"I'm just waiting for the world to turn a little more..."
-First words after 364 days of silence

The pursuit of our dreams is, at heart, an act of faith combined with a giant act of will. But when it pays off, the unexpected happens. The world shifts around you, unseen passages open, and in many ways, the rules of reality--at least the rules that have defined your reality--change.

I don't want to raise my kids in this society...

What happened to our sense of gratitude towards those who risk their lives fighting for us ( Read more... )

Sweat drips down my chest and soaks into the beltline of my pants. The sun roars with bestial vigor above us as we lose pounds out of our pores. Lazily, and with little enthusiasm, I raise my hands to my lips and listen to cruel burning sound as I breathe in smoke. I dark shape squats next to me drumming out a beat on his legs along with the thrum ( Read more... )

If I post too fast, people only read the most recent.

My interview follows the description of this meme (for those annoying spelling correction fools a meme is an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture). The meme is as follows:

• Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
• I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
• You will ( Read more... )

The whole world wide, every day,
Fly Hugin and Munin;
I worry lest Hugin should fall in flight,
Yet more I fear for Munin

"I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die ( Read more... )

So, La Jefe is back in town for the summer ( Read more... )