hollycomesalive's Blog
hollycomesalive
- Location
- North Carolina,
- Bio
- Two children; ages 4 and 2.
Married.
I'm an RN and a graduate student. I knit, I spin and I dye wool yarn and fiber. When not wearing Dansko's or clogs, I'm in flip flops. I listen to everything from Jack Johnson, Jeff Buckley and Ben Harper to James Taylor, the Who and Queen.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Teaching my Young Sons about
War
December 10, 2009 01:27PM - Trading Orgasms for Sanity
November 06, 2009 12:50PM - Michael Moore's New Film:
Jesus and Socialism
October 03, 2009 12:54AM - I'm Too Young To Become
Disenchanted. Re: Politics...
September 01, 2009 10:58AM - The HIV Patient.
April 14, 2009 09:14PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I never said that there
are not bad people in the
world. Of
course there are. I
s…”
December 10, 2009 08:40PM - “I disagree that children
"need" black and white
answers- at
least, on
s…”
December 10, 2009 05:31PM - “My older son has asked
"What about shooting bad
guys?" I tell
him
that…”
December 10, 2009 03:01PM - “The danger is in the
play, I believe. One child
trying on
what it feels like
to s…”
December 10, 2009 03:00PM - “As I stated: "I do
believe that eventually a
knowledge of the
history of
war…”
December 10, 2009 02:15PM
Hollycomesalive's Links
We have had two successful collaborations thus far, and our teamwork has been beautiful. I really appreciate the effort you put into making those prior collaborations work. I'm not trying to downplay that; I will be forever grateful. However, I think it's time you and I have a little heart to… Read full post »
Where Nobody Knows Your Name: The Beauty of Anonymity
Last Thursday night my husband surprised me with a four day weekend in Asheville. He planned it all out by himself- childcare, hotel reservations, activities, etc. We had a blast. We went to the Biltmore (of course), toured the winery there, went to various fiber shops… Read full post »
Finals in the 21st century...
Firefox. Blackboard. Log-in.
Holy shit.
Holy shit.
Holy shit.
Breathe. Just breathe. Click on it. Calm down.
Okay. Now. It's loading.
Load, dammit! Load!
Look away. Don't look yet.
It's okay. If it's not what you wanted, it's okay. Life will go on. One class. This is… Read full post »
Unlearning the Cult(ure) of Fundamentalist Christianity
It's difficult for me to communciate to an outsider the experience of growing up in fundamentalist Christianity. I was taught from a very early age to see the world through a certain shade of gray. Fundamentalist Christians would congratulate my parents for helping me develop a "Christian World-View"… Read full post »
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