Tuesday, January 15, 2008WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUSWhen I read that remark, made by several spokespersons about our bush-boy prez, as he toddles across the Middle East, I almost spilled my morning coffee on my key board. WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS!!! They are delusional. The man who has plunged this country into two wars without end (they are... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:41 AM Comments (8) (link) Saturday, January 12, 2008ALL HAT, NO CATTLEAs our swaggering, empty headed, boy-prez, stumbles off to the Middle East to try to make a long belated attempt to bring peace to Israel and the Palestinians, I had to wonder if anybody actually thought this was anything more than another photo op to show the few people who still pay any attention... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 6:09 AM Comments (4) (link) Wednesday, January 9, 2008DANGER IN THE COURTNo matter who comes out on top in the primaries, the energy and excitement they are generating is inspiring. As the country seems to have rediscovered the joys of democracy in the one act that so clearly represents what it means to be a free people - the right to vote - our right leaning Supreme... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:22 AM Comments (2) (link) Sunday, January 6, 2008BLINDED BY LOVEFrom the moment they bounded out of the car, into my arms, shrieking "grandma, grandma", my life became theirs for the taking. It was as though, in an instant, I became blinded by their exuberance, enveloped in their world, and all my own concerns, the usual distractions of my professional and... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:38 AM Comments (8) (link) Monday, December 31, 2007KENYA IS BURNINGA woman fleeing Mathare, a Narobi slum, as her home went up in flames, the result of of rioting in response to a corrupt election that kept a much despised president Mwai Kibaki in power, was the photo at the top of the front page of today's NYTimes. It was the word "Mathare" that caught my... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:11 AM Comments (8) (link) |
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