So I am watching the OJ Simpson Trial and it made me realize a couple things: thousands of black people were put into jail on trumped up charges, thousands were killed without trial and thousands with a false trial. Thousands of white people never went to jail for killing black people and thousands had black … Continue reading America, You’re Funny-The OJ Simpson Trial
208 Weeks
208 weeks of Trump. A week by week (sometimes) account of a country in a slide to autocracy.
Road to a Civilized America
On November 19th, 2017, America took many steps back. It accelerated that pace on January 20th. We have a long way to get back and a long way to get to equality. The goals of a Civilized America are the following: All people have equal rights. All people are respected. All people get due process. … Continue reading Road to a Civilized America
Teaching is Not What One Does, It’s What One is.
That’s what Jill Biden said. The only wife of Vice President to not quit her job. After 3rd day of teaching, teaching elementary kids, unruly, wild forces of nature, I realized no one does this for fun, no one does this for pay. Most people can barely handle one child, a teacher will handle 30–40 … Continue reading Teaching is Not What One Does, It’s What One is.
New Year(2017)/Old Year(2016)
2016 seemed to go on forever, so lets go over some things done and some things hope to do. Read 25 books, Published an e-book, Travelled to 30 cities in 30 days. Took GRE's Lost 20 pounds. Designed and Published a book. Sold 400 books on-line, in stores and on Amazon. Taught dozens of Photography … Continue reading New Year(2017)/Old Year(2016)
72 Days to Dictatorship
In this log, I will update on events leading up to the inauguration because it feels like we are living in a limbo, a fast creep from freedom to tyranny. A fast decent from a civil society to one that is out of control. The log is written backwards so to read from start to … Continue reading 72 Days to Dictatorship
Simplicity of Universe
The simple way that the universe works: Girlfriend takes phone by mistake. You go for a run and when you get back roommate is taking an hour long shower. So you drive over to girlfriends' to take shower and pick up phone. She then gives you food to take but the top is too loose … Continue reading Simplicity of Universe
We Didn’t Do It
In a thousand years, They will say we did it. But our dead will say otherwise The few who stood up. To the pepper spray Water cannons And concussion grenades. The few of us who fought The ones who died Will say that not all Went along with Ceaseless destruction. Not all entrepreneurs Fought change … Continue reading We Didn’t Do It
Why Protest
San Diego Police block traffic, putting their bodies in front of the cars as fathers, daughters, gay and straight, grandmothers and grandfathers, Latino, Asian, white and black, male and female protesters walk down the line protesting the new president-elect. It is the image of the promise of America, equality, free and proud and not bothering … Continue reading Why Protest
Racism Isn’t Freedom, Even For The Oppressor.
Imagine you fall in love, with a black person. But black people are not allowed in certain places, or they are likely to be shot, that has no influence on you as a white person. You are fine, some think. But we know better, you as a white person cannot go to that place anymore … Continue reading Racism Isn’t Freedom, Even For The Oppressor.
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