http://righttobleed.com Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:31:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Right to Bleed is officially over as a blog. I began blogging at Holding the Empty when I decided to move into a van, and that blog eventually morphed into this one, as I tried to figure out my voice once the van adventure came to an end. Right to Bleed ... http://righttobleed.com/2010/03/the-end/ I haven't blogged here in awhile, but I know some of you are still subscribed through a reader, so I thought I'd let you in on my latest dive into the narcissistic goodness of the internet. I've been reading about Formspring a bit lately, and seeing other people with Formspring ... http://righttobleed.com/2010/02/formspring/ Remember my Checklist of Fear post? I lamented about all the stupid, pithy little things you're supposed to remember in order to somehow keep you safe from various dangers. The advice for protecting yourself from sexual assault are often particularly condescending. Shayne at No, not you (h/t) has this counterpart checklist ... http://righttobleed.com/2009/09/a-better-version-of-the-checklist-of-fear/ I'm not sure what happened. I completely lost the desire to write anything here, and my blogging here came to a full stop for a month and a half. My life has been full of other focuses lately, and Right to Bleed has moved to the back of my mind. ... http://righttobleed.com/2009/08/full-stop/ I've often wondered about whether or not it's possible to start over after being in prison for a long time. If someone comes out of prison with no money, few job prospects, and no one to turn to except people associated with the previous life of crime, what kind of ... http://righttobleed.com/2009/06/criminals-and-the-future/ I'm sitting at an IHOP restaurant, and I hear a harmonica. What a fabulous sound to hear in public in the middle of the day! It's not a "good" player; it's just someone having fun blowing on the instrument. I look around for the source of the joyous sound, and ... http://righttobleed.com/2009/06/public-behavior/ Joshua reads Dilbert regularly, and every now and then he points out one that seems to speak right to me: http://righttobleed.com/2009/06/dilbert-and-my-secret-dreams/ Starting today, I'm going to do a week-or-so long experiment of eating only food. If you're not already familiar with Michael Pollan, you might wonder what I mean by eating only food. What else would one eat? Let me explain. The Western Diet While Americans may not think of themselves as having ... http://righttobleed.com/2009/06/eat-food/ Flying into Roswell, New Mexico two weeks ago was the worst flying experience of my life. Just as background - I love to fly. I love takeoffs, I love landing, I love sharp curves, I love turbulence. I am never thinking about dying while flying. This flight went a little ... http://righttobleed.com/2009/06/fear-of-flying/ I’m still out of town and I only have spotty internet. I know I’ve not posted anything for y’all to read lately, and I’m not likely to catch back up soon. So, I’ve decided to pull out some of my old Live Journal posts and put them up here. This ... http://righttobleed.com/2009/06/digging-through-the-past-wild-animals/