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 [...]
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 [...]
“One cannot tell what it is that keeps us in, confines us, seems to bury us, but still one feels certain barriers, certain gates, certain walls. Is all this imagination, fantasy? I do not think so. And then one asks: My God! Is it for long, is it for ever, is it for eternity? Do [...]
I recently saw the Amelia Earhart movie. The first thing I thought was “FEMINIST…” and then I thought “I wanna be her when I grow up!”
People have always painted me as an activist. I guess it’s true. There’s always been a large amount of anger inside of me, soothed only by maturity (well kinda). I [...]
I think me and Jon Foreman probably ate the same breakfast because his article on heroes is kinda a lot like my praise-rant of Anis Mojgani (how many times can I say his name on my blog in the next week? lol). Actually while I was writing about Anis I was thinking “Jon Foreman is [...]
