Comments for intellichick.com | cc.tran http://intellichick.com musings: life. love. la. food. music. technology. Mon, 14 May 2012 11:33:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on A Note of Appreciation: For Janitors by Martin http://intellichick.com/index.php/2012/04/27/a-note-of-appreciation-for-janitors/comment-page-1/#comment-26568 Martin Mon, 14 May 2012 11:33:27 +0000 http://intellichick.com/?p=1476#comment-26568 Thank you for your taking the time to share this with your friends and family, as well as complete strangers. There comes a time when we must pause from our daily routine and look up and see the world around us and how others are interacting in it. Janitors successfully won their contract this past May 1st, but the battle rages in places like San Diego, where companies like HP refuse to give their workers health care or a modest wage increase. This past Friday I was in SD making preparations for a hunger strike janitors are about to embark upon (their contract expires in 2 weeks) when I met a married couple who have a combined 48 years working at the company; and they've never had medical coverage provided by HP. They've raised 3 wonderful kids and they're making $8.45 an hour before taxes. Corporate America should be ashamed of themselves. And as is often the case, those of us who are able to do something about any injustice and choose not to get involved are just as guilty. In your own capacity, you've managed to help janitors by sharing your views and recognizing their sacrifice -- and that speaks volumes to your character. Thank you once again. M. Thank you for your taking the time to share this with your friends and family, as well as complete strangers. There comes a time when we must pause from our daily routine and look up and see the world around us and how others are interacting in it. Janitors successfully won their contract this past May 1st, but the battle rages in places like San Diego, where companies like HP refuse to give their workers health care or a modest wage increase.

This past Friday I was in SD making preparations for a hunger strike janitors are about to embark upon (their contract expires in 2 weeks) when I met a married couple who have a combined 48 years working at the company; and they’ve never had medical coverage provided by HP. They’ve raised 3 wonderful kids and they’re making $8.45 an hour before taxes.

Corporate America should be ashamed of themselves. And as is often the case, those of us who are able to do something about any injustice and choose not to get involved are just as guilty. In your own capacity, you’ve managed to help janitors by sharing your views and recognizing their sacrifice — and that speaks volumes to your character.

Thank you once again.
M.

]]> Comment on On Star Wars and Making Sushi by Tim Clark http://intellichick.com/index.php/2012/05/01/star-wars-and-sushi/comment-page-1/#comment-26336 Tim Clark Wed, 02 May 2012 01:50:30 +0000 http://intellichick.com/?p=1507#comment-26336 Loved the spur of the moment kind of thought "hey I have a Yoda fan I can use!" It does warm my heart to think our conversations still come into your thoughts on occasion, even if you need a nudge from the Force. Great work as always! Loved the spur of the moment kind of thought “hey I have a Yoda fan I can use!” It does warm my heart to think our conversations still come into your thoughts on occasion, even if you need a nudge from the Force. Great work as always!

]]> Comment on Remembering Shakespeare: Advocating Arts in Education by cct http://intellichick.com/index.php/2012/04/24/remembering-shakespeare-advocating-arts-in-education/comment-page-1/#comment-26217 cct Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:19:26 +0000 http://intellichick.com/?p=1428#comment-26217 Thanks for the note and the comment! I made an edit to the post :) I just think it's important that arts are a part of education - for both artists and non-artists alike. I can't say I think anyone has been worse off learning about the arts than having not known it at all. Glad you kept toward writing though! :) Thanks for the note and the comment! I made an edit to the post :) I just think it’s important that arts are a part of education – for both artists and non-artists alike. I can’t say I think anyone has been worse off learning about the arts than having not known it at all. Glad you kept toward writing though! :)

]]> Comment on Remembering Shakespeare: Advocating Arts in Education by Chris http://intellichick.com/index.php/2012/04/24/remembering-shakespeare-advocating-arts-in-education/comment-page-1/#comment-26216 Chris Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:12:11 +0000 http://intellichick.com/?p=1428#comment-26216 It's funny - lots of Angelenos have been calling the 23rd his birthday - possibly due to the <a href="http://blogging.la/2012/04/21/the-bards-birthday/" rel="nofollow">Little Candle Productions party</a>, but Wikipedia cites it as the date of his death. His actual date of birth appears to be unknown, and he was baptized on the 26th of April: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare Anyway, this was a really nice post and I enjoyed (and laughed out loud at) your memories. I agree with you about the importance of arts education, and sometimes I wish I had a chance to do my education over again. My first foray was auditioning for a speaking part in the grade school musical and knowing that I really had to deliver the lines like it was for real. I wowed the teacher who was putting it on and landed one of the main roles, only to realize that this meant I had to practice my lines outside of school! The rest of my time for that musical was mildly traumatic, as I couldn't seem to find the motivation to study/practice lines, and being one of six kids in a single-parent home, I wasn't getting much guidance from parental figures. I suppose it wasn't long after that challenging performance that I decided that my involvement with the arts should be more solitary - like writing. Sorry for such a long comment! Maybe I should go post on my own blog ;-) It’s funny – lots of Angelenos have been calling the 23rd his birthday – possibly due to the Little Candle Productions party, but Wikipedia cites it as the date of his death. His actual date of birth appears to be unknown, and he was baptized on the 26th of April: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare

Anyway, this was a really nice post and I enjoyed (and laughed out loud at) your memories. I agree with you about the importance of arts education, and sometimes I wish I had a chance to do my education over again.

My first foray was auditioning for a speaking part in the grade school musical and knowing that I really had to deliver the lines like it was for real. I wowed the teacher who was putting it on and landed one of the main roles, only to realize that this meant I had to practice my lines outside of school! The rest of my time for that musical was mildly traumatic, as I couldn’t seem to find the motivation to study/practice lines, and being one of six kids in a single-parent home, I wasn’t getting much guidance from parental figures. I suppose it wasn’t long after that challenging performance that I decided that my involvement with the arts should be more solitary – like writing.

Sorry for such a long comment! Maybe I should go post on my own blog ;-)

]]> Comment on These Aren’t My ‘Girls’: Thoughts on Diversity in Media by Noelle http://intellichick.com/index.php/2012/04/23/these-arent-my-girls-thoughts-on-diversity-in-media/comment-page-1/#comment-26205 Noelle Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:58:31 +0000 http://intellichick.com/?p=1390#comment-26205 If I lived in the same city with you, I'd want to hang out with you. Even though I don't live in the same city, I still want to hang out with you. "Accidental" homogeneity be damned. If I lived in the same city with you, I’d want to hang out with you.

Even though I don’t live in the same city, I still want to hang out with you.

“Accidental” homogeneity be damned.

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