So as all you avid journal/blog readers have realized already, i tend to fill my journal/blog up with random thoughts, meaningful quotes, recollections & reflections, interesting articles, etc. hope you're enjoying them as much as i am ( Read more... )

Trapped in New Orleans by the flood--and martial law ( Read more... )

(recommendation: read Open Veins of Latin America ( Read more... )

The blame game ( Read more... )

watching the news with my aunt last night...it's really disturbing when i learn more and more about what's going on down in new orleans and the surrounding areas. blame is being tossed around, and no one's owning up to their shit. the race & class struggle are out on the table...anyone else seeing it? and this is when i rant on why we're so ( Read more... )

"To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self."

So Hurricane Katrina is center stage right now...but please don't forget about the numerous Shi'ite pilgrims who have died tragically in Iraq as well.

FYI - many are heading down to DC (myself included) on weekend of 9/24 for the anti-war, get outta Iraq rally. Join us!

FYI ( Read more... )

i "stumbled" upon this: so i KNOW some may get offended by this (don't take things personally), but i think it's hilarious!


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so i've mentioned in the past that my mama instilled this "fighter" in me. and this "fighter" came out and said hello last nite...BUT based on conversations with my Little Sister, Anais, and some UTEC teens in the car ride, I am reflecting...and learning...see - who says older peeps can't learn from younger ( Read more... )