March 8, 2010
I need you.
I thought I could do this on my own, but I can't.
I need you to claim the power you have given away and stop pretending that you are at someone else's mercy, that you need to be told what to do, that others are to blame.
I need you to use your voice and be accountable for the world you inhabit.
I need you to stop.holding.yourself.back.
I need you to be a linchpin, an engaged citizen, an activist.
I need you to believe in possibility.
I need you and, if you need a cheerleader, I am here.Comments
Posted by Jessica Esch. Posted In :
How I See It
March 6, 2010
Yours, Anne was absolutely amazing. I was swept away early. Knowing the ending changes how you experience things for the first time.
Michael Tobin used the intimate setting of the Old Port Playhouse to its full advantage and the cast hit all the right notes. I was particularly impressed by Michaela Boissonneault's performance of Anne and the the emotion of Jaymie Chamberlin as Anne's mother.
My mom and I went because we were curious. You should go because it is powerfully good theater.
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Posted by Jessica Esch
March 5, 2010
I have been waiting to see
this since September. Prior to the opening of the
Old Port Playhouse, "Anne Frank" and "musical" had never occupied the same space in my world.
Thank goodness my mom is up for anything. She didn't even flinch when we gave her the ticket for Christmas.
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Posted by Jessica Esch
March 3, 2010
The simple answer is
that there is no simple answer.
-Clay Shirky
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Posted by Jessica Esch. Posted In :
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February 28, 2010
It seems fitting that my
friend enters big-time publishing in a magazine with a cake on one cover and
chocolate on the other. Her article "Silver Lining" takes you to Sudan to see how culinary food traditions are being preserved "in the face of urbanization, post-conflict displacement, and whims of nature."
Congratulations, AVC.
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Cooking/Food
February 25, 2010
Last Wednesday my friend mentioned an author and the next day I had requested two books from the library and purchased his newest. The day after than I listened to two podcasts.
Sunday night I realized my search for her Clay Shirky had become my discovery of Seth Godin.
Wild, huh?
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Posted by Jessica Esch. Posted In :
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February 23, 2010
Someone asked today what I did at work and I responded with the two main bullet points of my resume:
- Invest dollars raised during campaign back into community
- Public policy
The reality, though, is that these two things do not come remotely close to capturing the role I play. My job description is a framework. It does not confine me.
The next time someone asks what I do, my first words will be "Well, my job description says that I..." and the last few will be something like "but that is only a small part of what I really do."
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Posted by Jessica Esch. Posted In :
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February 20, 2010
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February 17, 2010
Posted by Jessica Esch
February 15, 2010
This is what I am going to ask the next time someone sighs and shakes their head after learning that T$ and I do not have children. If they answer no to my question, I will sigh and shake my head as if their life is surely empty and sad.
This question and subsequent reaction might seem like a disconnect but it's just another example of someone pushing their preference and acting as though any response different from their own is somehow less than.
And, while we have chosen a child-free path, others have not so please be considerate for their sake.
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