Friday Photography - Shades and Shapes of Green
Submitted by janis b on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 6:35pmEvening all. I don’t know if it’s true, but there seem to be more shades of green than any other colour.
Diaries
The demographics of suicide
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 3:44pmAnthony Bourdain hung himself today in Paris, France. This tragedy has brought the issue of suicide back into the mainstream, where it will be quickly forgotten again, probably by tomorrow.
A new report shows that the suicide rate has climbed nearly 30% in the last 20 years.
The Evening Blues - 6-8-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 3:20pm
Private club voting on rules to stay a private club on a private website
Submitted by GreyWolf on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 2:38pmSome really boring BS where nothing will happen:
DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee Meeting live stream
https://www.facebook.com/vickersforhouse/videos/221075075165644/
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A Rash of Suicides
Submitted by edg on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 2:30pmMaybe it's just that time of year. It's nearing the anniversary of my little brother's suicide (June 26, 1979), so the general thought is on my mind. Or is it real? Are we experiencing a rash of suicides? The latest, just reported today, is Anthony Bourdain, host and star of CNN's Parts Unknown.
Hey! Just a thought here, but ...
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 12:15pmI've been busy with recent personal issues, house and yard and my weekly vapid but hopefully entertaining OTs and thereby missed a bunch of major sturm und drang. Being curious I looked superficially into it and came up with dozens of great ideas for essays. I chose, however, to write this instead.
First, some basics:
What the hell is this place, anyway? It is a blog, a website, a community, a collection of authors and essays, commenters and comments, and music.
Eat Food
Submitted by CS in AZ on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 11:59am“Eating food seems too common sensical to be an exhortation even once, but in a time where sugar dipped reconstituted corn bits are advertised 24-7, the guy who said a proper diet starts with "eat food" was a revolutionary and his wisdom is not repeated nearly often enough, because the obverse position is so incessantly stated. If Kellogs doesn't like it, fuck 'em.”
A few brief remarks
Submitted by Steven D on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 11:39amHello there. I recently read some of the meta about what's been going on. One thing that caught my attention was the lamented absence of Hecate, Phoebe Loosinhouse, Dallasdoc and others people miss. I can't speak for them. No one person's reasons for writing or not writing on a blog are the same, even one with as generous a community as this one. But I can talk a little about the reasons for my own infrequent appearances here of late as compared to past years.
How Democrats Win -- Quit Voting for Wars
Submitted by Eternal Hope on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 11:26amI supported Bernie Sanders during the 2016 primary. I turned around and supported Hillary Clinton when she won the nomination. I fought tooth and nail on Twitter against people who decided otherwise, blocking hundreds. However, from that experience, I have come to realize that creating a permanent progressive majority requires us to elect candidates who are not beholden to the Military Industrial Complex.
Introduction To American Empire Syllabus and Course Outline (Fall 2517)
Submitted by detroitmechworks on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 10:13am[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TPW9P-fnIE]
Cascadian National University. Lecture Hall. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9-10.
Lecturer- Kyou MacDonnell
Home of Lecturer - (Emergency Contacts only, please) Mt. Tabor House, Portland. Stark and 60th. Ring at the front gate and somebody will find me as soon as possible.
