Category: Analytic Ranting

A Letter from Sendai

I don’t know if the below letter making the rounds from Sendai is for real, but it brings to mind the work of Rebecca Solnit, in particular her book A Paradise Built In Hell which chronicles a history of disaster and the ability of… Continue Reading “A Letter from Sendai”

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How earthquakes are about taxes.

Having grown up in the “Ring of Fire“, I have to admit that the recent spate of earthquakes (in the last two years or so) has got me a bit nervous. This morning’s images in particular – floating fire, buildings disappearing into whirlpools, cars… Continue Reading “How earthquakes are about taxes.”

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Husband shopping and other Craigslist encounters.

From Craigslist: a carpenter to build my beehive, three antique food crocks at a good price, a fold-out couch, a very good friend, people to take away my boxes, a woman to buy some beads, a hazelnut tree, wine jugs, a contractor, fencing boards… Continue Reading “Husband shopping and other Craigslist encounters.”

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About casinos and city visions

(I really don’t want to become one of those chronic letter-writers, but it seems this week there is just a lot to be said about decisions being made. Tonight is the city council hearing on the expansion of Edgewater and I am sure it… Continue Reading “About casinos and city visions”

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It’s a month for loving yourself!

I’m doing a weekly program at the YWCA right now which I signed up for in January to help motivate myself back into daily workouts – something I was in the groove on for almost three years before I just petered out and stopped… Continue Reading “It’s a month for loving yourself!”

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