….after 80% of the country put in its vote, my host family huddles around the television and awaits the result… My fingers and mind cross at the idea that there actually exists a chance that…
Browsing Category on politics
Understanding the Ignorant American
After years of shaking my head in bewilderment, a piece of the Truth puzzle FINALLY gets found from under the table. When I read this article I could not stop throwing my fist down in…
silence the voices please
Whew. Took a minute to breeze through the Yahoo News headlines today and came to the conclusion that I really don’t need those voices in my head. They only speak of death, predudice, ignorance, arrogance,…
NO A LA GUERRA
Well “crash for a few” turned into a 19 hour siesta. My head hit the pillow at 3:00 in the afternoon and my feet didn´t hit the floor again till 10:00 the next morning. I…
praying for peace and compassion
I post this piece in hopes that it will move just one person as much as it moved me. It’s loaded with statistics…which I am not fond of. But its message is clear and echos…
Robin’s Egg Blue
“Wherever you go, there you are.” The first time I heard this quote I laughed out loud…”well isn’t that just as obvious as the sky is blue!” But one day, under a sky that was…
zapatistas
***** In January of 1994, a group of Mayan Indians (calling itself the Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional) rose up against the Mexican government and took over San Cristobal (and three neighboring towns) for five…
9/11
***** So much to update. So much to say. Too busy watching CNN. ***** (Back in Guatemala, Panajachel — Lake Atitlan)
choose your sol adventure
Uh…yeah. The web poll is jacked. I blame Florida, how ´bout you? Really though, I *crosses fingers* will try really hard to resist further urges to hack and mutilate stolen code. Not that it mattered…