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Archive for April, 2005

the biggest waste of time

The biggest waste of time…no, not televangelism. No, not Anna Nicole Smith.
It’s worrying about what others think about you.
Sure, it is foolhardy to ignore the advice and wisdom that those who genuinely care about you have about you and your well-being but if words are coming from feelings of shame, guilt, fear or hate, you [...]

I am NOTHING…and everything

“The Being by which Nothingness arrives in the world must nihilate. Nothingness in its Being, and even so it still runs the risk of establishing Nothingness as a transcendent in the very heart of immanence unless it nihilates Nothingness in its being in connection with its own being.” - Sartre (Thomson - The Sapir-Whorf [...]

The Invisible Knapsack of Privilege

The more I learn about popular culture the more I am aghast at humanity. This article is a must read for everyone. Written by Peggy McIntosh, it is entitled White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack and can be found here:
Here is an excerpted list of privilege. If you can do these [...]

The Continuum of Masculinity

Violence has become a survival mechanism for men and boys in America (paraphrased from the film Tough Guise). Masculinity can be looked at as a continuum that men and boys function on. Violence is a pragmatic part of masculinity, so much so that it is inseparable from masculinity, thus, violence is [...]

ESPN.com: Page 2 : Cavs fans are on the edge

ESPN.com: Page 2 : Cavs fans are on the edge
Oh dear Lord no….
In Cleveland sports, there’s bad, worse, then normal.
If you don’t get it, read the article…then look up The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot…
Boston and the Bambino have nothing on us.

 

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