A story has just been put together that says that Sarah, Josh and Shane, the three American hikers being detained in Iran did not cross the border, but were kidnapped from Iraqi Kurdistan. This is the first time that the truth about the hikers is getting a viral media push through email and facebook. It [...]

Today marks 262 days that Sarah, Shane and Josh continue to be held in Iran for accidentally crossing the border on a hike. The campaign to free the hikers continues to be strong and the families (and moms, in particular) have been amazingly strong advocates for their release.  A saving grace is that they were [...]

Foul Weather Friend definition from Urban Dictionary, Can you guess which one I am?
1.  The opposite of a fair-weather friend, a foul-weather friend only seeks you out if they have a problem, need a shoulder to cry on, a ride to town or someone to watch their dog, but otherwise they act as [...]

I remember my excitement about finding Facebook. Finally, a spot where a lot of my closest friends and, well…just everyone… are all in one place.  They were not all there when I started but most of them are now.  There was a rush of reconnecting with folks from high school and some ex’s and a [...]

I wonder if people in other states ask people where they are from all the time.  If you live in Illinois or Alabama, is it just assumed that you are from there?  Of course, here in California, most people are NOT from here, so that is a common conversation topic to get to know a [...]

I recently watched Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth.  I didn’t learn anything new since I had already studied this stuff in college.  15 years later, it is totally mainstream.  Although I believed it all along, the fact that it has become more widely accepted has still made it feel bigger to me, more impending, [...]

Over the years, I have participated in many collective working and living projects.  Several years ago, I was recruited by a group called the Matchbook Learning Project. We sponsored classes for adults in the anarchist community.  The vision was a way to keep people in community in times of life that it is harder to [...]

Back in the day, A- had a zine called the Buick ate my Planet.  I don’t remember how many issues came out, but I do remember that it included suggestions of car-free trips and resources and told stories of living car-free in the bay area.  Anyways, I only bring it up to steal the great [...]

I am not exactly anti-car these days. I was REALLY REALLY anti-car for years.  Then, in 2005 I got a dog. In 2006 I got another.  With one dog, it was reasonable to keep her exercised by walking around town and to get her to the vet by foot.  With two, it was not so doable.  Also [...]

I certainly don’t want to underrate the power of the banners hung on the Golden Gate Bridge or the sheer numbers of people that showed up for the torch protests. In a time that Americans are being given questioning glances by the world because of our bifurcated voting, the results of our last election [...]