“Elevator Buttons” via Jaded One’s Flickr stream.
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What I Like and Don’t Like
Philip Schultz
I like to say hello and goodbye.
I like to hug but not shake hands.
I prefer to wave or nod. I enjoy
the company of strangers pushed
together in elevators of subways.
I like talking to cabdrivers
but not receptionists. I like
not knowing [...]

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While I’m on an admitting embarrassing things kick, I would like to share the BBC series “Spooks” (known as “MI-5″ in the US) with you all.  This is not a particularly good show (a la “Mad Men” or “The Wire”).  However, it has made my summer absurdly enjoyable.  In fact, last week when I was [...]

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I have a confession to make.  I really like America.
I know, I know… it is so uncool these days.  Hear me out first!  I certainly don’t agree with everything my government does, but the more I travel in the US and the more people I meet in all different places and phases of life the [...]

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I spent much of last week and this weekend rediscovering my favorite things about D.C.– friends, good food from all around the world, and interesting old buildings.  Sure, SD had great vintage signs but I love DC from street level (and away from the “monumental core”).  Jon and I stumbled onto this library on H [...]

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I returned to my life in DC late yesterday– just in time for Jon to make a wonderful curry dinner, drink a few beers, and remember that my home is where he is.  I’m going to take a few days away from this space.  I need to get ready for the school year, readjust to [...]

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“Mom, I’m Pecking As Hard As I Can!” from Audreyjm529’s Flickr Stream.
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I Won’t Hatch!
Shel Silverstein
Oh I am chickie who lives in an egg,
But I will not hatch.
The hens they cackle, the roosters all beg,
But I will not hatch, I will not hatch.
For I hear all the talk of pollution and war
As [...]

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Here is some footage I shot at the Sioux Empire Fair last weekend.  Working at the Voices for Choice booth, sponsored by a huge number of organizations like Planned Parenthood, Pastors for Moral Choices, etc was an amazing experience.  Sure, I met a few pretty fanatical anti-choicers but in general South Dakotans were receptive to [...]

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I have a thing for lunch boxes.  Some people love the aesthetic of tea pots, some people love vases or wine glasses.  Me, I love lunch boxes.  When I was a kid I’d spend weeks with my mom going to every store in the greater North Texas area to find the perfect lunch box.  I [...]

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One month in the middle of America has made me re-appreciate how hard it is to go green.  On the coasts, I’ve lived in DC and CA and OR, green is easy, hip, and almost expected.  Out here, there is a natural food coop but that sh*t is pricey.  I still wash my hair with [...]

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Here it is, the fruits of that meeting I had to ditch Mt. Rushmore for on my great trip west… I wouldn’t keep something like this from you.
This is the video I shot a week or so ago while out in Rapid City, SD.  Dr. Marvin Buehner, an OBGYN who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, graciously [...]

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