On Assignment until April 13
23 February 2008 Greetings, All. For the past week, I have been immersed in a new writing project that has absolutely consumed my life. It is, by far, the most exciting work I have done in the past 15 years, and I look forward to sharing it with all of you when I emerge from [...]
Like I Needed Another Reason to Be a Vegan
Saw this on CNN today. 143 MILLION pounds of beef recalled because of blatant abuse of cattle and the increased risk of contamination. Not only were the cattle slaughtered, but now their deaths have been in vain because their meat will not be consumed. 143 Million Pounds! That’s 2 burgers for every man, woman, and [...]
my painting du jour. . .
Thanks to Janet for showing me the way to this site…What does your day look like? Click here to create your own painting.
The Trouble With Freelancing
In light of the tragedy that hit NIU, I was struck with an idea for a relevant and timely story: The Changing Role of the College Cop. Living in Baltimore, I am central to several universities: Towson U, my alma mater in my undergraduate work and where I currently teach, is less than a mile [...]
What in the world is happening to me?
I drop 14 pounds, and suddenly I’m dropping every other part of my life that once defined me. For some reason, I am now an avid Orioles’ fan. I’m dropping my Green Party affiliation and joining the Democratic Party. My vegan lifestyle encouraged me to say a few words to myself (and I do mean [...]
Avoiding the Numbness of It All
A while ago, after 9/11, after space shuttle explosions, after snipers on the prowl around DC, Virginia, and Maryland, after all of that, i watched my daughter grow numb to this kind of news. To her, it is simply a part of her life, part of the norm. Yeah, it’s important to stay informed, but [...]
Redefining Victory
I’ve been working (and reworking) a draft about following a blood trail along the paths near the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain. I think that I’ve finally decided to market the piece to a vegetarian/animal rights audience. In making that decision, I’ve had to make many changes to the original draft. These were necessary, of course. [...]
Overwhelmed, Yet Encouraged
0209081018blog I spent some time last night visiting some new blogs just to see what others were saying about writing, politics, and life in general. I was immediately overwhelmed by the number of people who are just like you and me–doing our best to have our say in this world in our own special, unique [...]
Gridlock Primaries
0207080559blog I was listening to the post-Super Tuesday analysis on CNN on my ride home from school yesterday, and the big buzz was about how exciting this is to not have the democratic and republican nominees selected (or anywhere close) after nearly half the nation had their say. Most pundits are talking rather excitedly about [...]
back to the daily grind
0206082103blog to JT’s One Man Band Let’s get a little intimate here, shall we? I don’t mean that other kind of intimate. I’m talking about the honesty, the candid words, the pull-up-a-chair-and-let’s-chat kind of intimate. I’m there now. That place. That zone. That wonderful core within me that makes it so easy to just let [...]
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