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Halloween
Yay! It is Halloween again.
Some good time Halloween Links:
Halloween from http://www.about.com.
El Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) from http://www.azcentral.com.
Halloween Radio from Live365.
Have a great holiday!
Monday, October 31, 2005
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Bad news for the American working class
As seen on Raw Story and found at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gasoline costs will wipe out raises, study says: "Workers can expect an average pay raise of about 3.7 percent his year, but because of sky-high gasoline prices, they'll pour all but a smidgen of that extra cash down the gas tank commuting to work according to an analysis by Salary.com.".
Donate to Hurricane Relief (Oxfam America)
Donate to Earthquake Relief (Oxfam International)
As seen on Raw Story and found at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gasoline costs will wipe out raises, study says: "Workers can expect an average pay raise of about 3.7 percent his year, but because of sky-high gasoline prices, they'll pour all but a smidgen of that extra cash down the gas tank commuting to work according to an analysis by Salary.com.".
Donate to Hurricane Relief (Oxfam America)
Donate to Earthquake Relief (Oxfam International)
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Banned Book Week
Celebrate freedom by reading!
Because being told what you cannot read is lame.
"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them" - Ray Bradbury
"Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it." - Mark Twain
Check out American Library Association's Banned Book Week site
Celebrate freedom by reading!
Because being told what you cannot read is lame.
"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them" - Ray Bradbury
"Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it." - Mark Twain
Check out American Library Association's Banned Book Week site
Monday, September 26, 2005
Still Kickin'
I am still around. It has been a very hectic couple of weeks. There has been a large influx of hurricane victims coming up to my neck of the woods, and I've been pretty involved in some other activities related to the hurricane(s).
I will write more this week. There has been a lot on my mind, and a lot going on...as we all should know. The situation in our world is scary. However, I hope some of these scary times will serve as a wake up call. There is always hope.
Donate to the Red Cross.
I am still around. It has been a very hectic couple of weeks. There has been a large influx of hurricane victims coming up to my neck of the woods, and I've been pretty involved in some other activities related to the hurricane(s).
I will write more this week. There has been a lot on my mind, and a lot going on...as we all should know. The situation in our world is scary. However, I hope some of these scary times will serve as a wake up call. There is always hope.
Donate to the Red Cross.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Hurricane Katrina
To donate to the efforts of the American Red Cross please visit: Donate Now!.
Here in Arkansas we are definitely feeling some of the effects of Hurricane Katrina. We did not get the weather up here, but we are accomodating many refugees, sending volunteers and providing a temporary home for misplaced college students. This is one of those times that I feel that while the media is portraying the event as a tragedy, it is not really being reported for as bad as it is. Personal reports that I've heard make the situation seem pretty grim. I hope and pray for the best. Of course it is cliche, but time will tell what damage was done. It does appear that New Orleans will be out of commission for months. That leaves hundreds of thousands of people homeless.
I will say that this is the real deal. This is a natural tragedy that I don't think modern America has every expected to see. If you are able, please give money or time to the cause. There are hundreds of thousands of humans that need your help...these are all of our neighbors.
To donate to the efforts of the American Red Cross please visit: Donate Now!.
Here in Arkansas we are definitely feeling some of the effects of Hurricane Katrina. We did not get the weather up here, but we are accomodating many refugees, sending volunteers and providing a temporary home for misplaced college students. This is one of those times that I feel that while the media is portraying the event as a tragedy, it is not really being reported for as bad as it is. Personal reports that I've heard make the situation seem pretty grim. I hope and pray for the best. Of course it is cliche, but time will tell what damage was done. It does appear that New Orleans will be out of commission for months. That leaves hundreds of thousands of people homeless.
I will say that this is the real deal. This is a natural tragedy that I don't think modern America has every expected to see. If you are able, please give money or time to the cause. There are hundreds of thousands of humans that need your help...these are all of our neighbors.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Neighbors pt.1
I have always been infatuated with the concept of community. The way I define a community (as simply as I can) is a group of individuals who live together (or in the same vicinity) who share similar values and a similar vision of where they live. A community can be inclusive, a community can be diverse, a community can be made up of individuals who disagree on somethings, but there has to be a common bond. I have dreamed of sitting outside and being able to chat with the people as they walk by because we knew eachother. I think community is something that is missing from so many places, and it is probably the reason that so many of us feel out of place where we are. I honestly do not know if I have really ever seen a true "community". I think the closest thing to it that I have been familiar with is a college residence hall. I know true communities are out there, even here in the United States, the Amish and The Bruderhof come to mind when I think of a true community.
In short of having a true community, I think that there are ways that we can strive to make ourselves (and others) not feel left out. We can make our own community, and we can do that without sharing the same religion, same ethnicity or even same age. However, I struggle with figuring out how to diminish those barriers so that we (all people) can see eachother as similar before we see eachother as different.
Thoughts? Anyone out there? :-)
More to come...
I have always been infatuated with the concept of community. The way I define a community (as simply as I can) is a group of individuals who live together (or in the same vicinity) who share similar values and a similar vision of where they live. A community can be inclusive, a community can be diverse, a community can be made up of individuals who disagree on somethings, but there has to be a common bond. I have dreamed of sitting outside and being able to chat with the people as they walk by because we knew eachother. I think community is something that is missing from so many places, and it is probably the reason that so many of us feel out of place where we are. I honestly do not know if I have really ever seen a true "community". I think the closest thing to it that I have been familiar with is a college residence hall. I know true communities are out there, even here in the United States, the Amish and The Bruderhof come to mind when I think of a true community.
In short of having a true community, I think that there are ways that we can strive to make ourselves (and others) not feel left out. We can make our own community, and we can do that without sharing the same religion, same ethnicity or even same age. However, I struggle with figuring out how to diminish those barriers so that we (all people) can see eachother as similar before we see eachother as different.
Thoughts? Anyone out there? :-)
More to come...
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Finally, someone gets it!
From DailyKos:
"I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just learning that lesson right now. The President began this mission with very vague objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these questions are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of engagement. There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our over-extended military. There is no explanation defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war when the President started this thing, and there still is no plan today"
--Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)
Oh...wait...he was talking about President Clinton sending US troops to Bosnia...
From DailyKos:
"I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just learning that lesson right now. The President began this mission with very vague objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these questions are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of engagement. There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our over-extended military. There is no explanation defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war when the President started this thing, and there still is no plan today"
--Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)
Oh...wait...he was talking about President Clinton sending US troops to Bosnia...
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