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Oct.02.2012
Another good day. I'm in that writing - working - living zone where all goes well and I enjoy everything.
Now -
Down in my brain's city is a little man walking around and grumbling. A sour fellow, he predicts, "This won't last. It's going to end. It always does. Life is going to slap you ignorant,...
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Jun.26.2012
I'm disappointed in our political and economic leaders. I'm not just talking about the United States; I'm discussing the world.
First, they've disappointed me with their fundamental shortcomings. Their demonstrated greed and self-interest is vile and their willingness to dismiss lessons...
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Feb.28.2012
Warning: contempt and sarcasm ahead.
I don't know much about the person who wrote this note. I don't know if he is part of the 1% or a 1% wannabe, or a banker. I stole the photo from those liberal rabble rousers, MoveOn. For all I know, they made it up.
The caption accompanying the...
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Jan.21.2012
The Medford Six are our small band of occupiers, setting up camp in Greg Walden's office as protestors chanting outside. It was a coordinated effort, and his offices in other cities were occupied at the same time.
The Six were volunteers. They knew they would be arrested and jailed. That was...
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Dec.20.2011
On the way to my first March on Wall Street in San Francisco, I ask a cop for directions. “Excuse me, do you know the way to the Federal Reserve?” With all the ruckus over Occupy Oakland across the bay, I wonder if he might arrest me preemptively. Instead, he gives me directions, although I end up...
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Dec.16.2011
Using my little smarty pants phone, I found Occupy Seattle. Being technically advanced, the Seattleites made their website quite clear. They, too, were marching. In fact, they were taking a bridge, too, but at the convenient time of 3PM. Again, not knowing the...
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Nov.10.2011
Cri de Coeur, September 2011
(for the 99%)
It’s 4:00 a.m. and I’m waking,...
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Nov.06.2011
Occupy Bakersfield
After returning from my three hour trip to Occupy LA, I learned that my nearer city of Bakersfield planned their own Occupation. I found them on Facebook and attended their first General Assembly. The group consisted of mostly early twenty-somethings who...
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Oct.27.2011
Today the New York Times reports that over 80 percent of New York City residents are in favor of Occupy Wall Street and that New Yorkers actively support the effort by a margin of 2 to 1.
One of the many reasons for this acceptance is the authenticity of the movement. The protestors simply repeat...
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Oct.17.2011
When I strolled through the bustling Occupy L.A. encampment over the weekend I was struck by all those minds trying to sum up their objectives on pithy placards. It’s a tough task when so many outrages bubble around us.
For example...
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