Year: 2003
Between Dawn and Dusk
Posted on September 5, 2003 in Book of Days Reflections Writing
The time between dusk and dawn. My time. When I sit at the keyboard and open my mind like a vein and watch the blood dribble all over the place. Apologies to Sherwood Anderson for stealing his image.
But What Are They For?
Posted on September 5, 2003 in Crosstalk Liberals & Progressives
There was plenty of complaining about what elements of the Left and the Right were doing wrong — especially the Left — but very little talk about what these self-professed Gen Xers actually stood for, except “We’ve got to bring the flag back” and “We’ve got to fight terrorism”.
On Eavesdropping
Posted on September 4, 2003 in Book of Days Encounters Poems Writing
I’m looking for the real voices, the real life that people lead.
Hatred: Institutional and Personal
Posted on September 4, 2003 in Immigration
Question ALL Authority, including Your Own.
Relativism is Not a Morality
Posted on September 4, 2003 in Anthropology Morals & Ethics Social Justice
Those who insist that cultural relativism demands that we declare two cultures to be “equally wrong” on any given issue are — dare I say it? — wrong.
Carpetbaggers Nearly All
Posted on September 4, 2003 in Gray Davis Recall
This California Native isn’t going to be hoodwinked. I’m voting for my own in the recall. The rest of them can just go back where they came from. Let a Californian govern California.
Five P.M.
Posted on September 3, 2003 in Book of Days
From five until the first parent returns home to fix dinner and manage the kids, I enjoy silence.
More on the MECHA Smear
Posted on September 3, 2003 in Gray Davis Recall Immigration
I thought I’d follow up on my MECHA views with a links to thoughtful blogs on the subject.
Cinquain No. 18
Posted on September 2, 2003 in Book of Days Poems
I curled inside dreams,
a paper nautilus swimming
in blue.
New Features
Posted on September 2, 2003 in Site News
OK, now for the boring stuff:
- We’ve upgraded to MovableType 2.64
- I’ve added a Babelfish translation engine to the page.
Enjoy!
News of The Other Recall
Posted on September 2, 2003 in Gray Davis Recall
… the recall in Japan had it’s own version of the butterfly ballot.
