Wednesday, February 1, 2006THE SHOCKING TRUTHNo matter what anyone thinks of Cindy Sheehan this first hand account of what happened to her last night should make us all sit up and ask ourselves what kind of country we have become. Published on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 by CommonDreams.org What Really Happened by Cindy Sheehan Dear Friends,... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 3:26 PM Comments (2) (link) Tuesday, January 31, 2006THE UNANTICIPATED VALUE OF JOURNAL WRITINGWriting, just for myself, was never an activity I engaged in as a kid. I didn't keep a diary under lock and key to hold all my inner secrets. I was too busy just living to reflect on what was happening around me at the time. It wasn't until I met RG in 1983, as a full fledged adult, who had a child... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:49 AM Comments (9) (link) Thursday, January 26, 2006ORDINARY PEOPLEImagine 10 unrelated people, 7 adults and 3 children, living together in a 180 square foot room, yes one room, with no plumbing. The only running water is at the end of a winding system of alleys where you come upon 7 spigots that jut out of a cement wall. This is the only water source in this... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:14 AM Comments (4) (link) Saturday, January 21, 2006MORNING IN TAIPEIThe limo driver brought me right to the door of the Hotel Howard, the place my hosts had booked me for my 5 day stay in Taipei. The bright lights in the lobby woke me out of the languid stooper I'd slipped into on the ride from the airport. It was a modest, but spotlessly clean place with gleaming... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:22 AM Comments (5) (link) Sunday, January 15, 2006THE DAY AFTER TOMORROWIn this 2004 movie by Roland Emmerich the earth is plunged into a new ice age, suddenly, triggered by global warming. Sitting in my Cambridge kitchen watching the thermometer plunge, and it doesn't take much to convince me that the day after tomorrow, (that would be next Tuesday), the evergreens in... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 12:46 PM Comments (9) (link) |
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