I've made a promise several times to myself that I am going to make fewer and fewer entries in this journal exclusively about gender... but somehow I always seem to keep feeling like I have something new to say. And also gender is a very safe topic to write about in this journal whereas other topics are not as safe. So anyway here goes ( Read more... )

SO I've been thinking a lot about the personal beliefs and values I carry, beliefs and values that are so ingrained in my personality that I often forget I have them, and more importantly, forget that other people don't...

( Thoughts on religion, spirituality, science, and belief )

So I was having a kind of bum day today when I got a knock on my door. I opened my door to see 3 young men dressed in traditional orthodox Jewish clothing. My first thought was "oh my god. they've finally come for me." But instead one of them said "It's Rosh Hashanah and we're wondering if you've heard the shofar yet." I told him I hadn't. He then ( Read more... )

A quick disclaimer: The following discussion is based on my personal understanding of Buddhism, as taught to me by Western Buddhist teachers, who in turned learned from Buddhist teachers in Asia. I do not make any claim that any of my interpretations are accurate, and I acknowledge the inherent appropriation that I have done of a rich cultural ( Read more... )

please stop doing stories about the importance of the fifth year anniversary of Sept. 11th ( Read more... )

If you haven't already read it, I highly recommend going to:

http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_documents/ahmadinejad0509.pdfIt's the 18 page letter written by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran to George Bush. While I disagree with his solution (a world united under mono-theistic religion), I think he's right on in everything he says ( Read more... )

albums that have influenced me a lot...


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Your Candy Heart Says "Hug Me"
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Well something interesting happened to me ( Read more... )

Your Seduction Style: Sweet Talker
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