tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28913912012-02-16T10:51:30.189-06:00Fly By Nightcorvid flights of fancyRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.comBlogger7801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-2493968531827225332011-10-11T23:01:00.000-05:002011-10-11T23:02:04.923-05:00Combining our event with Occupy Mn!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-71678283240964843602011-03-29T22:00:00.000-05:002011-03-29T22:01:28.933-05:00New flyer and eventRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-86471224667105125562011-02-20T17:56:00.005-06:002011-02-20T17:59:00.545-06:00More flyers I've madeRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-67212597036243577152011-01-30T21:02:00.000-06:002011-01-30T21:03:33.690-06:00Newest version. Now with date and times!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-12084422834863454422011-01-13T21:56:00.002-06:002011-01-13T21:56:42.963-06:00First DraftRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-23084975658666810252010-12-14T22:34:00.000-06:002010-12-14T22:36:14.971-06:00New poster based on a Canadian posterRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-90914671413838939262010-11-10T17:14:00.003-06:002010-11-10T17:15:38.735-06:00Making SignsSign-making party at Mayday Books last night. Nicely kerned type!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-36412399571423272122010-11-07T09:28:00.003-06:002010-11-07T09:47:01.201-06:00Jane GardamMy first encounter with Jane Gardam was at the MinnPost's Book Club Blast, last March. Magers & Quinn was sellling books and I picked up a copy of Old Filth. The man staffing the book table was delighted that I bought it and told me I'd love it. He was right.Today I've finished reading Flight of the Maidens, the story of three 17-year-old girls in 1946 England that begins on the day Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-91701056370351789652010-09-12T20:50:00.002-05:002010-09-12T20:51:18.722-05:00Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-34089976499783940522010-09-12T20:50:00.001-05:002010-09-12T20:50:40.722-05:00Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-25102144056242929202010-09-12T20:49:00.000-05:002010-09-12T20:50:04.582-05:00Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-45562163912133180912010-09-05T17:28:00.000-05:002010-09-05T17:29:33.891-05:00Latest flyerRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-21904473594587835982010-08-20T23:07:00.002-05:002010-08-20T23:07:58.242-05:00Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-73486746924050612642010-07-28T14:03:00.001-05:002010-07-28T14:04:46.010-05:00Relaxing on the BadgerWe took the ferry across Lake Michigan last Tuesday on our way to Albany, NY. Alan looks relaxed and happy!My Main ManRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-38032462662222594582010-07-28T13:47:00.006-05:002010-07-28T13:53:47.802-05:00International Crane Foundationhref="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_85pYs_Y08p4/TFB7hJGLKBI/AAAAAAAAATc/OgfToBqNFxY/s1600/WhooperReachinglr.jpg">Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-74633412013849057332010-07-06T20:38:00.004-05:002010-07-06T20:49:11.598-05:00The Book ThiefJust finished reading Markus Zusak's, The Book Thief, a novel about a young girl living in Germany during the Third Reich. I was reluctant to read this book. I tend to hate authors who place child characters in dangerous circumstances. Children get enough shit in reality, why compound it in fiction? Also reminds me far too much of my childhood.However, this book drew me. The writingRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-51496368026612649772010-06-16T07:58:00.000-05:002010-06-16T07:59:35.965-05:00Oh, no!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-86133116023925242502010-05-14T14:50:00.004-05:002010-05-14T15:06:30.585-05:00Tight Type from the late 80s and early 90sSome of the work I did back in the day:Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-84482565560601610562010-05-02T09:47:00.000-05:002010-05-02T09:48:07.503-05:00Mayday March in MinneapolisRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-24030827209899493962010-04-29T16:01:00.008-05:002010-04-29T16:06:00.382-05:00Jess, Steff and Leila's army is hard at work!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-22340208630125259352010-04-18T09:20:00.000-05:002010-04-18T09:21:18.316-05:00Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-61956077815392705772010-04-18T09:15:00.001-05:002010-04-18T09:15:24.758-05:00Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-69952316513007663872010-04-08T06:40:00.000-05:002010-04-08T06:41:05.780-05:00Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-66233563919930437872010-03-22T17:41:00.000-05:002010-03-22T17:42:12.344-05:00Don't mess with the tiny dog!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-92232046910944662532010-03-22T17:40:00.003-05:002010-03-22T17:41:18.386-05:00Typical Iranian Living RoomFound via Reddit. Don't know how to give credit to the artist.Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-42097519132520538832010-03-21T18:17:00.001-05:002010-03-21T18:17:46.171-05:00Video of March 10 antiwar marchRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-34581519878995611562010-03-21T18:13:00.002-05:002010-03-21T18:15:17.195-05:00Over 600 protest 7th anniversary of Iraq war in MinneapolisIncluding one very happily married couple next to the banner. Thanks to Franklin for taking our picture! :)Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-56574583652903389842010-02-14T15:47:00.001-06:002010-02-14T15:48:29.205-06:00Agreed!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-23939197723897612882010-02-12T06:42:00.001-06:002010-02-12T06:44:09.350-06:00Updated halfsheetRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-7008339717553349042010-02-05T22:24:00.000-06:002010-02-05T22:25:49.265-06:00Another updateRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-20966101156584025672010-01-24T09:56:00.000-06:002010-01-24T09:57:09.941-06:00AwesomeRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-7937357116697217612010-01-21T23:40:00.000-06:002010-01-21T23:41:37.768-06:00Flyer updateRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-45665502295666713312010-01-21T08:25:00.001-06:002010-01-21T08:27:56.343-06:00CraftFrom an article in Design Observer about a critic named T.M. Cleland:“The current belief that everyone must now be an inventor is too often interpreted to mean that no one need any longer be a workman.”Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-77150507092951579792010-01-18T08:15:00.008-06:002010-01-18T12:39:53.120-06:00Interview for the company blogI was interviewed recently for the company blog. Re-posted here for save keeping. Yes! We're staring at youSince Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1436, there have been certain nagging, existential questions regarding the placement and style of typography. Is a serif font inherently cooler than a sans serif?Is there a way for me to say "Bodoni" Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-29977236413264458502010-01-15T23:05:00.000-06:002010-01-15T23:06:38.926-06:00Author event at MaydayRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-75332860143268133062010-01-15T23:04:00.000-06:002010-01-15T23:05:40.175-06:00More flyersRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-86575414822483251462010-01-14T22:45:00.001-06:002010-01-14T22:47:57.126-06:00Never underestimate how low they can goAccording to Naomi Klein, the Heritage Foundation wasted no time coming up with the good news from the massive earthquake in Haiti:http://www.naomiklein.org/articles/2010/01/haiti-disaster-capitalism-alert-stop-them-they-shock-again"In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-64652717216514571772010-01-12T13:35:00.010-06:002010-01-12T14:10:54.144-06:00AmpersandsCollecting interesting articles about ampersands:Our Middle Name by Hoeffler & Frere JonesThe Funkiest Ampersands You Have Ever Seen by Chris SpoonerThe Ampersandby Max Cafisch at AdobeThe Mesmerizing Curves of Ampersands by Brian Holt at The Design CubicleAmpersands with Atittude by Huw Wilkins at Smashing MagazineAmpersand where it comes from by Artemy LebedevAmpersand Blog by StephenRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-22682519231430843422010-01-10T23:48:00.002-06:002010-01-10T23:59:23.795-06:00How the Dead Dream by Lydia MilletWhat a very strange book. Again, I kept reading without really liking it. The language is beautiful and the picture painted is complete, but the story is so strange and doomed that I wanted to slap the protagonist upside the head. Or I wanted him dead.This book has the most solitary character I have ever read. As a child he is alone, he briefly marries but she Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-24197327787734501152010-01-08T23:13:00.002-06:002010-01-08T23:19:55.209-06:00Queen Emily for the winContinuing the discussion about Mary Daly, Queen Emily points out the horror that resulted from the kind of crap the feminist "heroine" proclaimed. I was struck by something a commenter, Kristin said in the thread:"What became clearer in the comments thread is this widespread acceptance of the belief that the personal journeys of cis women to feminism are both sacrosanct Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-35655926318037741072010-01-07T22:23:00.002-06:002010-01-07T22:27:40.588-06:00Mary Daly, transphobe, passesI was directed to this awesome post that talks about the death of Mary Daly and also offers this priceless comment:"If you have any idea what the fuck she is talking about, on the first reading, congratulations."Thank you. Just thank you for making it all clear.Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-48059381130534612642010-01-06T21:38:00.003-06:002010-01-06T22:03:07.290-06:00Three Weeks to Say Goodbye by CJ BoxI finished this book because I always finish books, even the ones I hate. This one disappoints all the way to the end. I've read a bit more about this novel and the story behind it. The three weeks in the title are the time that adoptive parents are given before having to turn over their adopted infant to the birth father and grandfather. The adoptive agency Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-1143970933424085172010-01-05T23:33:00.002-06:002010-01-05T23:35:03.816-06:00Three Weeks to Say GoodbyeA novel by C.J. Box that is really starting to piss me off. This novel depends on the fact that our protaganists are middle class twits who understand nothing about community activism and struggle. I more than half way through the book and I fricking hate these people. Ah well.Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-45629294356394344452010-01-04T20:58:00.002-06:002010-01-04T21:08:52.841-06:00Goin’ Native: The Indian Comedy SlamI caught part of this show last weekend on Showtime. Eighty minutes of American Indian comedians including host Charlie Hill are Larry Omaha, Howie Miller and four up-and-comers making their mark on the standup scene: Marc Yaffee, Jim Rule, Vaughn Eagle Bear and JR Redwater. More chances to watch this month are listed on the website.Some clips below:Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-23742750676598238172010-01-03T19:03:00.003-06:002010-01-03T19:23:31.329-06:00More ReadingVanishing Act and Dance for the Dead by Thomas Perry.These novels are the first two in a an ongoing series focused on Jane Whitefield, a "guide" who helps people who are under threat to disappear. Whitefield is a kick-ass woman who has physical and mental strengths. She is part Seneca Indian living in upstate New York and relies on the traditions of her ancestors to help provide Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-37291674867394821232010-01-03T18:59:00.002-06:002010-01-03T19:02:59.926-06:00Flyer for upcoming MLK antiwar eventRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-37137287638399004312010-01-02T21:34:00.002-06:002010-01-02T22:00:50.740-06:00Recent ReadingAmerica, America by Ethan CaninI loved the first part of this book. I admire the ability of writers to successfully pull off the unrealiable narrative. We don't distrust the narrator because we think he is lying, we distrust him because of his naivete. And so I loved this romp into class differences and the guilty pleasure our young working class kid gets with his chance to rub Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-39199756591086497962010-01-01T23:04:00.001-06:002010-01-01T23:06:07.806-06:00Happy New YearFirst day of the year and it is very cold. Temps below zero, windchills way below that. I hid inside and read most of the day, then we went out for dinner and coffee. Back home to hide from the elements again.Hoping everyone has a great new year!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-54696343192814027852009-12-19T22:23:00.002-06:002009-12-19T22:23:51.526-06:00OMG Socialism!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-54773659217720742872009-11-27T06:26:00.000-06:002009-11-27T06:27:33.058-06:00Get ToldRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-10675862055454458052009-11-26T22:33:00.002-06:002009-11-26T22:33:41.961-06:00Woot!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-20162288860679619992009-11-24T17:58:00.001-06:002009-11-24T17:58:51.184-06:00Had to happenRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-5396670703348293112009-11-12T18:17:00.002-06:002009-11-12T18:18:08.763-06:00Understand now?Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-53388575316717167872009-11-09T20:59:00.000-06:002009-11-09T21:00:00.778-06:00Too trueRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-10943281718170673462009-11-08T22:31:00.003-06:002009-11-08T22:52:00.785-06:00An Equal MusicI just finished reading this novel by Vikram Seth. I can't even remember what prompted me to buy it. The novel's central character is a musician, Michael Holme, who plays second violin in a classical quartet. He has loved and lost and attempts to retrieve the lost love of another musician, Julia McNicholl.First, I must admit that the main character was totally unlikable to me. Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-60835365006733569322009-11-02T07:53:00.000-06:002009-11-02T07:55:04.274-06:00So True!Cartoon by Caldwell TannerSource: http://loldwell.com/?p=104Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-78231012758300829872009-11-01T22:48:00.001-06:002009-11-01T22:49:57.118-06:00Cleaning UpThe girls and the grandchildren came by today to help us clean up the household. Found lots of fun items we'd lost in the process. Pretty pictures of daughters on Halloween. This is good.Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-38477450139419207132009-10-31T23:19:00.004-05:002009-11-01T22:50:29.375-06:00Spent two hours today at the Casket Arts book sale, picking up classics of the leftist variety. What a weird sensation to be staring down rows of Sydney Sheldon and Dominic Dunne and finding, amidst the dross, the occasional Chomsky or Lenin.I plowed on through for two solid hours. Picking the gems from the frauds.Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-79568661965612008222009-10-11T14:58:00.003-05:002009-10-11T15:21:09.963-05:00The Lace ReaderJust finished reading this book by Brunonia Barry. It starts with a great premise, the unreliable narrator. The narrator begins by saying she lies all the time and that she's a crazy woman.Okay. Let's see how a crazy woman thinks.Except we then go into a fairly logical narrative of which we are expected to believe most of what we read, but be prepared to toss out some of the more Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-27947373744219709722009-10-07T22:02:00.002-05:002009-10-07T22:08:33.304-05:00Updated 10/17 flyersRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-59604416743921294402009-10-06T06:40:00.002-05:002009-10-06T06:41:43.365-05:00Don't mess with French farmers!