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acheshirecatsmilehidesall certainly has a wide variety of blogs here on ProgressiveU. She has discussed everything from poor spelling and grammar to more serious issues such as abortion and gay marriage.
I’m not good at dealing with death. Philosophically I think of death as just a momentary milestone on an eternal journey, but I’m still not comfortable when I find out that someone in my community has died. I’m not sure what to say to the person’s family and loved ones. I’m not sure whether to give them something, what to give, or the right time to give it. I’m much older than most of you on ProgressiveU, but I’m still learning.
I do not feel bad. I really don't. Drugs are a choice and dealing is a choice. Apparently San Diego State University makes the wrong choices. Today, 96 people were arrested at my school. The SDSU police and the DEA have been investigating for five months. The beginnings of this investigation started in May of 2007 when a girl from the sorority, Alpha Phi died from a drug over-dose.
I was sitting in a Kagoshima, Japan, Starbucks yesterday enjoying my tall green tea frappuccino. Suddenly, a Japanese woman at the table next to me started talking to me in English (her English was quite good, by the way). This is not an unusual occurrence, as I’m often approached by Japanese people wanting to practice their English on a foreigner.
I’ve always been a slightly absent minded person. Perhaps that’s the wrong way to describe myself. The truth is I can’t ever stop thinking. When I’m bored my mind drifts off and explores situation after situation and idea after idea.
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I did it last night. I had two beers and a glass of wine over the course of five hours and I got in my car and drove home. I am pretty sure that I was under the .08 blood alcohol content limit, but I don't REALLY know. I didn't have a breathalyzer with me. But I think most of my friends would say, "Five hours?
Poverty. Starvation. Oil dependency. AIDS. Inequality. Climate change. Energy crisis. The list of global problems can go on and on, with little hope of permanent solutions. What if we were able to take one giant step towards solving all these issues?
