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The Asinine Abandominium of Avondale Grab a cup of coffee and let me share with you the strange but true David-and-Goliath tale of the abandominium, an amazing story you may tell your grandchildren someday, in which regular folks from a community stood up to the moneyed interests, a.k.a.“The Man”, and won. Toughness Is a Trait Valued the World Over For the record, I am not tough. I do, however, know a legendary tough guy: Master Bob Schirmer. Unless you’re part of the so-called “no holds barred” fighting community, you’re unlikely to know who he is. Because if you fold your clothes, if you purchase ramekins and use them, you believe you can change the world. The first in a series of pieces sharing the experiences of a 30-year-old going back to law school after years away from the academic scene. |
Politics and the Machinery of Death The form of execution is not the controlling or most significant flaw in the death penalty. The real cruelty, which reaches Kafkaesque proportions, lies in the court system that leads to the death chamber. The Wall is a collection of sayings immortalized by markers and masking tape that decorated a college apartment where I lived with three other young women way back in 1991-92. There was no quiet whisper of keystrokes, there was no impersonal monitor. This typewriter physically struck the page, forever changing it, with no backspacing able to erase the mark. Acidic late blight pall to the reflection your face / casts via a series of well-positioned mirrors / from Chicago, where you cast about your apartment / in search of a sleeveless dress of a dream, / to New Zealand, where I am turning the corner / on my last dime. |
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From the Publisher Katrina was really three disasters in rapid succession: the storm, the failure of the levees, and the abject failure of the government’s response. The government’s failed response was the only disaster that could have been prevented in the here and now. Activism The amount of money you might spend buying fast-food lunches for a week could help Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere provide a community with safe drinking water for a year. |
Spotlight Site I find that Rense’s eclectic mixture of real journalism, odd theories, and UFO stuff is pretty fascinating. If you’re Jewish, it will likely piss you off. Sounds The Turnaround Ghost Pilot Performed live on 3/19/05 at keepgoing’s Spring fundraiser party Download (MP3, 3.12 MB, 128 kbps)
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