I’m in the midst of transferring my website from one web host — with whom I’ve had an account for 10 years — to a new web host. Right now, my site apparently is in limbo. I’m not sure where it lives. The DNS propagation can take anywhere from 24-72 hours, and I’m about 15 hours in here.
In the meantime, I can apparently still post to my site. My permalinks no longer work, however. This means that pages and posts on this site were returning 404 errors. I’ve had to disable my permalinks — hopefully just a temporary measure — [...]
I’ve been spending most of my blog time in recent weeks feeding content to the Oregon News Incubator, and have been remiss in posting new material here. But I had to take a moment this morning to offer my gratitude to the many people who have posted their comments here in the past 24 hours and who have sent me encouraging emails.
This past Tuesday evening, I got yet another package from the stalker. These days, I’m honestly more annoyed than afraid, but I was reminded of an essay I’d wanted to write about my reluctant entry into the world of [...]
I’ve just had yet another police officer here at the house. He collected the originals of the letters that Mr. X has mailed to me over the course of the summer and showed me a photo of my stalker. This is the first time I’ve known what he looks like.
I was originally hearing from Mr. X about once every 10 to 14 days. During the month of August, this escalated to once weekly, plus one day that I received two letters from him — one via postal mail, the other via FedEx — within the space of several hours.
An arrest [...]
If you’re coming to the interfaith “Sharing Our Texts” gathering at Gabriel Park on September 12th (1-3 p.m. PDT), note that the best way to find us will be by entering the park from SW Vermont onto SW 42nd, which takes you into the park. The road takes a sharp left into the parking lot, which is immediately next to the picnic area where we’ll be meeting.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Wow! I’ve been really surprised by the friendly and encouraging emails I’ve received — mostly from people I don’t (yet) know personally — expressing interest in this!
The plans are taking shape…. We’ll be gathering on Sunday, 12 September, 1-3pm in the picnic area of Gabriel Park (along SW Vermont). In the event of inclement weather, we can just head across the street to the Laughing Planet Cafe in the strip mall at the corner of SW Vermont and SW 45th (4405 SW Vermont).
For a re-cap of what we’re doing and why, read yesterday’s post.
I have some books and texts I [...]
In addition to my work as a writer/journalist I am a seminary-trained interfaith minister and religious diversity teacher.
Naturally, I was outraged when I heard about a Florida pastor calling for a “Burn a Qur’an Day” on September 11 of this year. The Dove World Outreach Center plans to host a bonfire on the evening of 9/11 to burn copies of the Qur’an.
In an attempt to counteract prejudice and hatred, I contacted some of the people I know in Portland’s Muslim community about hosting a “Read a Qur’an Day” instead. These friends improved upon the idea by suggesting an interfaith [...]
I’ve been quiet on this space for a while. That hasn’t been out of laziness or lack of something useful to say. Rather, I’ve been silent out of concern over who’s been reading my blog.
I have attracted a stalker, you see.
It started not quite three months ago, when I was approached by someone posing as a potential business client. I won’t go into the details — because it’s unnecessary on this blog, and because it all still frustrates me so — but this person, Mr. X*, has sent letters and packages to my home throughout the summer. He has mentioned [...]
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