It's been encouraging to hear the pope talking about climate change and take it away from being a political issue to being one of survival.

We live in a country [USA] where the belief is that anyone can succeed, but for so many here, and for the majority of the world, that's not the case. In many parts of the world, women and poor people are at a huge disadvantage - certain rights and protections don't exist, and they don't have the chance of upward mobility.

I hate Christmas, really. I don't really give presents away or expect any.

With all this talk of Going Green, Buying Green, Living Green, and Green being the new whatever, I've come to realize that, although we had no green, my grandmother was actually the 'greenest' person I've ever known.

I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.

If it gets to the point where I actually physically cannot have a child, there's plenty of children in the world that need a stable home and loving parent. I'm so down for adoption.

I love flowy hippie dresses.