Through Pen and Lens

I must say, I have been remiss in considering my life after graduate school. I mean, I've had lofty ideas of starting an artist's/writer's residency program/commune at The West Mansion in Clear Lake or somewhere with lots of land and a river that runs through it. (Sorry, I couldn't resist that one.) That, or teaching, which I'm doing already, so why go back to get a PhD? Or becoming rich and famous with my art and writing, both of which I have no real time to work on because I'm working on a PhD. One step forward and all that. The article linked below was shared with me today. Oh, that Karen Kelsky had been my advisor years ago. At least now, I'm working on a plan. Enjoy. Graduate School Is a Means to a Job by Karen Kelsky Quote for the day: Just be ordinary and nothing special.  Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water, and when you're tired, go and lie down.  The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand. Bruce Lee

NAACP addresses variety of issues at Southeast Region Convention - News14.com I just love how folks take things out of context for their own agenda! What the 15th Amendment actually states is: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. All of the people standing in the front row of the image, including Barber, are holding flyers that read THIS IS MY VOTE, which is the NAACP's campaign slogan to get voters to the polls. And damnitalltohell , it is your vote and my vote! But who the hell are you? I know who I am (most of the time). But I don't know you, and you don't know me. When was the last time you went to the polls to vote and knew everyone working at the polls? Hell. When was the last time you lived on a street and knew everyone on that street? How about just the block of the street that you lived on? How does requ...