Last night I was tagged on Facebook by a friend, inviting me to join an environmentally focused activist group that is looking for volunteers. While I believe 100% in what they are doing, there was a line in that call to action that pissed me off. (Enough, in fact, that I pushed the post I […]
The Zen of Getting Shit Done
If you’re anything like me, you struggle with the number of things that you have to or want to get done on any given day (or week, or month). The thing is, we tend to overestimate the amount of stuff we can get done in a day, but tend to actually underestimate the amount we […]
Caring Sucks: Why We Shouldn’t Do It
Yeah, you heard that right. I know what you might be thinking: she’s gone over the edge, lost it, let go of her grip on reality. But, do me a favor and stick with me. You might not have paid attention, but there’s a definition of the word “care” in the dictionary that frightens me. To […]
Civil Disobedience (and the Tar Sands Sisters)
On Saturday, August 20, 2011, I was arrested. As I sit here, fingers poised over keys, hesitating as I have for the past two weeks, I wonder what has kept me from putting my experience in writing. The first few days, it was that I was wrapped up in details of just getting out of […]