Archive for May, 2007

I can’t be in Washington on June 26th to stand up for our rights, but maybe you can: On June 26, 2007, join us in Washington, D.C. as we call on Congress to restore habeas corpus, fix the Military Commissions Act, and restore our constitutional rights. Rally with us outside the Capitol, then help deliver [...]

Cindy Sheehan quits, and I don’t blame her. This is my resignation letter as the “face” of the American anti-war movement. This is not my “Checkers” moment, because I will never give up trying to help people in the world who are harmed by the empire of the good old US of A, but I [...]

I’m a list-making fool tonight. For one thing, I’ve narrowed down the veggies I want to grow on the balcony — the list needs more pruning. [Pruning! Get it? Me so funny.] GROW LIST: beets sweet potatoes potatoes carrots beans tomatoes onions arugula lettuce dandelions sunflowers collard greens chard kale spinach winter squash melons berries [...]

Plant a Row for the Hungry Approximately 25 million people, including 9.9 million children, have substandard diets or must resort to seeking emergency food because they cannot always afford the food they need. In the past year, the demand for hunger assistance has increased by 40%, and research shows that hundreds of hungry children and [...]


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I'm not really famous. In case you were wondering. But I tried. I once believed that fame makes you real - a perversion of "The Velveteen Rabbit" theme that love makes you real. Guess I equated fame with love. Sad. You can read more about that here.

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  • How I Went Vegan — The Complete Flake: [...] of months, that’s all it takes. If you want to store food for several years, there’ [...]
  • LaVonne Ellis: Smart! Half a dozen or more of those abandoned websites are mine, lol. This one almost became one of [...]
  • Mike Korner: Twitter is definitely unique LaVonne. Like all tools, it is valuable/powerful in the right hands and [...]
  • LaVonne Ellis: Thanks, Mike. You make some excellent points. I've been going back and forth about sending this [...]
  • Mike Korner: Hang in there LaVonne! Your nephew sounds like the kind of person who will find a way to succeed -- [...]