“Not my day job” things – Lisa Topol

Dog Agility (Yeah, it’s a sport)

I compete at the highest levels of agility, and it’s as cool as all get out. Between my dogs (Schmutzy, Plop and Tinkle) we have a bunch of gold medals, national titles and world teams, and Plop is a two-time Westminster agility champ. Here’s some video that looks almost nothing like “Best in Show”.

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Feminist Power Awards

I was extremely honored to receive this award from the Feminist Press and CUNY. Here’s my acceptance speech about how Star Wars changed my life. It made actress Kathy Najimy laugh out loud, and she was in “Sister Act”, so she doesn’t mess around.

Political Activism

I co-run a “progressive agility activists” social action network with over 4,000 members, and I also created a series of posters and postcards available to download for free. They quickly became online hits and were covered in major news outlets (USA Today, Vice and Jezebel). Still hard at work.

Jewelry

My sister and I made some cool jewelry and sold it to cool people.

Hot Dogs by Christopher Walken

I no longer eat hot dogs, but I still love them. This is my favorite essay about hot dogs by Christopher Walken.