The healing journey of a widowed, unschooling badass in Delaware.
American corporate media is the greatest supporter of the American Empire. It pushes every war and never questions, “Are we the bad guys?”
Omar Suleiman reports on events in Palestine that are being ignored by major news outlets in this important interview:
I used to be an alcoholic. I could stay up all night drinking at a party, with a partner, or solo if I really didn’t want to deal with my own humanity.
Part of the problem was my natural energy. I was capable of holding together an apparently functional life because I could drink all night and still show up, at least physically.
Not drinking was the easy part. Finding homes for that seemingly useless drive wasn’t all that difficult either. My life is filled with people and activities and I’m passionate about being my best.
I still wrestle with compulsion. I can get obsessed, but I’m learning to direct it.
Yesterday was the last day for me to build our ship for Kalmar Nyckel’s Lego Shipbuilding Day. My sons had contributed their expertise in minifigures and One Piece lore, but I had a lot of boat to finish.
I stayed up until past 2am to get the Going Merry ready and it paid off. We won 1st place in the 16+ division against some impressively large ships.
That strange energy carried me through a busy day and I’m looking forward to a well-earned sleep.
Westen is almost 15 and tries to play it cool around Lego, but he is still creating some very cool builds.
My Going Merry is coming along and I want to give credit to another builder who created a main sail that I leaned on for inspiration.
Build_MOC has a very nice ebay store where you can find his Going Merry and much more.
My Going Merry build is going slowly, unlike the rate at which the Kalmar Nyckel’s Lego Brick Shipbuilding Day is approaching.
They posted this pic of Isaac (in red) and I’m excited to see how all our builds do in competition.
We’re fortunate to have Gerald Chavis instructing Isaac on the trumpet.
In addition to his wonderful tutelage, Gerald leads multiple live music endeavors and takes the spotlight in solo performances.
Tonight we had the pleasure of sitting in on the Clifford Brown Festival Orchestra’s rehearsal. For a moment, we had the auditorium to ourselves.
It’s important to my educational approach to expose my sons to the possible futures, to show them what can be possible if they dedicate their lives to growth.
Help them learn how to learn. Once they know their optimal learning style, they can teach themselves anything.
Statistically speaking, no one uses calculus:
My sons are participating in Pages Alive Theater‘s Shakespeare Festival. Both will serve in multiple roles, but two stand out as special.
Westen will be playing Mercutio in his death scene from Romeo and Juliet. With sword fighting, a flurry of double entendres, and a flamboyant exit, Westen was made for this role. He’s seen it on stage and screen and I’m excited to see his interpretation.
Isaac is getting stretched with the “slings and arrows” speech from Hamlet. Certainly the most somber role he has tackled, it will fit well as he becomes a teenager this Spring.
I’m blessed with how much these boys love Shakespeare. As much as they like the stage, nothing motivates them like the Bard.
Julian Assange is rotting in a UK prison without any charges against him. Former CIA director Mike Pompeo discussed assassinating Assange after the agency was embarrassed by published leaks.
Pompeo has not been charged and the United States is seeking to extradite Assange.
In this interview with Tucker Carlson, Stella Assange, Julian’s wife, advocates for his release.
