Category Archives: off topic

Off topic – I’m going to Congress!

Posted on May 10, 2014 by floricooks

I’m getting ready to go to Washington DC to advocate Congress with my fellow AJWS Global Justice Fellowship fellows for passage of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA). It now has bipartisan support in both the House and Senate … Continue reading →

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Childhood Hunger: Taking Action

Posted on December 7, 2012 by floricooks

I am now blogging at a new site connected to my work and will from time to time add posts that I write for that platform to this. I have wanted to link my work in hunger relief and policy … Continue reading →

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It’s only a ham-bur-ger!

Posted on November 10, 2012 by floricooks

I was a mess on Tuesday, so agitated about the election. All day… I ate too much sugar, couldn’t concentrate on work, ate too much salt in an effort to counter the sugar and then got stuck in the worst … Continue reading →

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I’ve had it with this election

Posted on November 6, 2012 by floricooks

PLEASE MAKE IT STOP. I can’t listen to the news. My TV is off. This is as close as I want to come to the presidential election right now. So here’s the 20th century – – We know Taft ate, … Continue reading →

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Rest in peace, Chris.

Posted on September 30, 2012 by floricooks

Someone named Chris Martin started following my blog recently, and since I once knew a Chris Martin I looked to see if it was the same one. Alas, what I found was that ‘my’ Chris passed away 2 years ago. … Continue reading →

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