Author name: Treesong

Once every three months, I select three local community groups to recognize as Featured Causes. We have many good groups here in Southern Illinois, and I feel that selecting these Featured Causes is a good way to bring them to your attention a few at a time, thereby offering them additional support through special recognition. […]

In my previous blog entry, I talked about my definition of a Real Life Supervillain and listed three broad categories that I would group them into: corporations and their executives, governments and their officials, and private fanatics and their supporters. Now, I’d like to talk about the most prevalent, and arguably the most powerful, of

I’ve been involved in the Real Life Superhero movement for several months now. As far as I’m concerned, choosing a new name and wearing a uniform or costume isn’t what defines a Real Life Superhero. What defines us is our vision for how we can improve and serve our community, and our ongoing efforts to

I am an Ecstatic. I often talk about individual aspects of my Ecstatic path, but I rarely sit down and talk at length about my perspective on what Ecstasy is, or what being an Ecstatic means to me. Today, though, that’s exactly what I’m going to do. What is Ecstasy? This is a question that