Saturday night I was one in a seven artist line up in a Haiti benefit concert. The concert was hosted by ADRA, one of the leading non-profits to send teams of people to Port au Prince right after the earthquakes. There were video clips, pictures, and some of the other artists had spent a lot [...]
I think that in the fight for the lift on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, civilian-America kind of has a creed just like it. I have a friend who upon coming out was startled to discover that nobody had an original thought about him being gay prior to him coming out. They thought [...]
I recently interviewed a friend of mine for an article I’m (knock on wood) writing for Relevant magazine. His name is Victor Latimer and when I asked him about how his career started the story he delivered seemed to be sprinkled with fairy dust. Victor was originally headed towards a degree in law, but after [...]
February 28, 2010 – 12:35 pm
When I was a kid I fondly remember my social studies class. They called it social studies but it was really history for milddle-schoolers. The difference between social studies and history class was that the historical narrative was a bit more fluff than fact. I remember all those stories of men and women who had [...]
February 25, 2010 – 9:35 pm
My heart is a wire
From which tiny questions are hung
A lot o blood pumping through
My heart is a wire
I pick up the receiver
And answer, “oh how do you do”
My heart is a wire
From which tiny answers are hung
A little blood makes it through
My heart is a wire
I lay down the receiver
See, everyone’s calling but you
January 27, 2010 – 10:26 am
In this recession it feels like all of America is frozen. I don’t know if we are like the Haitians, waiting helplessly between the birthing pains for the next tremor to shake our world, or if we are actually sifting around, gathering our positions to tug hard and lift America to its feet once the [...]
