Because of the field of study I’m in, the definition of the word feminism is of powerful personal importance. I’m always faintly surprised at the…
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“We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For”: a book review, part 3
It was my unwittingly noticing this damaging issue — the fear and/or greed which underlies bigotry and violent interpersonal aggression — which caused my first…
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The usual choice of US citizens in a foreign country to isolate themselves in the American military compound (which my family chose not to do)…
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Alice Walker’s 2006 book We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Inner Light in A Time of Darkness is a collection of essays…
Continue ReadingTalking (incessant!) religion
Well! I had an amusingly funny first happen to me the other day: I cheerfully out-talked a Jehovah’s Witness! ;) I was at a small…
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Today I’ll share a small batch of recipes, I think — but first a quick note: I really like the Zatarain’s Creole food! It’s surprisingly…
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In 2010 Wangari Maathai wrote Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World. Not only is this book more recent than her…
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Of necessity during my doctoral studies, I’ve learned to be glib with conceptually complex, multi-syllabic terms. It is a personal quirk, however, that I only…
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So as I mentioned yesterday, the birthday dinner included homemade Italian cream sodas, and I promised to share the recipe today, with my notes below…
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So it was a dear friend’s birthday over the weekend, and I wanted to try making something tasty just for him at this week’s Monday…
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