April Reign

Apartment Living is Crushing My Soul

2019-03-04T03:30:25Z

Apartment living is crushing my soul. I feel as though I have lost my connection to life. Time and seasons pass but nothing changes. It’s the same four walls. The difference only whether there is snow or leaves on the trees I can see through the balcony door. I long for a garden. To smell and feel the earth between my fingers. To watch for signs of life in the spring. To watch the bees…

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December 6th. Just a date.

2019-03-04T03:39:56Z

December 6th. Just a date. Maybe an early Christmas party or a school play. Perhaps a time to start putting out decorations or maybe – a time to purchase candles and roses. A purchase not made in anticipation of a celebration but one made in memorial of 14 women who were gunned down simply because they were women and they were there. December 6th, 1989 at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal…

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Puppy Love

2018-12-17T15:44:56Z

Nothing of great social or political import just some cute shots of the dog.

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Snowy Afternoon Walking With My Dog

2019-02-25T21:36:58Z

A few pics and short video showing just how hard it was snowing. Looks lovely and for once wasn’t bitterly cold.

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Psstt… Hey you! Ya You Poking Your Nose In Other People’s Wombs.. Come Here

2019-09-18T19:39:36Z

Here’s the deal. We get you like the fetuses. We get you want to hold them and pat and call them George. Well guess what? Now you can. Just borrow an ultrasound from someone you don’t know and have no business interfering with and have this company print out your very own fetus plaything! Hours of fun! Get yours today!

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What Happens When You Just Don’t Clique?

2019-02-25T20:33:53Z

The internet has been fantastically effective in allowing people to communicate. While post and phones and radios did allow communication across distances, they were not as easy and accessible as such things as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Tumblr etc. are. Social networks have brought together political nations, self defined nations such as Leaf Nation and Ford Nation (both the vehicle and train…

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Facebook and Progressive Values

2019-09-25T17:59:17Z

I deleted my Facebook account awhile ago because I could no longer feel right with myself visiting a site which so clearly violates my principles. Complaints about misogynist groups advocating rape and other abuses towards women, groups degrading those with physical or mental handicaps were regularly met with ‘this does not violate Facebook standards’ yet apparently perfectly lovely shots of…

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Storm pics

2013-08-02T18:58:02Z

So yesterday July 19 marks year 27 of married life. also huge storm. There was either a mini tornado or a downburst and there is so much damage. We ran into the building hall at one point it seemed like all the windows were going to blow in. Windows were slightly opened and by them water was a couple of inches deep in the house. We were doing fine for power until around 4 this morning 6:30…

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Ashes to Ashes

2019-02-25T20:32:50Z

Gizmodo has an article on designs that differ from the usual burial experience. Some are wonderful, the wind chime I’m not as sure about.

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Classy Move Kickstarter

2017-07-10T22:51:06Z

Following Facebook’s example of giving sexist, abusive douchebags a free pass, Kickstarter is refusing to take down Redditor Ken Hoinsky’s dating advice book. Above the Game: A Guide to Getting Awesome With Women, includes such gentlemanly dating advice as “grab her hand and put it right on your dick.” Another excerpt posted on Reddit suggests “force her to rebuff your advances” . Do Something.

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