I learned something important about myself and the self in an acting class today that was a bit unexpected. The teacher, Shanga Parker was explaining something that, on its face, is self-explanatory.
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This is an excellent blog that responds succinctly to the issue, sometimes raised, of whether or not Obama is addressing an agenda relevant to people of color.
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Since the election of President Barack Obama, we have become an increasing uncivil society. It has occurred in surprisingly unlikely places (the floor of Congress during a Presidential address) and from unlikely persons (Senators and Congresspersons).
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Well, t’is the season. And it is a season that has become so strangled by political correctness that people don’t even know what to call it or what salutations to use.
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Last night I was invited to see The Hangover at the $3 movie theater by two male friends. I was curious about this film, billed as a male wedding movie. The truth is that I was unlikely to have seen it alone.
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We are writing as two women who greatly admire you, contributed to your campaign, and campaigned for you.
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Today I had lunch with a male friend. Though disappointed by and tired of hearing about Tiger Wood's embarrassingly messy clay feet, I realized that I had only spoken about this with female friends. I wanted a male perspective.
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This film tells the true story of Baltimore Raven, Michael Oher, son of a crack addicted single mother first taken in by a kind man who not only lets him sleep on his couch but finagles Michael’s entry into a private Christian school in spite of his extraordinarily spotty academic record.
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I live a fairly interesting life and every once in a while I actually wish that cameras were following me around to record it.
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The first recorded war in history occurred around 2700 B.C. This war between Sumer, an area now known as Iraq, and Elam, a portion of modern Iran, was fought close to Iraq’s main port city of Basra, a name familiar to Americans from the 1980’s conflict.
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Though bashed by the recession, And pulled down into depression, There's a day meant to remind us, That we should be thankful for, Too much food and...
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When asked how he was doing, John Sanford, a family friend now gone, used to say, I’m perfect and improving.
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A few weeks ago I was invited to lunch at the University of Washington Faculty Club on a most lovely day. It was early afternoon fall blustery.
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In a church basement on lower Capital Hill, a group of 100 people sat in rapt attention watching a movie screen. Across it walked a sample of mankind, all races, ethnicities, ages, sizes and shapes, in a variety of settings.
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I love this time of year. Salmon are spawning right outside my windows. I awaken in the ash-colored morning to see them twirling between tree boughs.
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The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama stunned America. And the President most of all.
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Students have returned to school in recent weeks. As a first assignment, many will be asked to answer a familiar question: “What did you do for your summer vacation?” Depending on who they are, there answers may turn out to be surprisingly political.
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Cliff Mass, meteorologic scientist at the University of Washington says that we will not be able to truly assess global warming for 100 years. I understand the science of this.
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