Thursday, June 28, 2018

Five Snouts Up for PBS' Little Women--an early feminist masterpiece

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(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) ( click here to understand my snout-based rating system ) for Masterpiece's recent 2 part adaptation of Louisa May Alcot...
Saturday, June 23, 2018

Bless Donald Trump for helping us remember who we are

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All evil and harm that is done in the world is done because we forget who we are.  We forget that we are one.  We forget that when we harm...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

For Fathers Day: Return Immigrant Children to Their Parents Immediately

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As a new thought minister, it is difficult to know what to add to what Stephen Colbert says above--where to begin with the daily heartb...
Thursday, June 14, 2018

If Addiction is a spiritual problem, how is it also a disease? Part 3: Questions about Addiction and Treatment Raised by Unbroken Brain

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Okay this seems to have turned into a series of articles on the questions raised by the book Unbroken Brain  by Maia Szalavitz.  Today...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Does Shame and Blame Work with Addiction?

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In yesterday's post, I reviewed the book  Unbroken Brain  and listed the questions that it raised for me.  Today I'm going to ex...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

If You're Addicted, Is it Your Fault, or Not? 5 Snouts Up for Unbroken Brain by Maia Szalavitz

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(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for Unbroken Brain  by Maia Szalavitz ( Understanding the snout-based rating system ).  There are people who think 12-step ...
Monday, June 11, 2018

What will it take for objectification of women to cease? How far have we moved?

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Sold at Venice Beach, CA June 9, 2018 It strikes me that the #metoo movement is burgeoning; the Miss America beauty pageant is eliminati...
Saturday, June 09, 2018

My Thoughts on the Recent California Primary and a World that Works for Everyone

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The results of Tuesday's California primary were underwhelming but could have been worse.  Turnout was low despite supposedly high act...
Sunday, June 03, 2018

Marie's Crisis Cafe, where have you been all my life?

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(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) 5 Enthusiastic Snouts Up  ( Understanding My Snout-Based Rating System ) for Marie's Crisis Cafe in NYC's West Vil...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

The Iceman Cometh on Broadway -- Risky and Brilliant with Denzel Washingon

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(:)(:)(:)(:) 4 snouts up out of 5 ( Understanding My Snout-Based Rating System ) for The Iceman Cometh  on Broadway in NYC now starring Denz...
Sunday, May 27, 2018

Design Flaw? Commercial Scale Dual Flush Toilet Handles Defy Human Habit

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It's a small thing but it has bugged me for a while that the most common form of low flush toilet handle used in large scale bathroom fa...
Saturday, May 26, 2018

ALREADY? The Fast and Slow Pace of Childrearing

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This weekend, Bill and I are in Providence, Rhode Island to see our baby girl graduate from Brown University (with a degree in Computer Scie...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Happy Birthday to Me (Mostly today only, not all month long anymore)

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All Month All About Me Birthday Sara It was not that long ago that I considered my birthday to be a virtually monthlong event.  Longer i...
Friday, May 18, 2018

Voting is the Best Cure for "Common Enemy Intimacy"

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Ever since the last presidential election, we've been engaging in  “c ommon enemy intimacy”--the problem is it undermines the world we w...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Why Not Wait to Cast Your Absentee Ballot?/My Picks for Statewide CA Races Today

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Delaine Eastin for Governor Because I've been asked to, I'm going to post my picks and thinking for California Statewide contest...
Monday, May 14, 2018

Lessons from 30 years @email

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Unlike most people, I've had nearly 30 years of experience on email.  I had an email address before almost anybody because my brother P...
Sunday, May 13, 2018

BILL MAGAVERN'S BALLOT MEASURE RECOMMENDATIONS, 2018 CALIFORNIA PRIMARY

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Bill Magavern’s CA Ballot Rx These opinions are my husband, Bill Magavern's,   "Please feel free to forward them...
Saturday, May 12, 2018

Marjorie Prime Gets it Right in the Future

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Sacramento Bee Photo and Review (:)(:)(:)(:) for  Marjorie Prime  playing at Capital Stage in Sacramento, CA through June 3, 2018.   U...