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New Year's Virtual Party 2021/2
Welcome, all, to 2021's virtual New Year's Eve retro LiveJournal celebration.
First, I'd like to pause for a moment and hold space for all those who have suffered or passed on in 2020/2021, whether from Covid-19, other illnesses, injustice, economic chaos, and anything else. I acknowledge it's been a difficult year for many people.
If the best ( Read more... ) -
Retro New Year's Party Invite!
Hey! Is there anyone out there who had a LiveJournal back in the day or who wants to start one up now? I had NYE plans that got upended due to Omicron and would like to throw a retro virtual party on LiveJournal where we chat with each other and virtually describe what we imagine we'd do at an in-person event. This was a tradition of mine back in ( Read more... ) -
After Japanese courtier Sei Shonagon: How to Please Your Literary Publicist
Prose list essay, as inspired by Japanese courtier Sei Shonagon. Her essays are gently humorous, yet she makes a variety of good points ( Read more... ) -
Grandma's weird mood swings: the increasing role of emotion in elders' decision making
“I think I’ll just call tomorrow and cancel the appointment. There are lots of doctors around, people shouldn’t just drag me along to some weird person I’ve never heard of ( Read more... ) -
Recruiting more brainpower: the WHO's Dr. Abdinasir Abubakar on how to tackle nodding disease
Thomas Edison said that even seeming dead ends in his early electrical engineering work were steps forward: he’d discovered three thousand materials that couldn’t serve as lightbulb filaments and therefore had gotten closer to finding one that would ( Read more... ) -
After the blaze: rescuing old firehoses from landfills
Invented by the ancient Greeks, the firehose represents an essential part of historical and modern lifesaving equipment. However, old hoses decay very slowly in landfills, as the woven polyester and nylon fabrics take awhile to break down ( Read more... ) -
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone! This is the truly democratic, inclusive holiday...other events this month seem focused on celebrating what some people possess and others don't (money, gifts, a particular faith, family, friends, etc) while everyone gets another year. You can be wealthy with fifteen swimming pools, middle-class, homeless, a student, a ( Read more... ) -
Song to share - It's the Climb
Everyone, I've come across a great version of Miley Cyrus' It's the Climb - sung by a young woman with hope and energy!
http://ksolo.myspace.com/actions/showSongProfile.do?rid=2315896&sid=30022&uid=12711574 -
You're invited to Synchronized Chaos Magazine's reception, July 30th from 5-10 pm at Muddy Waters
All are invited to Synchronized Chaos Magazine’s semiannual reception, held this time at San Francisco’s Muddy Waters Cafe, 521 Valencia Street, Friday July 30th, drop-in from 5 to 10 pm. Walking distance from the 16th and Mission BART. Come network and meet our writers and artists and cultural creatives! All are invited, this event’s open to the ( Read more... )
