Just finishing up my first day at Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts in Maine. What a full day. I've basically spent about six or seven hours blacksmithing with an amazing teacher. I'll try to post some of her work later...too tired to try tonight. We'll be gathering again in a few minutes to show off pictures of our work that we've done ( Read more... )

It's been several days now since the election and I'm feeling the need to put a few things down ( Read more... )

If you would like to help defeat the California Proposition 8 (which is based on discrimination) then you can make a donation on the following link. Anything would be helpful.

Thanks very much.

http://www.noonprop8.com/action

So glad to be back in Oakland ( Read more... )

I just got home from working out of town for several days to find something interesting and disturbing in the mail...addressed to me. It's a color cardstock flier with a picture of Barack Obama (Michelle is in the background) and the quote "I'm not in favor of gay marriage...." At the bottom is a big "Vote YES on Prop 8." On the back are photos and ( Read more... )

Today was my last morning out with the No on 8 sign here in Roseville (Placer Co.) Let me tell a story 'bout a man named Jed. A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed. Then one day he was....oh wait...sorry. Where was I ( Read more... )

I went out to my corner again today here in Roseville. I only had an hour so I set a timer on my cell phone and went for it ( Read more... )

I'm in Roseville (just north of Sacramento) for the week for work and I decided to bring my No on 8 sign. I spent over an hour this morning on an island at a busy intersection near my hotel and I wanted to jot down the experience ( Read more... )

I did it again this morning ( Read more... )

This afternoon I did something different. Something that I haven't done before and it feels really good. Today I spent the afternoon on the street corner out in front of the Rockridge BART station with a No on Prop 8 sign. It may not have been the new Oakland battle ground (Macarthur and Lakeshore), but it's where I live and I was seen. It was ( Read more... )