{{  a   d a y   i n   p h o t o g r a p h s  }} April 1st, 2012 -- Springtime is for Trekking *****  

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)Stop me if you've heard this one before. A holy man stands before his flock and says, "Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? You are not...

The following is a paper I wrote for my philosophy class arguing the case for human interconnectedness and critiquing individualism. I tried to frame my argument around the ethical impact of both worldviews. Since I am sharing it outside of my philosophy class I have...

I love philosophy and I love listening to Martha Nussbaum.  Here are her thoughts on the value of the humanities (13:33): [[posterous-content:pid___0]]Podcast coutesy of Philosophy Bites.

Okay, so this is not the greatest photo of Rowan (I swear he wasn't picking his nose with the straw).  My eyes were actually focused on the t-shirt of the man sitting in the background.  The one that reads: “PRO-LIFE. PRO-GOD. PRO-GUN.” This trio of contradictory...

SYNOPSIS: Set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War that tore the Balkan region apart in the 1990s, In the Land of Blood and Honey tells the story of Danijel (Goran Kostić) and Ajla (pronounced Ayla) (Zana Marjanović), two Bosnians from different sides of a brutal...

Wrapped In Piano Strings by Radical Face Week is crazy.  Song is peace.

Today is all about Ani.  Her new album, Which Side Are You On? (pictured above), has found a permanent residence in my CD player (yeah, I still use CD's).  Here are a couple of my current favorites.  I'm sure I will be posting more soon.  The lyrics to both songs are...

Vera Farmiga delivers a stellar performance as Corinne in her directorial debut, Higher Ground -- an adaptation of Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir, This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost.  Critics seem to be either hot or cold with this one, but I loved its honesty...