Category Archives: Difference and Diversity

sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken…


Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
Likewise, using the word “recovery” a lot doesn’t meant you are actually supporting people in finding their own personal version . Continue reading

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cross-eyed and painless – Talking Heads


Facts are simple and facts are straight Facts are lazy and facts are late Facts all come with points of view Facts don’t do what I want them to Facts just twist the truth around Facts are living turned inside … Continue reading

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there are no stars… Lou Reed


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days go by – Dirty Vegas


“Days Go By” You You You are still a whisper on my lips A feeling at my fingertips That’s pulling at my skin You leave me when I’m at my worst Feeling as if I’ve been cursed Bitter cold within … Continue reading

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this is time to wake up – Russell Brand


Russell Brand guest – edited an issue of The New Statesman and wrote an assay about the  revolution that has started and is happening. If you are not part of it then it is time for you too to wake … Continue reading

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Seriously, folks…


 

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rip it up – Orange Juice


Rip it up and start again I said rip it up and start again I said rip it up and rip it up and rip it up and rip it up and rip it up and start again When I … Continue reading

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The easiest way to disagree with someone -Seth Godin


More wisdom from Seth Godin: this time on easy ways to disagree with someone. We like Seth, the only thing we’d add is that the easiest way to disagree with someone is made even easier if we assume that the … Continue reading

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(we don’t need this) fascist groove thang – Heaven 17


Don’t just sit there on your ass Unlock that funky chain dance (Everybody move to prove the groove) Have you heard it on the news About this fascist groove thang Evil men with racist views Spreading all across the land … Continue reading

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the expert – Yello


I know you’re gonna do it with an easy touch, Knowledge that you believe love is such. I know you’re never, ever gonna feel ashamed, You’re knowledgable, nasty, expert in the game. The Expert – Yello I know you’re gonna do … Continue reading

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