by popular demand i am finally answering this question. faithful readers know that during the presidential primary i groused about kamala harris numerous times. my opinions were strongly covered by my experience working with harris when she was … [Read more...] about kamala harris: a “san francisco sellout” we should all get behind
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covid road trip series: five masks for primitive camping on the south yuba river; three masks for the mayor of illinois crossing
my brother and i had a slightly more ambitious backpacking trip in mind—at a minimum we had our eye on lake margaret near kirkwood, california at 8,000 feet of elevation 2.5 miles hike in. or we looked at horseshoe lake near lake juniper in lassen … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: five masks for primitive camping on the south yuba river; three masks for the mayor of illinois crossing
covid road trip series: why is 4 nights the perfect number for a mini driving vacation?
5 masks up for four night mini vacations. this is related to a recent four night trip we took which I had so much to say about that it spun a multi-part series answering various questions about the trip including this one. click here to see the … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: why is 4 nights the perfect number for a mini driving vacation?
covid road trip series: why might i want to visit lake almanor in northern california?
5 masks up for lake almanor in northern california . i have so much to say about this trip that i am rolling out a multi-part series answering various questions about the area including. click here to see the other posts. today’s question … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: why might i want to visit lake almanor in northern california?
covid road trip series: why might i want to go to lassen national park in northern california?
4 masks up for lassen national park in northern california . i have so much to say about this trip that i am rolling out a multi-part series answering various questions about the area including. click here to see the other posts. today’s question … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: why might i want to go to lassen national park in northern california?
aoc speech on house floor highlights how far we have to go with women
it appears that we have reached to a tipping point in this country where a majority of americans no longer believe we should tolerate systemic racism. maybe a better way to put that is its come to white america’s attention that there is systemic … [Read more...] about aoc speech on house floor highlights how far we have to go with women
7/22 colbert: greta thunberg on what is a crisis/escape a bit with keegan michael key
from the july 22nd, 2020 episode of a late show with stephen colbert i want to call out a couple videos and a couple of thoughts, one profound and one absurd. https://youtu.be/Brtog4AABBg the profound is his interview with greta … [Read more...] about 7/22 colbert: greta thunberg on what is a crisis/escape a bit with keegan michael key
owning & clearing my judgments about the president & others in the pandemic
https://youtu.be/_GAJ0O7oj3s i notice that i have been in another wave of preoccupation with what other people are doing wrong with covid-19. i have joined in the focus on how terrible it is that the president took so long to wear the … [Read more...] about owning & clearing my judgments about the president & others in the pandemic
covid road trip series (lake almanor, lassen national park and lake almanor): when you visit an area that has low covid but high maga, what are the public spaces like?
we just passed four glorious nights in an airbnb right on lake almanor close to lassen national park which demands a whole set of posts. i have so much to say about this trip that it will be a multi-part series answering … [Read more...] about covid road trip series (lake almanor, lassen national park and lake almanor): when you visit an area that has low covid but high maga, what are the public spaces like?
covid road trip series: today’s question how can I safely stay overnight away from home?
4 masks up for airbnb on lake almanor. we just passed four glorious nights in an airbnb right on lake almanor close to lassen national park which demands a whole set of posts. i have so much to say about this trip that it will be a multi-part … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: today’s question how can I safely stay overnight away from home?
4 masks up for parable of the sower by octavia e. butler (and thoughts about creeping dystopia spurred by this novel from a black feminist perspective)
i started reading parable of the sower by octavia e. butler shortly after the pandemic shutdown hit. written in 1993, the story begins with a group of kids in the los angeles area in 2024, no longer safe to leave their homes for school, taking a risk … [Read more...] about 4 masks up for parable of the sower by octavia e. butler (and thoughts about creeping dystopia spurred by this novel from a black feminist perspective)
covid road trip series (lake almanor, lassen national park and juniper lake): since you can’t fly anywhere safely, why not explore your region more?
we just passed four glorious nights in an airbnb right on lake almanor close to lassen national park which demands a whole set of posts. i have so much to say about this trip that it will be a multi-part series answering various questions about the … [Read more...] about covid road trip series (lake almanor, lassen national park and juniper lake): since you can’t fly anywhere safely, why not explore your region more?