In Super Bowl XLIV, it was the first time the winning team had lost their last three regular season games. It was the first time a team kicked an onside kick prior to the 4th quarter. It was the first time a kicker made three field goals longer than 40 yards. It was only the [...]
In honor of this holiday, I am presenting some of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s own words. He was a truth teller and an activist in the best sense possible, not just on behalf of civil rights but for race relations, peace, and economic justice. I ♥ him. Here he speaks for himself:
“As I have [...]
I was a super hero
In a comic book city
Donned a costume of glasses and bright blazers
And fought with human strength
Supplied by a supply of drugs
And pride
I wore a crown of defeat every night
Driving toward comic book towers
Brightly lit, banked against an ominously colored sky
At home,
I curled up in the curved dome of my head
Suckered to [...]
My letter to the editor was published in BR’s Advocate on Friday, Nov. 20, and was the latest in a chain of letters discussing gay rights and discrimination. Here are the links below to the first few letters, and the link & text of my response. Thanks to everyone for the positive response!
Letter: Reader sees [...]
Sometimes it’s good to get outta BR, paddle in the swamp at night, go to the city and…put on a costume, give candy to strangers, fake-film people with painted cardboard and dance to techno while two male witches have words. Word of advice: if you can’t get a cab, best to just walk. If you [...]
Here’s the link to a recent story on NPR about a recently opened charter school in New York City called The Equity Project (TEP). They’re allocating their public funding to pay their teachers $125,000/yr while the principal earns $90,000. People may not get into teaching for the money, but that’s exactly the problem, so let’s [...]
*this post is inspired by the recent announcement that the balloon boy saga was a hoax. his parents met in acting school. enjoy.*
(a monologue)
I used to always say that I hated actors. This meant I hated artifice, pretense, and facades. I hated attention-getting melodrama. I hated the praise lauded on acting as talent, hated the [...]
In honor of the beginning of a new school year, here is an essay I wrote upon my resignation as a teacher, and a different resignation as someone whose ideal job is to teach. Our city is experiencing a strikingly high murder rate this summer–disturbingly high, and guess what? Blame for our [...]
One thing that I DON’T miss about teaching is dealing with students’ misguided attempts at self-defense and justice.
My momma says if someone hits me hit back!
That’s what our presidents say, too, it is commonly agreed upon.
Then again, Marvin Gaye said only love can conquer hate, and Dr. King said only light can drive out darkness [...]
My skepticism of democracy’s efficacy has always stemmed from my belief that what is popular is not always what is right. That being said, one recent Saturday I decided to participate in a part of the democratic process. I picked up a friend of mine in Addis, and with our drive-thru daiquiris in [...]