Today is National Youth Literacy Day. If you have $8.26 to spare, donate to the 826 nonprofit! 826's around the country provide free tutoring and writing workshops to children. I have volunteered at the Boston branch, and it was a fab experience. What's not to love about witnessing children's imaginations run wild? You can donate... Continue Reading →
I’m a Neo-Pagan
I'm proud to be a neo-pagan/unitarian universalist! Take the Belief-o-matic quiz at beliefnet.com to discover what religion is most closely aligned with your beliefs.
Gandhi
I watched the 1982 film Gandhi the other night. It was pretty amazing. I really knew nothing about Mohandas Gandhi...just that he was very wise, and won freedom for an entire country using a philosophy of non-violence. I didn't know that he had studied law in London, and that he worked in South Africa for... Continue Reading →
Portland
Mary and I went to Portland for the weekend (Amtrak has a buy one, get one free deal to Portland through the end of the year. Get thee to Portland!). It was a mix of old and new experiences, which was great. Old = beer at Gritty's, dinner at Bull Feeney's. Shopping at favorite stores.... Continue Reading →
