Ren has a great post up today GO-READ-RIGHT-NOW!!!
As of late, all we seem to hear about are the bad people and the horrible things that they do. Often I wonder where have all of the heroes have gone. I mean personal heroes. The people that inspire you to think about subjects that you never gave much thought to. The people who can recognize wrongs, and in their own way, try to make them right. So often their hard work goes without notice. Do you have any personal heroes? Have you let them know that you appreciate all of their efforts? Don't you think that it's about time you did?
On that note I would like to acknowledge one of my personal heroes. She may only stand oh, about four foot fourteen, and weigh in a bit over six and a half stone, but this lady packs a wallop. I really don’t think that she realizes the great group of people she has brought together and the positive changes that are occurring because of her efforts. So…
This one is for her. (Yeah, I know the song keeps saying “he”, but you get the idea)
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Awards
Nowadays, awards are thrown about with the value of confetti. Yesterday I passed along a well deserved award to a wonderful human being, Steph Waller. I met Steph when she was playing a role in the Alternative Reality Game (ARG) "The Ocular Effect". OE was the first ARG that I ever played... It was an incredible experience to interact with highly creative, inquisitive minds. In short, the experience was a lot of fun.
When playing an ARG, one never leaves any potential lead unchecked. That is how I discovered Steph Waller's Blog, Incurable insomniac. Her "Slice of Life" commentary is not to be missed.
Steph responded in kind with a reciprocal award... I am reluctant to accept. After all I am no-one. I deserve no such accolades
However, I do believe that there are some bloggers that do deserve some acknowledgments. So yes Steph, I will pass this award along to some other “real” bloggers, and thank you for the encouragement to do so.
Kim. For constantly growing and letting all know that it is ok to redefine ourselves.
Lia. For your tireless work helping marginalized people know that they are not alone.
Caroline. Because you are anything but Uncool.
Drakyn For helping me to learn about a subject I was woefully ignorant about.
I have another couple of awards to get ready, but those are going to have to wait. Right now I have to set up another blog (team) for Superstruct.
Outis
When playing an ARG, one never leaves any potential lead unchecked. That is how I discovered Steph Waller's Blog, Incurable insomniac. Her "Slice of Life" commentary is not to be missed.
Steph responded in kind with a reciprocal award... I am reluctant to accept. After all I am no-one. I deserve no such accolades
However, I do believe that there are some bloggers that do deserve some acknowledgments. So yes Steph, I will pass this award along to some other “real” bloggers, and thank you for the encouragement to do so.
Kim. For constantly growing and letting all know that it is ok to redefine ourselves.
Lia. For your tireless work helping marginalized people know that they are not alone.
Caroline. Because you are anything but Uncool.
Drakyn For helping me to learn about a subject I was woefully ignorant about.
I have another couple of awards to get ready, but those are going to have to wait. Right now I have to set up another blog (team) for Superstruct.
Outis
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Hey, Steph
For you. I really do love your blog. A lot of us do!
Steph's blog is Incurable Insomniac, one of my daily must reads.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Debi Crow
Debi Crow is a delightful blogger who is interested in many of the same social issues as I. She has been tracking the plight of the Roma people with a series of links and viewpoints.
I would like all to read this one in particular. The conditions that many of the Roma people live in, is appalling. So, what happens when you combine a sleeping 13 year old child, a lit candle, and bedding together? A dead 13 year old.
The Roma's plight is not singular. There are many people/ethnic/racial groups out there living in retched conditions. Several solutions need to be found all at once.
Social acceptance, which will require a total destruction of stereotypes
Use of low tech solutions to problems
Some plan to integrate the population into society.
An example of a low tech solution can be found in the picture posted above. By using a recycled can, a bit of pipe, a small metal cap, the guts of a mousetrap, and an old wine bottle you have an oil lamp that, if disturbed, will self extinguish.
Cost to me:
3 mins. Summoning up a muse
2 mins. Formulating a plan
30 mins. Drawing it up
Savings to an impoverished group of people?
Lives????
Please visit Deb's site, you will be glad you did.
I would like all to read this one in particular. The conditions that many of the Roma people live in, is appalling. So, what happens when you combine a sleeping 13 year old child, a lit candle, and bedding together? A dead 13 year old.
