Two great episodes:
tail end of Deep South travel & we were near Augusta, but not back in town, yet. I meandered into town w/someone from the trip & our stopping point was Evergreen Dr ( my childhood home & safe dream space ). I had a red underarmour duffle bag, which I intended to drop off there…
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cri de cœur ˌkrē də ˈkˈkə noun: cri de cœur; plural noun: cris de cœur a passionate appeal, complaint, or protest. Cry from the heart early 20th century: French, literally ‘cry from the heart.’
Last night (06-24-18): Dreamt I was back in the Civil Rights mvmt class I recently finished, on tour, in Mississippi with a guide in the form of Cowboy Mike (one of my professors @ Augusta University, now retired). He was showing us [freedom squad] the inhumane conditions prevalent in various places of society. Meanwhile, I…
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…the data (& limitations) of this study. Dialogue shouldn’t be us vs. them; rather, it should be an egalitarian exchange of knowledge between interlocutors. Moreover, let’s think deeper than surface label ideologies by getting into root dynamics of issues/topics. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-identity-not-issues-explains-the-partisan-divide/
This is an excellent documentary, check it out: https://youtu.be/CxTReRmH2jA
Hmm, this is an interesting brief history of showers in America & Europe: Showers in the late 1800s – for health benefits and impressive bathrooms. Showers in “normal” homes – 1920s onward in USA, much later in UK. Pictures Source: Showers – 19th century luxury and health
There is an absolutely fascinating idea to Catalog all life on Earth. I hope that the funding and necessary people come together to bring the idea to fruition. The benefits they’ve outlined are very intriguing. This is something that we should pursue to increase knowledge and our ability to cross-reference things all across the globe.…
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Finally arrived back home from 10 days on the road in the Deep South. Very enlightening travel study! I enjoyed every moment of it, learned a ton, and built new friendships along the way. First order of business (AKA — Fun): I had to build a new / updated playlist of tunes. This one is…
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This is the last night (of two) in Jackson, Mississippi. Today, we visited the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Canton Freedom House today, where we were surprised by the 66-year old landscaper who was available to let us in & tour the space, even though regular operating hours = Mon-Fri. Totally unexpected, but really…
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