What if you were fifteen years old? A few weeks ago I received news about the son of long-time friends of mine. We were particularly close in that our sons were born only a few weeks apart, and when they were small often played together. Over fourteen years since this photo was made (my son […]
Category: Personal Entries
The Special Energy of Now
As a close friend said to me, when I was remarking about the craziness I’ve felt lately, unusual emotions and feelings that are not really uncharacteristic for me. As even some psychologists and others have noted through research: humans, as a whole, may behave differently during particular astronomical events. This year has been one of […]
Back At Scharmützelsee: Germany (Photos)
As much as I love Scharmützelsee, the lake I’ve written about numerous times here (for example, Night On the Lake), I was somewhat ambivalent about going this trip. Only a relatively short ride: by bus, then S-bahn (local) train, a change to an inter-regional train and then to yet another bus…well, it’s a relatively short […]
My Messages For Hop Against Homophobia
Since I’d already written an article, “The Inter & Trangender Question in GLBT Communities” which I felt was relevant for discussions of homophobia and transphobia, I included my giveaway in it’s introduction. My angle is from a “blow-by-blow” not having to just battle homophobes but from also within the GLBTIIQ community, those who say they […]
“You’re All the Same!” American Indians From A European Perspective (Photos)
American Indians have long been romanticized or vilified in Europe and other places, even North America for that matter. Many wrong ideas, stereotypes and long-held assumptions continue to persist even in this day and age, and generalizations and flat out ignorance exist about indigenous peoples from the blatant level to the subtle. Much of it […]
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