While there is much debate about using the names of crazies who commit mass murder, in this case I am choosing not to use the names of three people associated with the border militia movement who stand accused of killing a nine year old girl in Southern Arizona. The little girl who was gunned down […]
Home Sweet Virtual Village
I can’t begin to do justice to any detailed explanation of just what the heck the metaverse is. But this sort of limitation has never stopped me. I’m absolutely sparkling with energy whenever anyone mentions virtual worlds. We’ve had virtual worlds inside our heads since the evolution of the capacity for language. We live in […]
Trying to be Positive in Tucson
I’m serious about trying to be positive and build upon rather than to tear down. I’m taking tiny steps toward this end. Blogger and Tucson Massacre survivor yesterday called on all of us to something: The history is defined a little awkwardly right now, and I’m not sure any of us has it in […]
The Strength of a Woman in Tucson
This morning I read two blog posts by a Tucson blogger, a member of the BlogHer Network, and a survivor of recent shootings. Suzi Hileman, who writes The Burrow under the blogonym, Ashleigh Burroughs, is a new heroine of mine. She writes about walking through the vigil garden at UMC on Sunday evening with her […]
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Calls on Legislature to Do The Lord's Work
This is getting ridiculous. You can read it for yourself, here, but basically Governor Jan Brewer seemed to step over some political/religioius boundaries when in today’s replacement statement for the State of the State address she said, “With our faith and our courage tightly in place, we will step forward from this Chamber, dedicated to […]
Polarization and Hate Speech from Elected Officials, Talking Heads, and Each and Every Citizen Impacts Each and Every One of Us
I write this for myself as much as for my friends who are readers and wondering what my take as a Tucsonan is on the horrors of yesterday. My heart aches. My eyes tear up on and off throughout the day. Could I have done more to decrease the culture of hate and violence that […]