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I write and design for the handknitting market. Before that I invented teh intertubes as a hotshot Seattle web developer. As an expert in creating and following design motifs and patterns, I turn my skillz to politics and news. It's all linked. Trust me.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Socks and Societies
I’ve been away working the past few days, teaching a class about Traditional Norwegian Stockings at a conference all about (get this) knitting socks. Not knitting in general, just socks. Classes and workshops and demos all about the different ways … Continue reading
Tax the Rich
You would think that an emerging political organization that defines itself by populism, smaller government, and fair taxation would be up in arms about the debt ceiling and budget deficit crisis. Where the hell is the Tea Party when you … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Crisis, Pure Politics
Tagged class warfare, financial crisis, taxes, tea party
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Defining the War
My reputation as a knitting designer is tied to my research in traditional Norwegian knitting. So let me use that as an entrance. Around a hundred and fifty years ago, a 15 year old girl who was employed to watch … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, Philosophy, Pure Politics
Tagged bombing, knitting, Norway, Oslo, terrorism
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Liveblogging Aquinas: Pleasure can so lead to God
…Human intellect is incapable by its natural power of attaining to the comprehension of His (God’s) essence: since our intellect’s knowledge, according to the mode of the present life, originates from the senses: so that things which are not objects … Continue reading
Posted in Liveblogging Aquinas, Philosophy
Tagged Aquinas, racism, religion, sexism, social justice
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