Daily Archives: September 1, 2006

Not in our name…

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 1, 2006

Norm has a nice video he took at the recent anti-war protests during the Bush visit to Salt Lake City. Thanks to Norm and the other people of Salt Lake City, including Mayor Rocky Anderson, for confronting the administration’s lies and their assertion that disagreement is unpatriotic.

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We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty…

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 1, 2006

Keith Olbermann link courtesy of The Old Hippie’s Groovy Blog…

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Joi’s shii tree

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 1, 2006

Earlier this week when I read Joi Ito’s post about pruning his Shii tree I was struck by the intentionality and the meditative quality of the Shinto ritual he described. Some connections I made after I read that post… my gingko tree has a similar spiritual value. It was a young tree sixteen years when [...]

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Joanna’s Kitchen

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 1, 2006

A kitchen I have enjoyed since it was finished in the early eighties was featured Wednesday in the San Francisco Chronicle Home and Garden section. I think it’s been a year or two since we’ve sat in that kitchen chatting with Joanna and Mark, petting the occasional cat, sipping a hot beverage. It’s something I [...]

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Movement Building

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 1, 2006

Ten Questions for Movement Building and Reflections on the Current Period – By Dan Berger and Andy Cornell linked via Anne Galloway, a genius, a knitter, and a good person.

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Foo Fighting

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 1, 2006

Without venturing near the homonymous conversation, I must report the Foo Fighters will indeed perform here in Madison with Bob Dylan on the evening of October 31st. I don’t know if this will draw crowds off the street at the time of the annual Halloween chaos, or rather concentrate them later when the show is [...]

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