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Conscious Consumerism

July 25, 2020Leave a comment

The new normal foisted upon us by the coronavirus pandemic has fully exposed every fault line in American society. The retail apocalypse is here and the empty Sears at my local mall proves it. Of course, the carrion crow that is Amazon continues to feed off the leftovers. Three years ago, I wrote glowingly about … Continue reading Conscious Consumerism

Millennials Are The Torchbearer Generation

June 15, 2020Leave a comment

Millennials get a lot of crap. We're stuck in childhood, we lived with our parents too long, we're killing the napkin industry and business formal dress codes, etc etc. Of course, a lot of Boomers act like we haven't experienced three recessions; the collective trauma of 9/11 and repeated mass shootings; and the realization that … Continue reading Millennials Are The Torchbearer Generation

Movin On Up: Thoughts on Class Transition

January 24, 2019January 5, 2019Leave a comment

I'm a first generation lawyer. I'm a second generation college graduate on one side of my family, and the first lawyer on both sides. I say this because, by and large, the legal profession is still an elitist profession. Your earning power and therefore worth (to some people) is based on your pedigree. Were you … Continue reading Movin On Up: Thoughts on Class Transition

“Sorry To Bother You”, but you need to watch this movie

October 29, 2018March 23, 2020Leave a comment

I watched this movie over the weekend with my husband and we were both left wanting more. There was so much context and subtext in this film that I know I need to watch it at least two more times to get the full picture. But it's so profound that I really feel the need … Continue reading “Sorry To Bother You”, but you need to watch this movie

Capitalism is a scam.

August 11, 2018Leave a comment

I'm tired, y'all. I have to admit that Drumpf's America is wearing on me. After 8 years under our glorious King Obama, I had bought into the notion that we were heading into the twilight of the worst inequality and that better days were ahead. Now I see that the ugliness of racism and bigotry … Continue reading Capitalism is a scam.

Logic’s “Everybody” is the positive resistance album we didn’t know we needed

September 12, 20171 Comment

This is going to be a lengthy post because I've been a fan of Logic for awhile. Tex is super into rap, and so is Mr. Teenage Dream. So between the two of them I was kept pretty current despite my preference for soul and R&B. As a matter of fact, I've been put on … Continue reading Logic’s “Everybody” is the positive resistance album we didn’t know we needed

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