duke 54, indiana 51…

28Nov06

Duke played Indiana today at Cameron Indoor Stadium. I got together with Casey and a few others at the Phoenix Bar for the first time this season. The Phoenix has been our regular viewing place, and it was good to be back.
It was looking like it would be an easy victory as Duke [...]

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Tags: basketball, Duke, sports

toward a free tibet…

28Nov06

I have been wanting to attend the Training for Change’s Advanced Training for Trainers for years. I have been to their Training for Social Action Trainers a few times, but have never made it to the Advanced session. I was excited that they were offering it January 2nd – 6th – I even registered. [...]

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Tags: birthdays, Tibet, trainings

climbing in the rain…

26Nov06

I’m climbing in the rain,
just climbing in the rain
I’m losing all feeling
It’s slipp’ry again.
When I went climbing last weekend, I thought it’d be my last time for a while since the cold weather was rolling in. But a couple of days ago, Matt texted me saying that he was interested in going on Sunday [...]

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Tags: climbing, seasons

borat…

24Nov06

I just got back from watching Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. It seems that everyone is talking about this movie so I had to go see what all the hype was about. I had heard so much about it – from “it was hilarious” to “it [...]

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Tags: movies

black friday…

24Nov06

Today is Black Friday – the busiest shopping day of the year, as consumers flock to the stores for sales and to buy gifts for Christmas. Consumerism en masse. Here in the United States, we account for 4% of the population of the world, but consume 60% of the world’s resources. [...]

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Tags: black friday, capitalism, shopping

what a meal…

23Nov06

Aditi and I spent the day over at Cedar House today. Aditi made an incredible apple pie – all from scratch! It was delicious! We also made my favorite part of any Thanksgiving dinner – the mashed potatoes. They weren’t as thick as they should be, but they were still really [...]

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Tags: Cedar House, food, holidays

national day of mourning…

23Nov06

Thankskilling, Thankstaking, whatever you call it…
Since 1970, Native Americans have gathered on Cole’s Hill for the National Day of Mourning. With this holiday, please take time to remember how much Native Americans have been misrepresented, lied about, and condemned in US History. Do you remember learning in class in elementary school about the [...]

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Tags: holidays, Native American, racism

one for all, and all for one…

22Nov06

Alright, I’m gonna show you a bit more of the geek in me:
I have three desktops on my computer (Linux users might understand). I decided to label them today to make it a bit more interesting than “Desktop 1,” “Desktop 2,” and “Desktop 3.”
It reminded me of when I was in Boulder, CO, and [...]

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Tags: geek

a rock and a hard place…

22Nov06

Last year, Aditi and I attended the Indigenous People’s Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Island. Every year, the International Indian Treaty Council hosts this ceremony in commemoration of the start of the 1969-1971 occupation of Alcatraz by the ‘Indians of All Tribes.’
However, recently, the National Park Service awarded the Alcatraz ferry contract to Hornblower Yachts, [...]

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Tags: Alcatraz, boycotts, Native American, unions

duke falls to marquette…

21Nov06

Duke lost its first game of the season to Marquette in the finals of the CBE classic. Marquette definitely played better basketball, but Duke somehow managed to stay close for most of the game. With 6 minutes left, the game was tied 58-58. But then, Marquette took over and never looked back, [...]

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Tags: basketball, Duke, sports