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I’ve got Two Blogs! A Personal and a Work One

A while back I started a blog on Medium.com to write about organizational development, group dynamics, activism, etc. I thought I should keep that separate…
route around spain and portugal

It’s Electric! Renting an EV & Touring Spain & Portugal

Gas prices are higher than ever — in Spain they’re over 2 euros/liter which is around $8/gallon taking into account the exchange into US dollars.…
fossil fuels

Sacrifice zones

I’ve spent the last year deeply immersed in the climate movement. I call it the climate movement because it’s got a different flavor than the…
healthcare

Health Insurance Woes

Dear Blog Readers, I want to share with whomever wants to read this, my account of trying to get my health insurance reinstated after it…

Why I have been railing on Dow Chemical lately

  Earlier this year, I joined the Coordinating Committee of the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal – North America.  We’re an all volunteer group,…
ready to run

One Love!

happy the race is over! This post is one big shout-out to my 36 donors.  Yup 36 people (and more counting partners) threw down some…

An Adventurous Race Day

this image does not capture the intensity of the rain I’ll get right to the point.  I didn’t run today.  The weather has been terrible…

5K in Cherokee – it rhymes!

As part of my commitment to participating in Exercise your Rights, I am going to run a 5K (3.1 miles) between July 4 – 14.…

5K without stopping!

Happy to home.. but crud, I still have work to do! I like to think that something is changing in me… that I’m actually developing…
flowers

I’m Back!

I went for my first run in a while – too long but I’ve been recovering from a cold with a lingering cough that made…