I had the opportunity a couple weeks ago to attend a session held by a local anti-trafficking group, during which I heard the most wonderful speaker, Benjamin Santamaria. He spoke less about what his organization does, and more about the issue overall, and the culture under which this problem has been permitted to flourish.
Human trafficking [...]
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the other day, I received an email from a long-lost friend. Actually, this friend and I had broken up so to speak, and have been out of touch for two years, nearly. It was a difficult time, and in lots of ways, it continues to be difficult not to have her in my life. I’ve [...]
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I’m sick. It’s my throat, mostly, feels like it’s closing in it’s so swollen and inflamed. My voice kind of sounds like Kathleen Turner right now - husky, breathy, about an octave deeper than normal. This is the second nasty cold I’ve had since the new year.
Yesterday, I left my job. I was laid off, [...]
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I feel like I don’t have anything to say lately. I open my mouth to speak, or position my fingers over the keyboard to type, and I come up with nothing. I guess I do tend to get a bit reclusive this time of year, but this seems unusual. I always have SOMETHING to say! [...]
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well, folks, I’m taking the day off from FF, because it’s time to celebrate me. It’s my 30th birthday today.
Everyone keeps telling me how I’m going to love my 30s. I think it’s all what you make it. My 20s were about learning that, learning what was important to me and learning to take responsibility [...]
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I have finally made the decision to become vegetarian. I have been flirting around with the idea for several years, since my teens, but I have always thought that becoming vegetarian would be something that would make my life more difficult, that it would be complicated. I have gone through phases of not eating certain [...]
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well, I'm late, again. I'm sorry I wasn't able to post a new Feminism Friday piece this past week. I had a bit of a tough week, and my energy was way down and then blogger was acting up and I had to finish a paper and all I really wanted to do was drink [...]
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well, I'm almost done my coursework for the term. I have one more paper to write, and one exam later in the month that I'm not really all that concerned about right now. Then the term is done, and I will be one step closer to completing my degree. I've bene thinking about my term, [...]
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well, by now if you've been reading my posts at all, you'll know that I'm not religious. I was raised in the baptist church, and at about age 14 I started to have serious doubts about the validity of what I was hearing each Sunday. After a couple more years, I wasn't going anymore even [...]
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As 2005 fades to black, it's time for an annual review of my personal goals. I guess they are resolutions in a way, but I do resent the pressure involved with that word and concept. I guess these are just goals for the year. Here goes:
health and fitness: I am renewing my commitment to my [...]
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