the ridiculousness that is racism…

27Jun08

In 8th grade I did a joint social studies/English paper on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Because I was a good student, I was allowed to watch videos that other students would have been denied. I guess my teachers knew I would understand it on the level that it needed to be understood if [...]

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Tags: equality, racism, remember the titans, rosa parks, segregation

i did it…

26Jun08

I did it. I finally measured my carbon footprint and feel pretty OK with the results — though there is definite room for improvement.  My results follow:
Estimated greenhouse gas emissions: 37 tons of CO2 annually. The national average for a person in the U.S. is 57 tons a year while the world average for a [...]

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Tags: carbon footprint, environment, going green, greenhouse gases

and then…

17Jun08

And then you have the jackasses is this country who are still colorblind and ignorant and they scare the hell out of me at times. I still believe the power of education is stronger. This is just yet another disgusting roadblock on the rocky path to change.
until next time…

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Tags: Barack Obama, racism

change…

17Jun08

Change is on the horizon. There is an electricity in the air throughout America that has not been here for quite some time. The primaries tore down walls of both gender bias and racial disparity. In NY, our governor — David Paterson — is not a Christian-bred white man, but rather a legally blind black [...]

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Tags: California, change, del martin, gay marriage, gays, Gov. Paterson, homosexuals, New York, phyllis lyon

7 months 9 days…

11Jun08

The primaries are over (cue fake audience applause). A year and a half ago I was barely able to contain my excitement. A fresh start was on the horizon — that ridiculous redneck who stole the Oval Office would soon be gone — how could anyone not be overjoyed? 
And then the weeks turned into long [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama, Election 2008, gender, Hillary Clinton, politics, race

baby steps…

11Jun08

Going green is well, um…it’s a bitch to be honest with you. I am enjoying it, don’t get me wrong, but it is not easy. I haven’t calculated my carbon footprint yet — I thought I should make a few changes first — but I plan to before the month is over. (I am also [...]

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Tags: carbon footprint, eco-friendly, environment, organic