Archive October 2009

Michael Hanson in Coastal Living Magazine

Aurora photographer Michael Hanson’s photographs of vacation spots in Belize have been featured in the October issue of Coastal Living Magazine. The underlying story in this travel article was a ‘his’ and ‘hers’ vacation to the Caribbean where a couple can combine soft adventure with luxuries and empty beaches. Hanson ...

Dangling on Friday

In the sci-fi novel I'm currently writing, my main character Pyosz has a growing love interest, Maar. I'm having a lot of fun shaping Maar into my own heart's desire. I've been aware that my buddy Blue, who is avidly reading/living each installment of the book, also has a desperate ...

“Mama’s On The Job”

The Nursing Home reviewed Maggie and said "No."The Good Doctor is now (there was some question) IN CHARGE of Maggie. This Good Doctor makes the decision as to if/when Maggie will be discharged. Earlier today, while the Nursing Home was still up in the air he said, "If it were ...

Ben Moon and Tom Bol for Nordic Naturals

The work of Aurora photographers Ben Moon (left - of a surfer diving under a wave) and Tom Bol (right - of a studio portrait of a dog) have both been used as full page ads for Nordic Naturals, a producer of award winning, high quality fish oils. To view ...

Maggie Jochild Wednesday Quick Report

Fast report.This may be the only report for today, not sure…The hospital has asked a not-great nursing home to accept Maggie; the nursing home is evaluating her (either via a records review or perhaps in person, we’re not sure) which will probably take the rest of today and maybe even ...

Swapping Class Lessons

Entitlement is a concept which has been misunderstood and criticized in feminist/liberation ideologies. It’s an attitude we are born with, as is altruism, but just as altruism has been distorted by American mythology into “self-sacrifice,” entitlement has become conflated with selfishness and arrogance.An authentic sense of entitlement, however, is not ...

Maggie Jochild Still In Hospital Monday, Barely

Windows Netbook Donation Needed. Financial Donations Report!Just a quick report as I’m in so much pain in my right hip I’m not at work today (this was written Monday afternoon, even if I’m posting it Tuesday morning.) Hurts to sit up, hurts to write. Hurts to do anything but sleep.Maggie ...

Logan Mock-Bunting in Outside Magazine

Aurora photographer Logan Mock-Bunting’s photograph of a lone paddleboarder in the foreground a of colorful sunset was published as a two page spread in the “Exposure” section in the October 2009 issue of Outside Magazine. Mock-Bunting captured the scene in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on his drive home from ...

Tachih Nádáh

The Bullshit In Arizona WAS NOT Anything Native AmericanMy heart goes out to the families of those who died. My deep rage and anger goes to the charletans who used a sacred ritual to bully and maim and kill others.I hate going to Sedona. All manner of "New ...

Shabbos

“Once, in Israel, God appeared in the doorway, and we were sore afraid.”Annie DillardLet us now set asideour profane beliefin corpus controland embrace sacred humilityWith yeast and eggseed and mustLet us bow our willto that power beyond our texts:How our mucus membranes will repair themselvesFlesh will knitoxygen willhop the metro ...

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