Ever felt bad denying a homeless person help when you know you actually can help and you know they desperately need it? It sucks to look a person who is directly asking for help in the eyes and say “no, sorry I can’t help you” when you know you can probably help in some way.ContinueContinue reading “Homelessness and Staying Human”
Category Archives: being human
Ecosia – Troll the internet, plant trees
Simple, easy way to help grow the chimpanzee population and help humans too
Apes and Palm Oil: How YOU can save orangutans with your groceries
Hello All, Back when I was at the goat farm in Tenessee, I took an online class taught by Jane Gooddall through a program called Masterclass. The class was about conservation and chimpanzee behavior and was a-ok. If you’re into chimpanzees and want to learn about conservation through a fireside chat-like series with Jane Gooddall, I’dContinueContinue reading “Apes and Palm Oil: How YOU can save orangutans with your groceries”
Diary of a Sailing Lunchlady
See that toilet bowl scum? That, my friends, is the first thing I noticed when I walked into my assigned room aboard the SS Minnow in 2017. It was my fourth year working as Lunchlady, and I would be on the ship for 120 days, from April to June, travelling from San Francisco to El Salvador, Hawaii, Seattle,ContinueContinue reading “Diary of a Sailing Lunchlady”
Fidlar
For Tina It was supposed to be the storm of the century when we set off on our bike trip down the California coast. New Years Day, 2016. Me, Katrina, and Jansyn. I met Katrina back in college when we worked together for the UCSB recycling program, riding bikes around campus, collecting cans, and redeemingContinueContinue reading “Fidlar”
The Devil Wears Plaid Kilts
“Just another manic Monday” is playing on the radio as I drive the studio’s rented white minivan to pick up the kilt and circle glasses wearing ginger costume designer and drive him to the studio. I am a production assistant, all of the sudden. Don’t ask how I ended up with this job in myContinueContinue reading “The Devil Wears Plaid Kilts”
Why I started this blog and my intentions
Hello out there, I have thought about starting a blog for some time now and just decided to give it a try, to see what happens. I am not a very big fan of technology, or being on the computer, but alas, it is a good way to reach many people and share ideas. ThisContinueContinue reading “Why I started this blog and my intentions”
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