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Three lies they sold you in therapy
01.27.04 | Permalink | 4 CommentsFrom narrative therapist Michael White: We know the truth about you. You’re troubled because you’re repressed. If you could truly be yourself, you’d be happy. UPDATE: This means my Secret Happy Special Place Where No One Else Can Go is closed indefinitely.
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Like, bearing my cross
01.26.04 | Permalink | Comments Off on Like, bearing my crossBecky Hicks was my high school evangelical dream girl. Ah, that we would have met at some New Years Eve Praise & Worship Marathon, but, alas, it just wasn’t meant to be. The Revealer picks up the story from Brio. “Follow your dreams” is a popular theme in teen magazines, but Brio, dedicated to “challenging […]
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More than half of US says no more Bush
If these numbers keep up, I’m going to have to become a Republican if I want to keep rooting for the underdog. Heheh. Not really, silly. Bring it on, indeed, eh? The curious thing is that most people–in spite of wanting Bush out of office–think it’s likely that he’ll win a second term. If this […]
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Losing my religion
01.20.04 | Permalink | 7 CommentsI had the good fortune to catch up with an old friend this weekend. The conversation turned to (post-)seminarian humor. Seminarian humor is irreverent, to say the least. There’s something about spending three or four years of work-weeks reading, writing, and fretting about Life, the Universe, and Everything that turns humor perverse. I carry a […]
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Way of the scramble
01.14.04 | Permalink | Comments Off on Way of the scrambleAs I scramble to get things ready for the beginning of the spring semester here, the two following Taoist poems from 365 Tao (and the Hives) have helped me keep perspective. Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and […]
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Open letter on behalf of Atlanta public transit
Judith Dovers Coordinator of Public Involvement Atlanta Regional Commission Ms. Dovers, I write to express my enthusiastic support for the proposed C-Loop and Beltline transit projects. As a native of Oklahoma City, I grew up without any meaningful public transit. Using cars was so ingrained in the culture of Oklahoma City that persons using the […]
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