Published by admin on August 31, 2017

The Case for “Zero Tolerance” of Racism from Police Departments

I’m sick of being upset. Today, I posted a meme: Important PSA: Every police department in the U.S. is to be considered racist until further notice. #zerotolerance   Enough is enough. I refuse to watch blatant racism from our men and women in blue, followed by what equates to slaps on the wrist and lip…

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Published by admin on August 21, 2017

Awakening America’s Sleeping Giant: Guardians of the Galaxy

Just posted on elephant journal: Come take a look!   Thxoxo, Alex    

Published by admin on August 15, 2017

A Stinky Analogy on Male Privilege

I live in a community of men and women. Twelve of us share three bathrooms and one shower. One of these bathrooms has both a urinal and a toilet. I’m a man. As a man, I really prefer taking a wiz in a urinal, rather than in a toilet. I don’t have to touch anything…

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Published by admin on August 12, 2017

The Wisdom in Not Knowing

My friend, Carolina, posted a Frank Zappa video yesterday on fb. I’m not too familiar with his music, but I love listening to him speak. There is something profound about this dude that makes me want to know more. In this particular video, he talks about the music industry and how these old white execs…

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Published by admin on August 12, 2017

My Life Dilemma: To Quest or Not to Quest

That is the question. Isn’t it? I’m not trying to wax philosophical like Shakespeare (ok, maybe I am) but seriously: is this not the GRAND QUESTION OF THEM ALL??!   To Quest or Not to Quest   This is life in a nutshell. My life, your life, all of our lives: to play it safe,…

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Published by admin on August 9, 2017

Be a Dating Pariah

Hi, folks. This is the first article that I’ve published on elephant journal as a “regular.” I also published it there first, so you haven’t seen it yet. Link here. If you like, please consider sharing on social media. Thxoxo, Alex        

Published by admin on August 7, 2017

The Wisdom of Un-plan

  We place such a high value of knowing what we’re doing in this culture; of having a plan. I have no plan. Sure, I have desires, goals and such– but not a plan.   And that’s not easy–especially in a culture that expects us to know what we’re doing. But I’ve had plans. I’ve…

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