This post was first put up on this blog a couple of weeks ago, but the situation in Zimbabwe has yet to improve. Because the last couple of weeks have been a little hectic for everyone, what with Christmas and New Year etc etc, I thought I’d post this up again as a reminder of… Read More Zimbabwe – they still need for you to get your Government involved
I’ve been reading a lot lately. Not as much as I used to, and that’s because of the economy (hey, everything else is being blamed on the economy, why not this?). In any case, I’m currently rereading Naomi Klein’s The Shock Therapy (maybe you remember me mentioning it perhaps a few times in the last… Read More My beloved little Irony, how thoroughly you keep me amused
As family, friends and coworkers come home from their Christmas vacations – or, in some cases, come out of their homes from their Christmas vacations – the stories are now pouring in. This particular story was so adorable, I just had to share it. NORAD has been tracking Santa’s progress on the night from Christmas… Read More Potted plants and a little thing called NORAD
While I don’t wish anyone ill, I do like it when people get what they deserve. Contradictory? In some cases, yes. Then again, in some others, no. And in this case, I think bankers are getting what they deserve. Commentary: Give bankers some of their own medicine By Douglas Rediker, published on December 23rd You… Read More Justice comes in many shapes and forms, but it’s always sweet
It often surprises me – and it definitely intrigues me – how people convince themselves that they are doing the right thing and that their actions will bring about lasting change in their lives, when clearly (at least, to those around them) they don’t. One example is weight loss; it absolutely amazes me how women… Read More When superficial actions aren’t a reflection of a deeper change
http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-colbert-report/interviews-a-z/interviews-k/#clip99544… Read More Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine: A small introduction
I spend a lot of time during the Christmas holidays (and perhaps some time after, too) wondering where the spirituality of the celebration went, and if anyone can find it in between the presents, the turkey and the decorations. And it seems that I am not the only one questioning the place of religion in… Read More Obama’s Inauguration and a post-Christmas debate
I don’t know much about child maid trafficking, but I have to say this: couldn’t it be a great opportunity for rich families not only to get in-house help, but also to help a bright child from a poor family have a chance to make something more of his or her life? What if a… Read More Anything positive about this?
I had an interesting conversation today about choice. Someone (that I don’t know) was talking to their friend (whom I also don’t know) and said something to the extent of people in Africa are all corrupt, and we shouldn’t help them because the corruption that permeates their government is their own fault; they made the… Read More Some attitude and brand new Supernaturally inspired insight
It’s quite the dichotomy, is it not. On the one hand, we have complex international problems that are tightly woven one into the other and all come down to the ego (which expresses itself in arrogance, hunger for power, greed or a mixture of the three). On the other hand, we have solutions that, for… Read More Complex problems, simple beginnings of a solution