Every year this time, my church, the Center for Spiritual Awareness in West Sacramento participates in an international Season for Nonviolence from January 30th through April 4th (the anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s … [Read more...] about 64 Days of Nonviolence
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Day 3 at the DMV
Day 3, Thursday, January 29, 201011:55pm. I pass the DMV on the street, enter the illegal lot and park. (I have got this down!). I waltz in, 3 minute wait for B 210 and Im outa there.1:30pm. I return, this time, for the first time, remembering to … [Read more...] about Day 3 at the DMV
Three snouts up for Avatar on Imax
(:)(:)(:) for Avatar on Imax. My expectations for this movie were mixed. On the one hand, I heard a review on public radio that said something like "this isn't a good movie, but it's enough like a good movie that you might think it is" and that … [Read more...] about Three snouts up for Avatar on Imax
My theory of friendship
I'm not going to write a lot of detail here, just start talking about something I've thought for a long time. There's a mythology out there that the way we get to be friends is by having mutual interests, mutual sense of humor, etc., and there's … [Read more...] about My theory of friendship
Islamophobes, Democracy Now, and Me
Democracy Now with Amy Goodman carried a terrifying segment last Friday on how 25 million copies of a DVD called Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West have been distributed in key battleground states in the last couple of months (at a cost … [Read more...] about Islamophobes, Democracy Now, and Me
Prescription: A healthier global warming plan
By Bill Magavern (published Thursday, October 09, 2008)Even if pictures of stranded polar bears failed to warm your heart, global warming’s effect on your health should get your circulation going. As the California Air Resources Board takes on … [Read more...] about Prescription: A healthier global warming plan
Use McCain (not Bush) to beat McCain
A substantial part of the Obama team strategy seems to be to Bushify McCain, to convince the public that McCain is really George Bush in disguise. In my opinion this is a flawed strategy. Let's use McCain to beat McCain, not Bush. Here's why:The … [Read more...] about Use McCain (not Bush) to beat McCain
The Truth About Me
Greetings from the Big Apple!Okay, so it's been another long inexplicable period in which I haven't posted a thing. My readers are anxious, fretful even.Here's the scoop: two things have been going. First, our son has been sick for another … [Read more...] about The Truth About Me
“Sitting this one out” by Adolph Reed
Reprinted without permission--I like this piece. I basically agree with everything he says. It is the best cogent articulation I've seen of the dilemma we're in. Why it's simultaneously true that the "serious" candidates of the Democratic party … [Read more...] about “Sitting this one out” by Adolph Reed
The Ring Cycle–Part III
Spiritual Lessons Learned by Losing (and Finding) my Wedding RingsYou would think, having lost one of my gorgeous antique unique diamond platinum wedding rings out at our spot on the Cosumnes River, I would have learned my lesson but no. On another … [Read more...] about The Ring Cycle–Part III
Anti-Hillary Sentiment Tests Spiritual Principles
In the past few months, I have moved from generally worried that Hillary Clinton will be the nominee to full-on panicked that she will be. In this same period, I have moved from concerned that she might not win the White House if she were the … [Read more...] about Anti-Hillary Sentiment Tests Spiritual Principles
The Ring Cycle–Part II
Readers will recall my recently launched series on spiritual lessons learned while losing my wedding rings--read Ring Cycle--Part I for background.The problem with starting the ring cycle the way I did is that all the other stories will be boring in … [Read more...] about The Ring Cycle–Part II