Ordinary Canary

I wrote this yesterday (and did not send it) in response to a political cartoon that I saw that implied that poor people are just lazy. I get infuriated by this attitude, because it ignores history completely. I thought I’d share it here.
Hey all -

This cartoon ignores, of course, the fact that poverty [...]

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Today is a sad day in my personal history (the day my mother would have turned 49 if she were still alive), so I thought I’d share some perspective.
Do you know what’s happening in Congo? If not, you should read this article about how rape is being used systematically to destroy and weaken communities. [...]

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Signs you’re in a serious relationship:
1. You gave away some of your own clothes to clear a drawer in your dresser.
2. You gave said drawer to him for him to keep clothes at your house.
3. You live in New York, where closet space is slightly more precious than the blood of a [...]

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No, this isn’t about the global market crash.
For those of you that know me in person, you’ll know that I spend a lot of too much time playing a game called World of Warcraft. One of the things that I find most fascinating about the game is the in-game economy. There’s a series [...]

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I went to the doctor today because the contact lenses that I have a prescription for are no longer being made. I’ve just moved and I don’t have vision insurance, so she was a new doctor that I found mainly because I was mailed a coupon.
Coupons are good!
As it happens, the office is approximately [...]

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Okay, I’m done with the politics. Now back to me, me, me.
One of the problems with being in a happy relationship, having finally bought my house that I’ve dreamed of and having landed a great job is…I’m so happy that I celebrate by shoveling food in my mouth. Good food. Really, really [...]

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McCain Treats Opponents With Respect
Way to go, McCain - treating your opponents as colleagues and professionals. That one what? That Senator? That Democrat? That black guy? That…?
Apparently they’re not teaching respect in the Old Boys Club these days, just dehumanization.
I also checked my retirement portfolio today. It was down [...]

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Recipe for a successful evening:
3 out of town friends
1 good local friend
5 quesadillas (squash - red and green, red onion, smoked mozzarella, bell pepper - chopped, BBQ sauce, sour cream and….peanut butter for that one *special* friend)
1 Apple-Ginger spice cake, recipe this month’s Vegetarian Times (wheat and pastry flour, ginger, apples, molasses, cinnamon, sugar, borrowed [...]

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I saw this on my ride home Thursday night, scribbled onto a seat of my train:

So much for “I wuz here”, hunh?

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Last night I was in the grocery store and I picked up two cans of chick peas, or as the can and my mother always called them, Garbanzo beans. And in my head, I could hear my mother laughing hysterically at the fact that I was actually voluntarily buying them, because she could [...]

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