Thanks for reposting a Mandela quote. Are you ready to die?

The world responded immediately to Nelson Mandela (Madiba)’s death: with Facebook posts. Twitter and other social media websites were blown up with pictures and quotes of one of Africa’s most notable contemporary elders. Days later, the status updates have not ceased. One would think that the people of the world are ready for revolutionary systemic […]

“If you go to one of those third world countries and come back here, you’ll kiss the ground you walk on.”

Have you ever felt the difference between going through something that feels impossibly difficult while knowing you are exactly where you need to be – and going through hell for absolutely no fruitful reason? Since I have last blogged, I have felt both of these feelings intensely, and I haven’t found a way to articulate […]

Why I Should Be an Alcoholic

I once knew physics well for A few months A bomb descended I Couldn’t stop it (but on paper I knew) The impact was absorbed by the Face of a laughing child And the weight of cinder blocks resting upon Her blameless corpse I looked at my uncle’s tax forms there was Written the child’s […]