).Welcome to my Web pages.
Here you can find miscellaneous information about the world, resources for progressive activism, information on current personal projects, fun stuff, and other assorted miscellany.
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"There is nothing so stupid as an educated man, if you get off the thing that he was educated in." --Will Rogers
Class
Rich-poor Disparity in U.S. Worst Among
Industrial Nations Great article on wealth and
income inequality, using Federal Reserve Board statistics no less.
Gender
The "Mars and Venus" Approach
to Relationships Brief exposé on sexism in the work of mega-bucks self-helper
John Gray.
Media and ideology
Noam
Chomsky on Ideological Control 
Interview by Progressive TV. (If you don't know what a Real Video file is, see
the Plug-ins Page.)
International
Mexico in Crisis
Just what is the crisis in Mexico? A brief introduction in a global
and historical perspective.
General
U.S. is No. 1--in Murder, Rape, Robbery
Great article on a Senate Judiciary Committee report calling the U.S.
"the most violent and self-destructive nation on earth."
The Real Holiday Series
You can learn a lot about a society by the observance of its special
days. Alternative portrayals of the official federal holidays of the United
States:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Birthday of Martin
Luther King, Jr. (third Monday in January)
Washington's Birthday (third Monday in February)
Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day (first Monday in September)
Columbus Day (the second Monday in October)
Veterans Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
Christmas Day (December 25)
Some Interesting Quotes Miscellaneous excerpts and comments of interest.
Pacifica
Network News and Democracy Now! 
Listen
to one of the best radio newscasts and one of the best public affairs programs.
(If you don't know what a Real Audio file is, see the Plug-ins Page.)
"We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." --Martin Luther King, Jr.
Organizing skills
These materials are now located at Root Action Consulting.
Media
The Santa Cruz Media List
Comprehensive media contact information for the Santa
Cruz area! Includes postal, Web, and email addresses, voice and fax numbers,
and publication and policy information.
FAIR's
National Media Contact List Up-to-date listing of the national firms that pretty much get
to say how it is.
Government
Santa Cruz City Government Information
Information for the local activist on how the city government works.
City
of Santa Cruz City of Santa Cruz web page. Includes
contact information, agendas, minutes, and other great resources for local activism.
California
Codes Online Fairly straightforward online access
to all California codes. Searchable!
Events
Several
San Francisco Bay Area Progressive Event Calendars
Scope out the goings on before you head for SF.
General
The Santa Cruz Progressive Email List
Check out Santa Cruz's moderated email list for announcements of interest
to the county-wide progressive community. Add your name or organization--the
bigger the list, the more useful it is!
Santa Cruz Postering Routes Divy up postering tasks with these local postering route lists.
The
Progressive Directory @igc Comprehensive directory
of social and environmental organizations from the Institute for Global Communications.
"The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That is the essence of inhumanity." --George Bernard Shaw
Plenty going on, but no special projects here now.
"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh." --George Bernard Shaw
General
Claim Summaries
Some pretty funny uses of language on insurance claim forms.
History of the World History according to student bloopers, that is.
How I Met My Wife Entertaining little story featuring seldom-used opposites.
This
Modern World Check out Tom Tomorrow's topical
cartoonery.
"Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function." --Anonymous
Arts and crafts
Video Picks
Looking for a film to rent? My picks for great films released on video.
Lye Table Soap makers! A lye table is a pretty helpful thing to have.
Mat Cutting Calculator This Excel spreadsheet calculates border widths for print matting. Good for non-standard sizes.
Phil
Ochs One of the greatest topical folk singers.
Travel
Skippy's Extremely Annotated Three-season Backpacking and Car Camping Lists (Word document). Geeky prep lists with loads of information about gear and supplies.
Getting to Santa Cruz and My Neighborhood Directions, maps, and information on public transportation and airports.
Green
Tortoise Adventure Travel A great way to commute
or vacation. Nice hostels in San Francisco and Seattle, too.
Internet
The Ill-humored Link Page
Bad links and what you can do to still get at that elusive fucking page
you really really need.
The Plug-ins Page Brief help on the plug-ins required for viewing some of the material at this site.