So glad I spent the longest day of the year on the tango dance floor. Miriam Larici and Hugo Patyn, performers formerly with “Forever Tango,” were the guest artists at the one-year anniversary of the Sausalito milonga. So far, studying … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: June 2004
I’ve joined Veterans for Peace as an associate member after reading their newsletter and seeing a presentation at the Sonoma County Peace and Justice center. No one struggles harder to keep their humanity than the soldiers, who by draft or … Continue reading →
I admire Pacifica Network’s Democracy Now, hosted by Amy Goodman, for focusing this entire week on the legacy of Ronald Reagan (titled”Remembering the Dead”). The program’s guests have revealed a different story from what the mainstream papers and TV have … Continue reading →
Happy and relieved are the words for today. Beginning July 6, I will be working for the Santa Rosa Symphony as Marketing and Development Associate. I met with the fantastic group of dedicated administrative staff and executive director on Monday … Continue reading →
Film Review by Jennie To reward myself for 25 solid hours of job hunting activities this week, I went to a 4 p.m. showing of The Day After Tomorrow. It’s the exaggerated (in time frame only) story of a world … Continue reading →
It’s a happy Friday. I’ve just giggled over my coffee as Gore Vidal was speaking with Amy Goodman (on democracynow.org) about his new book, Imperialism and the United States of Amnesia. My poet colleague whose car was stolen and returned … Continue reading →
A new “stop loss” order is preventing military and reservists from leaving the U.S.’s two current wars. Those looking forward to the end of their term of duty must now feel like conscripts. Our “free” country… No one knows better … Continue reading →