“I am going to die today,” I thought to myself, “and I don’t really care.” For many people happiness stands on a pedestal, while other emotions fall far below. But danger lies […]
Life sucks sometimes, and I am grateful
Learn to love the body you have conditioned yourself to hate
Be guided by a second golden rule, no more or less important than the first: Speak to yourself as you would speak to others. We have all heard some variation of the […]
The gift of recovery – moving beyond ‘I’m sorry’
When we recover, we feel compelled to seek forgiveness. We ask our loved ones to help us for many reasons – a ride home from the eye doctor, a home-cooked meal after […]
Nota Bene #102: Dancing Limbaughs
“What they really want to see is, they want you to chop your fucking arm off, hold up your arm, wave it around spewing blood, and believe me, if you did that, […]
Nota Bene #100: Il Planetario di Figaro
Wow, 100 issues of Nota Bene! Props to Russ for helping me for a while with this nifty little S&R feature. Never mind all that now, let’s get on with this issue. […]
Zimbabwe: the Hollow State
Three weeks ago Tama Muru from the BBC asked me if I thought Zimbabwe would explode. At the time I said, “No.” Was I wrong? The situation three weeks ago was this: […]
Zimbabwe: Recovering the irrecoverable
Anti-capitalist demonstrators around the world should be celebrating. Robert Mugabe’s government has taken those against free-markets at their word. Over 1 300 business owners have been arrested across Zimbabwe. Their crime? Raising […]
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