My daughter is in her last years of elementary school, moving on to high school next year, a transition which brings with it much excitement and anticipation, and also a good deal of trepidation. Is she ready? What will her teen years bring? How the hell do I parent a teenager? What will all that [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Relations of Class(rooms)
Posted in Family, tagged Parenting, Personal on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, That Was Unexpected…
Posted in Misc., tagged Blogging on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, first off – holy shit. This little blog has only ever been a place for me to knock of whatever is on my mind and to keep a few far-flung friends apprised of the goings-on in my life. And that means I generally expect that somewhere between ten and thirty people check in, very [...]
Indulging
Posted in Misc., tagged Community, Personal on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Off to the island for a visit with Meg’s family this weekend, so no more posting for me til next week, and no time for much of anything substantial right now. But that’s just as well. Been thinking so much about political debates these last few days that I am happy for a weekend away [...]
Activism and Demoralization
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Community, Personal, Resistance, The Left on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For as long as I can remember, I have been surrounded by activism. My folks were radical catholics, tied close to social movements in Latin America and the Philippines that based their anti-capitalist ethos in Christian ideals of equality, service, love. Christian, yes. But radical, no doubt. Indeed, though here in the North American context [...]
Tactical Considerations
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Olympics, Resistance on February 17, 2010 | 11 Comments »
The apoc-olympics have hit Vancouver, and many good folks have been organizing protest and resistance for a long time leading up to this. Late last week the real action began, with several opportunities to express our collective rage at this spectacle of capitalism in our communities and the legacy of stolen land, repression, heightened security [...]
Back to It
Posted in Misc., tagged Personal on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
OK, I’ve neglected this damn thing for months, and I’ve promised to kickstart it a couple of times, to the point that those few people who used to get on my case about blogging have given up and found other ways to waste their time at work. But I want to write, and I have [...]
