Category Archives: Current Events

Life on My Mind

As I said to a world-weary friend on Monday: “Being an adult with access to information is exhausting.” Work, family, Korea, taxes, questionable food sources, social obligations, blasts at public events… It’s a lot to take in every day. I … Continue reading

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Everyone Deserves What I Have

You’ve seen this image, right? It is a logo designed by the Human Rights Campaign, and signifies my support of marriage, and marital rights, equality for all adult couples. I just need to be clear on where I stand. I’m … Continue reading

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December 14, 2012

Not all that long ago, I wrote a post about the state of mental health care in this country. Last week, a young man brutally took the lives of 20 first graders and six educators. I cannot imagine anyone doing … Continue reading

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“I’m Sooooo-o-o Tired…”

The title is a Beatles reference, in case you didn’t catch that. I’ve been thinking about sleep a lot lately, mainly because I’m reading a book about fostering healthy sleep habits in babies and children. I would love to have … Continue reading

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One Weekend as an American Consumer

At the Mitchell house, we try to be responsible consumers – generally striving to buy local, fair trade, low impact, repurposed and healthy (for us, others and the planet) items when we can, or at least considering such options whenever … Continue reading

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What is… Artprize?

I am certainly not an art critic. Nor am I at all qualified to determine what makes an international event a success. However, I think it is fair to say that a massive, neon-orange, shoddily painted bean bag is not … Continue reading

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Official Announcement

I know, I know… the next post was supposed to be the exciting and deviant conclusion of ‘Beastly’, but I’ve gotta squeeze this in. I have made the official decision to try vegetarianism. The date I’m setting for the switch … Continue reading

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Your Debt, Your Choice

Today I received our monthly statement from the credit union. As usual, the envelope contained the glossy newsletter along with the actual statement. One thing in particular caught my eye: a note about the changes that would eventually be implemented … Continue reading

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Death on the Job

I know nothing about mining. I’ve been in a few caves, and even the local gypsum mine, but my experience is that of a suburban-urban air breathing nerd who thinks of caves and quarries as the place where gnomes and … Continue reading

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