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habitual construction of imagination

Hooverville

iambarr | March 14, 2009

Hoovervilles and Bushvilles

iambarr | March 14, 2009

The term Hooverville was coined by Charles Michelson as a reference to the president who “caused” the great depression.
The term Bushville has arisen in the past few years as a way of linking George Bush and the 08 collapse with Herbert Hoover and the 29 collapse.
Fark coined the subtle, but hilarious term Shruburbs based on [...]

Temporary Autonomous Shelters

iambarr | March 14, 2009

“This website is a tool for individuals and groups involved in the research and planning of temporary encampments of autonomous emergency shelters.”
Originally devoted to Victoria, BC. Now seems to have enlarged its scope to include the US and more of Canada.

Soul Mentor, Richard Stromer, Ph. D. – PersonalMyths.com – Essays

iambarr | March 13, 2009

For myself, I think this last aspect of Hermes\’ role as guide of souls—his role as the guide into and out of those passages in our lives which are inherently liminal in nature—is the most powerful one. As someone who has been dealing for the past several years with the particularly momentous life passage called [...]