Blogs from San Antonio, Texas, United States, North America - page 14

Here's an article by Paul Krugman I read earlier that I thought was very insightful and useful. I was able to see him speak a while back and it was interesting: He's a solid academic; a very bright man; yet not what i thought he would be at all. Several things struck me about him: primarily, whose responsibility it is to "rebuild" or "construct" this society that he advocates for often in his columns. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this piece. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/opinion/07krugman.html?_r=1 Cheers, AS... read more

This next blog is the second of two blogs that share reflections and experiences on power, poverty and a cementing of who I am in society. Recently, I reacted strongly against my $50 safety-net. I shared this thought process with someone close and she pushed back a bit, stirring me to get out of the "trials of the middle class" attitude. And this is where I have been sitting for the past couple of days. I was reminded of the story of the starving millionaire who doesn’t eat in an attempt to express solidarity with the poor and hungry. Yet, I do not feel like I that. I feel like I know what I would do with the money. I feel like I am trying to enact that today. My YAV year is not a year ... read more

Sunday 6 Feb. up before breakfast finished at 9.30am - so I could make my own waffles and drown them in maple syrup - or something. A god buffet breakfast set me up til dinner time 10 hrs later! Mucked around in my room - the room was remade while still there so I was able to do some travellers laundry before going out. Then not far - did I say the Alamo was across the road and thru the gate? Then walked around North of there - disappointed that the historic facade of the Emily Morgan Hotel appears to be the only original thing left as a new skeleton behind it! Seemed to be quite a few churches N of town for some reason. So doodled around not doing much but take pix, incl. that ... read more

The next two blogs cover a span of experiences, taking place over the past week. I'll post the next one soon, but I didn't want to overload you all. We had snow here Friday (about a 1/4inch. The entire city shut down.) Cheers, AS I have many thoughts that are mulling around in my head. Several address the issues of poverty, the idea of power, and how we as individuals operating in society relate to others. I do not think it is an overly complex idea that because people occupy differing sectors in society relate through those. Yet how that is done, and how these social systems impact and inform our relationships is something that is very interesting to me. I once heard someone say that they have an easier time relating to those in the ... read more

As I'm studying for the GRE, getting graduate school applications done and working here with COPS/Metro I am finding less time to write practical, updating sort of items. I am, however, making time for creative writing and theoretical items for Congregational Development. I was thinking the other day, that my job of explaining-in detail-what my work has involved has been neglected. I'm going to try and correct that now. What follows below is a couple selections of things I've been writing, creatively and theoretically. I'll try and add a little preface that'll explain the premise of the selection. Again, I'll try and add more pictures soon! Peace, Aaron Recently, when writing creatively (which I find myself doing to de-stress and simply relax), I wrote this paragraph. I think it encompasses some aspects of my work well: ... read more