I watched the film Chasing Ice, which chronicles the amazingly rapid pace at which the glaciers are melting, with a few mama friends last night. At the end of the movie, we talked about how difficult it can be to watch movies like that and feel like you don’t even know where to start in addressing … Continue reading
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Genetically Engineered Foods? Not on My Plate!
This week I received my ballot for the fall elections. There are a lot of important things to vote for (or against) this cycle, even though it’s an “off” year. Initiative 522 is at the top of my list. 522 calls for the labeling of foods that are genetically modified, aka GMOs. It was put … Continue reading
Hoping for Change
When Pope Francis was recently elevated to his position as head of the Catholic Church, I was initially pleased. After all, I graduated from a Catholic university where I met some amazing and progressive Jesuit priests. Francis’s Jesuit beginnings gave me hope that he could be a forward-looking pope. Within a day of his election, … Continue reading
The One Where the Straight Girl Talks About Her Gay Friends
The last time I loved Facebook this much was during the 2008 presidential election cycle. Not when Obama won, but before that, when my left-leaning friends were trying to decide which candidate to support and my middle-of-the-road friends were assessing the choice between McCain and Obama. As an early supporter of Obama, I was constantly … Continue reading
Divestment – It’s Time to Shun the Gun
Let me begin by saying that I am all about gun control, and always have been. As a vegetarian and a pacifist, I do not understand the need to have a gun to kill other living beings, animal or person. I do not understand target shooting as a “sport.” And frankly, I do not care … Continue reading
All in Favor, Hold Hands
I remember a long time ago (aka, “college”) talking with some friends about whether or not it mattered if gays could legally marry. I found it surprising that several of my gay friends passionately expressed feelings that it didn’t matter. Marriage was a “straight institution” that they didn’t want any part of. Plus, none of … Continue reading
Ancient Goddess, Modern Problems
Last week, my husband and I snuck away to see ACT Theater’s adaptation of the epic Indian story, Ramayana. Ramayana tells of the heroic deeds and journey of Rama, one of the incarnations of the deity Vishnu. Rama weds a woman that he loves dearly, the princess Sita. Although Rama is much beloved by his … Continue reading
Eco-Bitch, At Your Service
Last week, I read blog entry entitled, “Mother Earth called. She wants you to stop being such an asshole.” For a moment, I entertained the hope that this blogger would be calling people out for asshole-ish behavior, like continuing to buy huge Hummers while plastering “I support our troops” bumper stickers to the back of … Continue reading
The Safety Net
It was a hard week in Seattle this week. On Wednesday, a man opened fire in a funky neighborhood café, killing 4 people who were drinking their morning coffee. He then killed a 5th because he wanted her car, before he turned his gun on himself. This followed last week’s killing of a dad literally … Continue reading
I heart Obamacare
Even though it’s technically spring, flu season just got started around here. I spent the last week tending feverish children and a feverish husband, and swallowing as many immune boosting herbs and concoctions as I could manage. Any time we go through a week like this, I finish it off with a small prayer of … Continue reading
Idealist Girl! 