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-54056047094781918272009-10-05T22:48:00.003-05:002009-10-05T22:52:48.198-05:00Another flyer for MaydayRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-11246956697172316642009-09-26T09:09:00.000-05:002009-09-26T09:10:43.507-05:00First DraftFlyer for the anniversary of the war in AfghanistanRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-46042365182114584872009-09-23T13:39:00.003-05:002009-09-23T13:42:40.577-05:00Great ResourceLook for the Union Label: A Celebration of Union Logos and EmblemsHat tip to John at Social Design NotesRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-17996752081906953012009-09-22T17:10:00.000-05:002009-09-22T17:11:21.679-05:00Protect Insurance Company ExecutivesProtect Insurance Companies PSA from Will FerrellRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-42570808217226570602009-09-11T07:56:00.001-05:002009-09-11T07:56:58.587-05:00The worker's flag is deepest red....Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-5139217658077973482009-09-10T19:03:00.000-05:002009-09-10T19:04:24.294-05:00Fastest Mammal on Earth is an old lady!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-38363716204857972902009-08-31T22:39:00.002-05:002009-08-31T22:41:11.189-05:00Monkey MommaFrom The Daily Mail we learn about a Monkey who adopts kittens of an amazing variety.Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-51964656560448550782009-08-26T18:29:00.004-05:002009-08-26T18:35:06.187-05:00Tawny Frogmouth Chick!Cute little Aussie friends. Found on the Zooborn website. Awwwww!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-86939545122480346952009-08-21T20:26:00.002-05:002009-08-21T20:33:36.869-05:008 Ways to Prepare Your Pets for WarsBunnies are surprisingly warlikeRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-91351881113093536392009-08-21T19:29:00.003-05:002009-08-21T19:31:52.063-05:00Jamail's new book is great!Here's a flyer I made for an upcoming event with Dahr Jamail.Dahr Jamail in MinneapolisRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-71221105619694922352009-07-30T22:29:00.001-05:002009-07-30T22:31:01.212-05:00Detroit, R.I.P.Amazing photography documenting the death of Detroit.Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-1123742433548260582009-07-27T09:47:00.001-05:002009-07-27T09:49:07.254-05:00Dirty Jobs' Mike Rowe on Lamb Castration, PETA, and American LaborNext time you have 20 minutes, listen to a man who has spent two years with working people and learned a lesson or two about it.Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-89876375039946234312009-07-18T22:02:00.002-05:002009-07-18T22:10:01.015-05:00Zaineb AlaniLast Friday night, I heard Zaineb Alani give this speech at the National Assembly conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Amazing!Highlights:"When the late Robert McNamara paid a visit to the Independent country of Vietnam that he had previously 'sought to conquer' and failed, he said to their foreign minister, "We wanted to give you Democracy." The reply was, "We wanted our Independence first.Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-10896169603095033882009-07-05T15:51:00.002-05:002009-07-05T15:54:03.988-05:00Half sheet flyer with all the bands in placeRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-24573618525018468262009-07-05T15:30:00.002-05:002009-07-05T15:32:43.122-05:00Just for FunRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-587561162853421282009-07-05T15:04:00.007-05:002009-07-05T15:10:16.972-05:00New PosterThis one took a lot of work, in part because I'm not a good artist. I'm a good assembler. Making the truck image was not an easy task. It started out looking like a really bad cartoon. I think I managed to avoid that and to make it a big more abstract. You'll let me know if I failed, I'm sure.Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-13504577455313560862009-06-30T22:04:00.003-05:002009-06-30T22:22:50.652-05:00The Way the Crow FliesJust finished reading this book by Ann Marie MacDonald. I picked this book out of the stacks at the Book House in Dinkytown having heard nothing about it. It packs a wallop.I felt as if the author was almost cruel in her persistence of portraying an abuser who suffered no consequences. And then I looked up the book on the internets, and discovered this was based on a true Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-45959206569931636182009-06-15T21:20:00.002-05:002009-06-15T21:28:23.007-05:00Crazy KittyCrazy KittyFor the second time and two weeks, Jinx the Cat has fallen through the screens on our front porch and plopped herself into the dreaded "Outside". Tonight, we didn't realize this until around 6 pm and went wandering through the neighborhood looking for the misplaced feline. She was eventually found, cowering among the lillies of the field that grow behind our garage. I pulledRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-63026026874061043432009-06-15T21:20:00.000-05:002009-06-15T21:23:50.223-05:00Crazy Kitty="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs108.snc1/4918_1163597002981_1019527126_495319_7294801_n.jpg">Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-44641133330252475202009-05-28T23:35:00.002-05:002009-05-28T23:35:55.742-05:00Scary!