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Bridal (bridle) images
An interesting thing about the English language is how many words sound exactly alike (or almost exactly), but the distinction in meaning is in the spelling. Here is a great example – bridal and bridle. When you think about the … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, LGBTQ, Making change, Politics, Reflections, Social Issues
Tagged Homophobia, Issue in Mental Health Nursing, lesbian nurses, Nursing
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The Night They Drove old DADT down!
Indeed, at 12:01 a.m. on September 20, the old “don’t ask don’t tell” (DADT) law became officially struck down. Now, finally, LGBT people can serve openly in all branches of the United States military. It is shameful that for years LGBT … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQ, Making change, Politics, Social Issues
Tagged civil war, coming out, DADT, don't ask don't tell, The day they drove old Dixie Down
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Drag ‘n Drop – into the future
Just a short decade or so ago, the phrase “drag and drop” had little if any meaning, and not many would have ever imagined that it would eventually be a phrase associated with using a personal computer. But of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Social Issues, Technology
Tagged future, generation gap, iPad, Kahlil Gibran, Sweet Honey in the Rock, technology
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“Remember them and know that our children become what they see” – Mario Chiodo
Yesterday was the unveiling of the first three sections of the “Remember Them” monument in Oakland. It was a spectacular occasion! Even though Karen and I had watched the actual installation (see my post on August 30), the monuments had … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Making change, Oakland
Tagged Mario Chiodo, Maya Angelou, Oakland, Remember Them, Ruby Bridges
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“Remember Them” Monument – Installation
August 29, 2011 – early in the morning we looked out our apartment window overlooking Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, and saw three parts of the new “Remember Them” sculptures on huge trucks ready to be shifted around the corner and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Making change, Oakland, Politics, Reflections, Social Issues
Tagged humanitarians, Mario Chiodo, Oakland, peace, Remember Them Monument, women making change
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Celebrating Gloria Steinem!
If you have not found the HBO documentary “Gloria: In Her Own Words” check it out (or put it in your queue for the DVD when it is ready)! I highly recommend it for a number of reasons! One is that … Continue reading
Changing Perspectives
This is a photo of my younger sister and me watching the sun go down on the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii with our dear doggie Cuddles! The year was about 1950, and it would have been … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Making change, Politics, Reflections, Social Issues
Tagged change, Hilo, Kona, Suzette Haden Elgin, time perception
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“Remember Them” Sculpture, right in our own “side yard”
Yes indeed – here in our uptown Oakland apartment, we do actually have a side yard – the mostly-empty block between our building and the amazing art-deco Fox Oakland Theater. The back part of the empty lot next door, at … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Oakland
Tagged Fox Square, Mario Chiodo, Maya Angelou, Oakland, Remember Them, Ruby Bridges
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Gender still matters
Two articles surfed recently that brought me back to thinking about the messy issue of gender, and ways in which things are changing, and not changing, in the world around us. The first was a NYT interview with Audrey MacLean, who … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Girls, Making change, Social Issues, Technology
Tagged Audrey MacLean, gender, Mark Oppenheimer, Marriage, marriage equality, Weinergate, women and technology
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Apple Mania … I confess!
I recently read a little article that says that someone has decided that Apple is now a religion .. that people who are Apple fans (fanatics, like me!) have similar responses when they view that neat little Apple logo (or … Continue reading
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