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Comment on The Thing Called Hope by The Goddess of Gumbo

The Goddess of Gumbo — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:09:49 +0000

I love that dream, Tim. I need voices calling to me in my sleep. Can you arrange that

Comment on The Thing Called Hope by Tim

Tim — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:10:51 +0000

I used to have a recurring dream over several years where a voice called to me over and over “Keep going” …I’d wake up and say out loud “keep going where?” Now I think it was just a encouragement to just keep surviving. Each day is a noble struggle in itself. Accupunture helped me a lot with seasonal depression. good luck.

Comment on The Thing Called Hope by The Goddess of Gumbo

The Goddess of Gumbo — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:50:30 +0000

Thanks so much, Toni. The irony is that right after posting, I found this link to a clip featuring one of the women I’m featuring in my class next semester: Wangari Maathai, who started a global movement by getting women in Kenya to plant trees: http://bit.ly/eCQPAE

Comment on The Thing Called Hope by jean sampson

jean sampson — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:40:43 +0000

Sometimes I think that I know too much to be hopeful, but, really, without hope, our world will gradually come to a halt and all that we have feared and forseen, just might happen. I am so glad that, after winding through all the fields of contaminated, tampered-with crops, you found hope at the end of your journey. Very engaging post, Kendra. Glad I found this.

Comment on The Thing Called Hope by Toni

Toni — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:37:49 +0000

It’s great to read you again, Kendra. I was in conversation last week with a woman who expressed her astonishment at the miles of corn and soybeans she rode by as she and her husband crossed the country on their motorcycle. Her face blanched when I connected the dots to GMO, corn syrup, and soy protein isolate. But there is always a pure green shoot springing up toward sun and sky for us to encourage. Your students are fortunate. Have an inspired semester!

Comment on Cooking Tips from Burma by Amelia

Amelia — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:46:18 +0000

This blog is certainly very helpful because I am at this time setting up an on-line floral weblog — though I am just starting out making it even now really small, in contrast to this blog. Could I backlink to a number of the posts because they are quite interesting. Many thanks. Ashley Avila

Comment on Serious Eatin’: Crawfish Etouffee by Nikki Pope

Nikki Pope — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 07:39:44 +0000

I found your blog while googling “gullah geechee charleston” (looking for interesting family activities for our reunion next year in Charleston). I read your crawfish etouffe blog post and saw that you live in Virginia. Poof! My master plan of inviting you to speak to my family and bring copies of your book to sell vanished (we’re from Bogalusa, LA and always down for helping local artists). Maybe when our reunion comes to DC…

Comment on Serious Eatin’: Crawfish Etouffee by The Goddess of Gumbo

The Goddess of Gumbo — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:50:34 +0000

If only you could get fresh crawfish in Virginia…

Comment on Not My So-Called Life, My New Authentic Life by Gwen

Gwen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 01:11:16 +0000

You have been blessed with an exceptional and authentic gift of writing. It appears to me that you are one who is truly LIVING life. I am so thankful to have discovered your works of art. Currently listening to WWOZ.

Peace and Blessings!

Comment on Cooking Tips from Burma by The Goddess of Gumbo

The Goddess of Gumbo — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:59:27 +0000

Hmmm. That’s so nice Anjana–your description of being “shamed into narrow ideas about modernity” and the ways in which the alienation plays to the interests of the power structure is especially eloquent and smart. I have more to say about this whole thing–in the blog and in the class I’m designing–and I think this conversation will be critical in helping me shape those ideas.
Thanks, sistah!