The Roma's plight is not singular. There are many people/ethnic/racial groups out there living in retched conditions. Several solutions need to be found all at once.
Social acceptance, which will require a total destruction of stereotypes
Use of low tech solutions to problems
Some plan to integrate the population into society.
An example of a low tech solution can be found in the picture posted above. By using a recycled can, a bit of pipe, a small metal cap, the guts of a mousetrap, and an old wine bottle you have an oil lamp that, if disturbed, will self extinguish.
Cost to me:
3 mins. Summoning up a muse
2 mins. Formulating a plan
30 mins. Drawing it up
Savings to an impoverished group of people?
Lives????
Please visit Deb's site, you will be glad you did.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Superstruct... not as bad as I thought
Gather round children! The year is 2019 and this is what we are facing:
A global pandemic of ReDS (Respiratory Distress Syndrome). With PtP Avian flu still a threat, ReDS slipped under the radar and was fully entrenched before anyone noticed. ReDS is at this time incurable and debilitating.
The Global food system is collapsing. Too much emphasis on bio fuels, and global climate shifts have contributed to mass starvation.
Nations are now fighting for power (as in energy). To make matters worse, many of the alternative energy systems are incompatible with each other.
Hackers have decimated the net. Security has all but broken down. Voting machines, Geo warning systems, financial institutions have all been affected.
Due to the abovementioned global food collapse, new refugee groups are forming and moving into areas where the indigenous populations are already stressed. This population shift is causing all of the expected things to happen, (none of them pleasant).
Nope, 2019 is not as bad as I expected.
It is a lot, lot worse!
To quote a line from a movie “We’re gonna need a bigger boat!”
Superstruct
Please join in. We need all the help we can get.
Outis
A global pandemic of ReDS (Respiratory Distress Syndrome). With PtP Avian flu still a threat, ReDS slipped under the radar and was fully entrenched before anyone noticed. ReDS is at this time incurable and debilitating.
The Global food system is collapsing. Too much emphasis on bio fuels, and global climate shifts have contributed to mass starvation.
Nations are now fighting for power (as in energy). To make matters worse, many of the alternative energy systems are incompatible with each other.
Hackers have decimated the net. Security has all but broken down. Voting machines, Geo warning systems, financial institutions have all been affected.
Due to the abovementioned global food collapse, new refugee groups are forming and moving into areas where the indigenous populations are already stressed. This population shift is causing all of the expected things to happen, (none of them pleasant).
Nope, 2019 is not as bad as I expected.
It is a lot, lot worse!
To quote a line from a movie “We’re gonna need a bigger boat!”
Superstruct
Please join in. We need all the help we can get.
Outis
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
We interrupt this blog to...
To say that I am royally pissed off doesn’t begin to cover it. I have been working on a rather large post examining Amanda Brooks’ short stay at Bella’s Hacienda. The working conditions are appalling. That post will have to wait.
On Friday September 12th, an absolutely charming Brooke Taylor was interviewed on the Morning Show (Faux). Brooke is one of the top stars at the MBR. The interview was in two parts. During the second part a “Psychologist” came in and in the greatest of rad fem tradition, declared Brook “Damaged Goods”. God, this upsets me. How many times have we seen this attack used on Ren? Or Debs, or Caroline? Grrr.
Speaking of Ren, She has been doing yeomen’s work trying to weed through all of the crap at Heart’s blog and has been valiantly trying to keep a dialogue going. Great reading!
Any way, here are the links to the interview with Brooke Taylor.
First Part
Second Part
On Friday September 12th, an absolutely charming Brooke Taylor was interviewed on the Morning Show (Faux). Brooke is one of the top stars at the MBR. The interview was in two parts. During the second part a “Psychologist” came in and in the greatest of rad fem tradition, declared Brook “Damaged Goods”. God, this upsets me. How many times have we seen this attack used on Ren? Or Debs, or Caroline? Grrr.
Speaking of Ren, She has been doing yeomen’s work trying to weed through all of the crap at Heart’s blog and has been valiantly trying to keep a dialogue going. Great reading!
Any way, here are the links to the interview with Brooke Taylor.
First Part
Second Part
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