Jeanne Powell's Blog

• Those Women in Veils

  November 3, 2009

  • Iranian woman protests in the streets of Tehran. (Photo: .faramarz / flickr) Afghani woman. (Photo: twocentsworth / flickrYou know those women in veils, who are the subject of patronizing soundbites on American newscasts?   Those women in veils who frequently appear as exotic subjects in lurid emails circulated by American liberals, who think of them as domestic drones paperclipped to a kitchen ...
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• Capilano Canyon -- A Cautionary Tale

  September 17, 2009

  •  People actually have asked me why I didn't call them when I was in Vancouver BC for a week, since they know I like to stay in touch. Well, I really did plan to call, despite the roaming charges my carrier would have loaded on the cell phone bill. There was a little problem, though. Our agile guide took 16 of us into the wilds of Capilano Canyon, an hour or two outside Vancouver. You get ...
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• Collages from Word Dancing

  August 3, 2009

  • All right, all right!  Finally a few of my collages from WORD DANCING have been uploaded.    Here are five images.
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