the hoodie picture. I wept for the teenaged boys I taught. I wrote about how they were getting frisked for hanging out while being brown. I got angry. I got angry. I got … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Parenthood, yeah write
Tagged Florida, hoodie, Moms Demand Action, Stand Your Ground, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Twitter
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Preventing Gun Violence In Any Way We Can…Regardless of Politics
I can’t tell you how miserable this video compilation from Moms Demand Action for Gunsense in America makes me. It’s been an exhausting, educational, heart-wrenching four months since I started working with the NJ Chapter. And somehow, more than other … Continue reading
Lament: The Art of Research Lost and Found
When I was still teaching high school English, I used to get occasional research papers with the URL from which the words had been stolen printed at the bottom. I don’t know if the students thought I was a complete … Continue reading
Posted in random observation
Tagged Art of Research, journalism, opinion, plagiarism, Research, Twitter
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Glad I Saw It: Grab and Go Lunch
Anyone who follows me on Twitter knows that I’m obsessed with the coffee and hummos and hot sauce sandwich at Red Eye Cafe. I’ve also got a simmering adoration for the Carrot Protein Drink at Le Salbuen. But that doesn’t … Continue reading
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