Jane R's blog since 2007: words and images on matters spiritual, socio-economic, theological, cultural, feline, and more.
Pages
▼
Monday, September 7, 2009
A Labor Day op-ed
A good Labor Day essay by my friend Algernon D'Ammassa. The punctuation problems, by the way, are courtesy of his editor; they're not his doing. The essay was published in the Deming (New Mexico) Headlight.
Glad you liked it. You and Algernon would like each other. He's a Dharma Teacher from the Kwan Um School of Zen Buddhism who is also a stage actor (and member of Actors' Equity, the union) and a public school drama teacher -- and a writer besides. Nice and quirky (Alg are you reading this? You know that's a compliment) and funny. You can see him on my FB page. He and his spouse are the parents of one very cute kid named Gabriel who is a little over one year old. They moved to New Mexico a year or so ago (maybe longer, my sense of time is a little warped) from California. Algernon is from Rhode Island originally. We met over a decade ago on a Zen listserv but have been friends irl for years.
You're too kind! Thanks for the link. I dropped out of the actors' union a while ago because I could not keep up with the dues anymore (that was in my Dharma Zen Center period, living on a few bucks a day). Now I belong to a teachers' union.
Thanks for filling in the word verification so that we know you're not a robot.
Comments are moderated, so there may be a slight delay before your comment is posted.
If you asked a question, please check back here for an answer. Come and visit again. (Unless you're selling something. We're not buying. So please, don't even try.)
Wow... That was good.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it. You and Algernon would like each other. He's a Dharma Teacher from the Kwan Um School of Zen Buddhism who is also a stage actor (and member of Actors' Equity, the union) and a public school drama teacher -- and a writer besides. Nice and quirky (Alg are you reading this? You know that's a compliment) and funny. You can see him on my FB page. He and his spouse are the parents of one very cute kid named Gabriel who is a little over one year old. They moved to New Mexico a year or so ago (maybe longer, my sense of time is a little warped) from California. Algernon is from Rhode Island originally. We met over a decade ago on a Zen listserv but have been friends irl for years.
ReplyDeleteYou're too kind! Thanks for the link. I dropped out of the actors' union a while ago because I could not keep up with the dues anymore (that was in my Dharma Zen Center period, living on a few bucks a day). Now I belong to a teachers' union.
ReplyDeleteThat was GREAT!
ReplyDelete