I've been thinking a lot about how influencial music can be on the senses. The other day I was struck by a song. I was suddenly transported back  years to rasta colored ear buds and cool tile against my face. I was sitting in the bathroom trying to block out all other sounds by pushing the buds deeper into my ear canal and letting myself be ( Read more... )

What can free us from the past ( Read more... )

A perfect passage from Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen on a night where I can't get to sleep. I thought it'd be worth sharing:

"People who dream when they sleep at night know of a special kind of happiness which the world of the day holds not, a placid ecstasy, and ease of heart, that are like honey on the tongue. They also know that the real ( Read more... )

Avril Lavigne really should have had more success ( Read more... )

Are single sex classrooms good for kid’s education? Is there a need for single sex classrooms in specific areas of education, i.e. science and/or math? Traditionally girls do well in reading, language arts, and social studies; some research has suggested that they lag behind in math and science because they learn differently, and are less likely to ( Read more... )

What are your feelings about women engaging in combat during war?
My feelings about women engaging in combat during war are exactly the same about men engaging in combat during war. I respect the decision and sacrifice of any individual to serve their country in any capacity and that respect does not differ depending on their reproductive organs. ( Read more... )

Do women in this day and age still have to fight for equal pay?
Yes. While there are many factors that lead to differences in pay, which I will address later, the gender gap exists. There are women in the 21st Century doing the same jobs as their male counterpart and receiving less money. "Generally the finding is that men earn more than women at ( Read more... )

Mad Girl's Love Song
By Sylvia Plath

"I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my lids and all is born again.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)

The stars go waltzing out in blue and red,
And arbitrary blackness gallops in:
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

I dreamed that you bewitched me into bed ( Read more... )

"Maybe the mass murder of young children will force the ideological gatekeepers in mainstream media to actually pry open the cupboards of conventional thinking for just long enough to have a thoughtful conversation about manhood in the context of our ongoing national tragedy of gun violence."

We cannot blame tragedies like the Connecticut school ( Read more... )

I was speaking with a friend recently. She is an experienced traveler with a deep love for exploring foreign places, and often travels alone. I asked her if she was ever frightened in new places by herself. The idea of not knowing the language, or the cultural customs leaves me with a slight knot in my stomach ( Read more... )