liadanslyre

twenty posts in one
i got a lot on my mind lately. unfortunately, i don't have my usual constant access to a computer- so this dump post will have to suffice. here is an assortment of the things on my mind. they include, happy things, sad things, things that make me nervous, and things that make me angry.

some things i am happy about...
my friend lori (from college) is in china right now to bring her daughter bethany home.
i found a site that only reports happy news. i like.
and john is in cambodia.

things that make me angry...
the situation in darfur worsens while the united states u.n. abassador stands in the way of progress.

bill bennett is fully of crap and not enough people know it. book of virtues my ass... and the secretary of education to boot? he claims his quote(from his radio show late last month) was taken out of context and won't apologize (you can read more about the context here...). if nothing else, he should apologize for the lack of dicernment one must have to use the 'example' that he used to prove a point. what an bullheaded idiot. you can read more here, here and here

some things that make me sad...
harpers article by jonathan kozol. if you're not reading kozol- you should be. he is truly the voice in the desert about issues on education in underserved areas of our country.

some things that make me nervous...
lagos. from accounts we're hearing from family, the unrest in lagos lately is worrisome. please pray for our family's saftey.

president bush doesn't hate poor people- he's just indifferent to them... the senate was pitched a cut to food stamp dollars last week. this is the solution of a 'fiscally conservative' bush adminstration instead of raising taxes to pay for katrina recovery. except the administration has planned to cut funds long ago. using katrina will just make it more palladable. this is not a good idea.

SIDE BAR RANT... read this interesting list. activism and knowledge are good and neccessary things for amercians to have when it comes to poverty. but clearly, that's not enough. i am growing to really 'get' that we need(and pardon my perhaps inapproapirate use of my limited greek)- epignosis and not just gnosis when it comes to issues like poverty. we all need the expereince of knowing people who need the NFSP and help apply for those services. i want a heart knowledge of poverty.

today's chewable vitamin:
“each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope... building a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." ~ robert f. kennedy