view from the present
view from the present
drmollytov
an extended meditation on presence
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My 2.3 regular readers might remember when I disavowed solarpunk a couple weeks ago: cyberpunk gardening? isn't that just solarpunk? (no) ...well, ya girl has been doing some reading since. Especially because there are a LOT of literary...
This morning, I encountered two pieces on the same topic from separate vectors. The power of browsing compels me to write about it. First, here is an NPR piece on how "training willpower" doesn't work: NPR: Kids' willpower is no match...
(A series in which I ramble some personal perspective on ICYDAK's "30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life," because most of this stuff is just default daily life to me.) ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist...
Yesterday one of my students asked me to give myself one point for everything on this meme I have done: Said meme is a list of 20 old people things. The game is to give yourself one point for every one of these retro activities you have...
(A series in which I ramble some personal perspective on ICYDAK's "30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life," because most of this stuff is just default daily life to me.) ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist...
said my brain for no reason as I was delivering a stack of books on WWII to a classroom today. Solarpunk Stories: What is Solarpunk? The Anarchist Library: A Solarpunk Manifesto William Joseph Gillam: A Solarpunk Manifesto: Turning...
(A series in which I ramble some personal perspective on ICYDAK's "30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life," because most of this stuff is just default daily life to me.) ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist...
My fellow ADHDers understand how obsessions will POUNCE on you from NOWHERE and then you CANNOT SHAKE THEM even though you have a CLASS to teach today and also you're supposed to be REFEREEING A CHILDREN'S BASKETBALL GAME this evening...
Web versions! The one where molly does CSS The one where molly doesn't do CSS Updates will appear as sections get written. Go forth and share the info!
(A series in which I ramble some personal perspective on ICYDAK's "30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life," because most of this stuff is just default daily life to me.) ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist...
The summer I turned 12, my older cousin (14) and her mom - who lived on the farm with us at the time - took on the job of babysitting one of the neighbor's kids (7). This kid, who I'll call "Joey," was a sweet guy, pretty laid back, and...
(A series in which I ramble some personal perspective on ICYDAK's "30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life," because most of this stuff is just default daily life to me.) ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist...
The title is a quote from a Calvin and Hobbes strip. I read it as a kid, and I've found many, many situations in which it applies. Today, for instance. I'm skimming through books on basic computer programming for teens, trying to find...
That's the title of a book I found on Project Gutenberg today: Good Things to Eat, As Suggested by Rufus - by Rufus Estes The title amused me, so I downloaded it. And the title may seem silly, but this book slaps. Turns out Rufus Estes...
You may or may not remember a couple posts ago when I (1) thought this list of ways to resist authoritarianism was just how people lived: ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life and (2) then had the...