Enter Helen: And Dreaming of Miracle Workers
In the early middle of the nineteenth century the brilliant, driven, and sometimes monstrous Samuel Gridley Howe, while Director of Perkins School for the Blind, building upon earlier work, particular
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Why we can't have nice things
Down south here, where we're not all just getting along, cultural observer and sometimes apologist for the right, David Brooks, fires for effect on the current state of Republican politicians. The hea
Weight loss smoothies Cranberry Delight
Cranberry Delight Recipe1.5 Cup Cranberries1 Lemon – peeled1 cups kale2 cups spinach1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1 scoop whey protein powder1 teaspoon matcha green tea1.5 cup almond milk376 calories, 53 grams
Can't we all just get along, eh
Still trying to figure out what "populist" means, exactly, but the current administration in this country hints that it's mostly awful. Is it more than inciting nativist mobs? Our neighbor to the nort
The 8th Principle
An Eighth Principle has been proposed. “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to buil
STLT#270, O Day of Light and Gladness
Fred’s back, with another Eastertide hymn that isn’t actually an Easter hymn. This one was published in 1904, and set to a 19th century English tune called Lancashire. To be clear: I really like this
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A simple transformation of self
Yesterday we began box making in the new ESSA wood studio and as we were making our morning introductions, I was reminded that we were all there for specific reasons that had a bit to do with boxes, a
Help Kenya Self-Help Project Win Books for Students
Kenya Self-Help Project KSHP led us to our partnership in education with Lilian Ochieng. We can help other Kenyan students by taking a minute to vote for KSHP and earn books for young students in thei
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The Birth of Lugh
Jason Mankey calls Lughnasadh “the ugly-duckling of sabbats.” I don’t like that, but Jason is telling the truth. Perhaps Pagans and polytheists would put more into celebrating Lughnasadh if they knew
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Up and Away
Who hasn’t had the fantasy of being carried away by a flock of colorful balloons, floating above the world you know on a bumping and squeaking cloud of joy? What joy carries you up out of your ordinar
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A photo of the long brown path across Stourbridge Common, Cambridge
The long brown path across Stourbridge Common, Cambridge Taken with an iPhone 6+ and edited with the Hipstamatic App (Click on the photo to enlarge it) Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road
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Stonewall—The Night the Queers Fought Back
The Stonewall was a dive bar operated by the Mob in New York's Greenwich Village. It's patrons were outcasts and the most flamboyant of a rough streets scene--young hustlers, drag queens, butch lesbi
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The Democrats and the death of SB 562
Over here in California, a considerable wave of excitement was building around SB 562, a bill that would can the current healthcare system in the state and replace it with a single-payer structure. Fo
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My Neighbor Totoro ***
Very sweet little kids movie with some magic. I just saw it in the movie theater with subtitles for Ghibli Fest. I actually hadn’t seen it before. And it’s amazing how much Hayao Miyazaki developed
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Burning down the house
Here is required reading for narrow-minded lawmakers who think their experience in accounting, manufacturing, or whatever proves that the private sector solves problems better, so we don't need so muc
Recovenanting Task Force Report
People have asked where they could get a copy of the ReCovenanting Task Force Report. Until it is published in the proceedings of the GA, enjoy this copy of it in draft form. The actual delivery may h
STLT#269, Lo, the Day of Days Is Here
This is a first: I don’t think I have ever done a spiritual practice on an airplane, no less one that requires making noise and annoying other passengers. The good news is that I am surrounded by fell
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Until we figure out what the heck is going on
The first travel ban was ordered on January 27, before being blocked by a federal appeals court. The second one was ordered on March 6. So to begin with, 150 days ago, the president wanted a 90-day ba
Some black & white photos of Stourbridge Common and Ditton Meadows
Some photos of Stourbridge Common and Ditton Meadows Taken with an iPhone 6+ and the Blackie App Just click on a photo to enlarge it Stourbridge Common Stourbridge Common Stourbridge Common Stourbridg
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Pagan Community Notes: Astra Star Goddess, Four Quarters, Bayview Cross and more!
SANTA CRUZ, Calif — In a recent announcement, Oberon Zell has made the claim that the producers of the Hulu show Handmaid’s Tale (2017- ) stole his Star Goddess design to be used as “the symbol of the
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