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-43590843556476947852009-05-21T23:04:00.000-05:002009-05-21T23:05:09.523-05:00Another flyerEvent at the book store:Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-20296498981573407922009-05-20T12:57:00.001-05:002009-05-20T12:57:37.935-05:00Too busy to post anything substantial, so enjoyRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-32443035855301178932009-05-17T22:18:00.000-05:002009-05-17T22:19:20.966-05:00Antiwar flyerRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-78150628456038313492009-05-17T22:17:00.000-05:002009-05-17T22:18:09.852-05:00Anti-foreclosure flyerRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-55744793738678360442009-05-11T21:49:00.001-05:002009-05-11T21:49:34.198-05:00Flyer against foreclosureRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-71920530544872091832009-05-11T21:09:00.003-05:002009-05-11T21:10:03.602-05:00Fundraiser this weekend at Mayday BooksRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-11567572353570334292009-05-10T22:13:00.002-05:002009-05-10T22:14:51.135-05:00Happy Mother's Day!Drove a couple hours to visit and take my mother out to lunch. Got a phone call wishing me a happy mother's day from my daughter. All is right with the world!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-12886908614627108582009-04-29T22:18:00.002-05:002009-04-29T22:19:19.011-05:00Picnic flyer in SpanishSpanish version for distribution at the Mayday Immigrant Rights march:Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-29801351590137959002009-04-29T22:16:00.001-05:002009-04-29T22:17:45.071-05:00Backside of the Truckers Strike flyerWe decided to add some introductory information to the back side of the Truckers Strike Picnic flyer for this weekend's Mayday march:Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-80650580154295234332009-04-29T22:15:00.000-05:002009-04-29T22:16:09.245-05:00One Day in JulyFirst draft of flyer for the street festival we're planning:Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-38296740935504833522009-04-04T20:40:00.001-05:002009-04-04T20:40:55.425-05:00Flyer I made for Afghanistan eventRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-22474802216018517252009-04-04T20:39:00.001-05:002009-04-04T20:39:50.710-05:00Flyer I made for a fundraiserRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-5402444630342775682009-03-30T17:33:00.002-05:002009-03-30T17:37:50.787-05:00Images from last Saturday's protestThanks to Kim DeFranco on Facebook!Article from the Twin Cities Daily Planet:Foreclosed home auction draws protesters, bargain-huntersBY MADELEINE BARAN, TC DAILY PLANET. March 29, 2009Local activists protested the auction of hundreds of foreclosed homes at the Minneapolis Convention Center on March 28.The Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout organized theRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-37985035319651117102009-03-28T22:28:00.002-05:002009-03-28T22:32:44.257-05:00Soulless employmentThis past week, I heard a young man explain to a group of 75 community members that his job, stocking shelves with food at a local grocery store, was soul-numbing in the extreme.And I had a huge disconnect. Because when he said that his job was stocking shelves at a local grocery store, I thought to myself, "Wow, he's doing something concrete that makes a difference in the Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-60204555173066271962009-03-27T22:02:00.003-05:002009-03-27T22:05:07.016-05:00Work PartyTonight a bunch of us got together at Mayday Books to put together the posters we will pass out at tomorrow's protest against the foreclosure auction. I received the highest of praise in leftyland when Mickey told me my signs looked even better than Worker's World signs. Wow!We re-engineered about 50 old signs from the anti-RNC rallies and stapled out new signs onto them. I Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-76637488384269627012009-03-26T22:29:00.000-05:002009-03-26T22:31:12.909-05:00Signs for Saturday's protestPlease feel free to steal these graphics and add your own group's name to fight against this abomination!Ravenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-34498257432818928702009-03-25T17:15:00.000-05:002009-03-25T17:16:28.772-05:00see more Lolcats and funny picturesRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-89739216539106057352009-03-18T23:02:00.001-05:002009-03-18T23:02:54.780-05:00And another new flyerRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891391.post-47165218168709122742009-03-18T23:01:00.001-05:002009-03-18T23:01:42.461-05:00Another new flyer I madeRavenmnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578771107514349258noreply@blogger.com0