breakfast ingredients “You want a grackle for breakfast?” I asked Ming. A grackle was vocalizing in the courtyard. “Yeah!” he said. “Oh, honey. You don’t eat birds. The only animals you eat are sea creatures.” “Well, that’s good because they both start with a c.” “Uh–grackle doesn’t start with a c. It starts with a… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? Are you curious about activist relationships? I define activist as anyone who has a vision for a better world and works toward it. ask Ming “How would you define activist?” I asked Ming. “Motivated by a cause,” said Ming. “Someone who takes action, for a cause? I dunno–seems like there… Read More »
“Any stove that’s electric is not really a stove–it’s a glorified hot plate,” I said, pondering natural gas. “There–I said it. Fire is totally different for cooking, than a ridiculously hot coil of metal. Sorry. Cooking feels so different with a flame.” Ming and I were lying in bed. It was early in the morning,… Read More »
Hello, reader. What’s shakin’? I’ve been living in community in Oregon for four months now. Before, Ming and I lived in community in Las Vegas for seven years. We lived for a month at a permaculture farm in Ojai, California over the summer. I thought people were doing community for reasons like mine. Wow, I… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’ve been thinking more about what disables me. My community member friend wrote a long, helpful comment on that recent post. He said the issue isn’t really capitalism. deeper Yes, I agree–there’s something deeper than capitalism itself that disables me. It drives the dysfunction that’s hurting me and in… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I attended a workshop about consensus. It was put on by the intentional community Snake Village and gave me delicious food for thought. Still digesting it. what it is Consensus is a decision making style that anarchists such as myself are supposed to do or at least have a good… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I was thinking about mental health, psych meds, capitalism, power, and chemical castration. I had an idea that feels important; I would like to tell you. what is chemical castration? I’ve heard “chemical castration” refer to the practice of destroying someone’s sex drive with medication because of harm they’ve done,… Read More »
I was thinking more about why I hate nonviolent communication (NVC). So many people want a system for being right. So many people want to learn the rules, believe they’re following the rules, and rest in their technical attempt. “Ok–I did the thing. I’m done now. I’ve done well enough,” they say and retreat to… Read More »
Hey, I was talking to Ming about real safety. It had to do with an experience we had I may not be ready to talk about. So much is fresh. Travel seems to keep it fresh, with no home base to return to for home-rest and processing of what I learn. The outside world is… Read More »
Ming says disposable culture can be ok for disabled people who need special things considering our energy and functionality. But the problem is everyone uses it, because everyone lives in crisis mode, doing more than they can do, because of capitalism. Ming says it’s easy to be judgey. “In the previous sentence, I feel very… Read More »