Seattle passed an income tax on the wealthy. This is a complex issue. I understand the conservative view that this is “poor people getting free money/handouts taken from others.” But simple fact: Society is a pyramid, and always will be (even in the Federation of Planets).
Robin Hood Policies Read Post »
Wonder Woman. So many reactions to this movie. And for me, the movie itself has not only inspired the Feels, but the reactions to the movie have as well, good and bad. Most reactions that I see are inspiring and wonderful, such as this list of reactions from students in a Kindergarten class, or this awesome video
Wonder Woman: Inspiration and Pain and Moving Forward Read Post »
In writing, you are told to say, “Yes, BUT”. In improv, you are told to say, “Yes, AND.” I think we all need a bit more of the latter in our real lives right now. ~~ “Yes, the character gained invisibility, BUT now she is blind and begins to freeze to death because the sun’s
We Need More “Yes AND” and less “Yes BUT” Read Post »
Seeing the millions of people marching yesterday was inspirational, and the perfect counterbalance to the events of the previous day. Thank you! But when I woke up this morning, my brain couldn’t help but wonder, what’s next? It is the day after the march. Although millions marched, they weren’t even mentioned on Fox News today
Occupy Marching Forward Read Post »
When you close your eyes and think of ancient Egypt, ancient Rome, feudal Japan, what do you see? What symbolizes “Vikings” to you? If you had to make a person walk into a room and have an “experience” (without food or drink) that is French, or Irish, or Mexican, what would you do? How do
Rise Up – they are coming for our art and history Read Post »
The future remains in our hands. Whether you woke up today feeling gutted, or terrified, or victorious, and regardless of who wins an election, the things that you can do to be happy and healthy remain much the same. Except now I feel one of those things takes on even more importance. Before I offer
What Now? One Possible Option Read Post »
I created this handy election map in case folks were trying to understand where we stand. Polls show that much of the blue areas are due to Hobbit, High Elvish and Good Wizard influence, thus the movement to #unmakethe3rings that gave the elves and Gandalf power to influence the vote, and the push to send
The Real 2016 Election Map Read Post »
I feel like one more post on Orlando is just noise right now. Yet I also feel silence is unacceptable. So, in short: First, it is not any one problem, it is multiple problems. And the solutions are complex and many. Here’s an admittedly simplistic and limited list: Yes, it is the problem
Orlando: Many Problems, Many Solutions Read Post »
I see two major conversation streams in my world converging here: Diversity in fiction, and our current political circus. Diversity in fiction is about many things, but one of those is that it allows us to experience lives unlike our own, and through that experience gain a deeper understanding of people who are different from
When Worlds Collide: Diversity in Fiction vs Drumpf Read Post »
What a terrible week. As usual, there are folks quickly navigating to extremist positions (Thanks, Obama, for freeing terrorists!) (Thanks, Bush, for invading Iraq and creating ISIS!) (Not all Muslims are terrorists, but the “real” terrorists all seem to be Radical Islamists…) Yes, I imagine this next week will see the inevitable debates between the
When Discussing Paris and Beirut and Kenya and Damn It Read Post »