I remember Kent State
In light of the recent events at Virginia Tech, I hesitated for a bit before posting this diary, but the shootings at Kent State University were a defining moment, both in our history and in my life,...
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Last evening I went to a memorial service for a friend -- a 44 year old woman with a loving husband and two small children, one of whom has type 1 diabetes. She died of a brain tumor just three months...
View ArticleHelp write the Democratic Party's Platform in NYC!
Not a real diary, but an important announcement. Are you in New York City? Do you want the DNC to include your ideas in the Democratic platform? Can you write quickly?A friend just sent me this:Obama...
View ArticleMusings on calling strangers
As you might be able to tell from my username, I live in Brooklyn, New York. I was a wholehearted John Edwards supporter until I had to choose someone else four days before Super Tuesday. After four...
View ArticleEight years ago today
Eight years ago today, everything changed. What follows is an essay I wrote a few weeks afterward, with additions six months and a year later. I chose not to add more to it -- how much has happened...
View ArticleI remember Kent State - Forty years on
Forty years ago today, Allison Krause, Jeff Miller, Sandy Scheuer and Bill Schroeder were murdered by the Ohio National Guard on the campus of Kent State University, where they were students. Just...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street: A Photo Diary 10.5.2011
Today was my first visit to Occupy Wall Street. I went to Costco yesterday to pick up some stuff they needed, like personal hygiene supplies, band-aids, batteries, pens, paper, a box of granola bars....
View Article#OccupyWallStreet Times Square -- 42nd Street. A Photo Diary.
My husband, docbrooklyn, and I were at Times Square yesterday for the gathering. We were at the southern end of the rally, between 42nd and 43rd Streets. This is a brief recap of our time there.The...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street -- A Photo Diary from 11.2.2011
On Wednesday, I went to Zuccotti Park with some warm clothes and some Halloween candy. I'd wanted to post these that evening, but got a stomach thing and -- well, here I am five days later. Things...
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