My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and co-operation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now… Read More Barack Obama’s inaugural address
A family to herald diversity by Jodi Kantor Published on IHT.com on January 20th, 2009 The president’s elderly Kenyan step-grandmother came, bearing a gift of an oxtail fly whisk. Cousins journeyed from the South Carolina town where the first lady’s great-great-grandfather was born into slavery, while the rabbi in the family came from the synagogue where… Read More Change has already started to come; the White House ain’t that ‘white’ anymore, is it?
Another day, another Barack Obama inspired post. What can I say – I use what I have, and what I have in this, Inguration week, is fully Obama-fied. While I was reading yet another article on Barack Obama’s historic, change-bringing presidency, a thought struck me – and struck me hard. We are told to ‘Be… Read More ‘Be the Change’ and all its implications
It has come! Barack Obama is now the 44th President of the United States, and let the change begin. I’d like to start with the sorry state of reporting in the United States. Or perhaps it’s more the sorry state of people’s interest? I’m not sure, but the two are certainly linked. I love fashion,… Read More More than a Fashionable Woman…
I haven’t had the pleasure of spending the morning with a television set on, watching the inauguration of Obama, but I do have access to the Internet and, in moments of relative quiet, am spending some time surfing the Net, looking at pictures of the event and reading about people’s reaction. And if my boss… Read More Be the Change to usher in an Era of Responsibility
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
Sometimes the questions that we ask are more important than finding answers. As the sometimes oversused saying goes (or a version of it): ‘It’s the road travelled that matters, not the destination’ (I would personally counter that the destination is also important, but that’s just me). In any case, I found a great article regarding… Read More Follow-up post: the debate about Obama’s ethnicity
The best part about blogging is that you don’t have to be a journalist or an author with an officially recognised website. You can be mister or miss anyone, have an opinion and post it on your own blog. While there are many blogs out there that are onlines diaries, many others that are ramblings… Read More The power of blogging when it is well used: A fellow blogger’s response to an AP article
Just like Barack Obama being names Times’ Person of the Year, I don’t think it comes as a surprise that Tina Fey has been named AP Entertainer of the Year, does it? If it does and you live in North America… Where have you been hiding? Tina Fey is the entertainer of the year? You… Read More Tina Fey voted AP Entertainer of the Year – WHAT a surprise
It’s been a tough couple of weeks, and not just because of my recurrent bouts of acute I-miss-the-X-files-initis. Because however great he is, Dean Winchester does not compare to Fox Mulder (sorry, Jensen), and even if demons’ inherent evilness sends chills down my spine (or is it the devilish grins of the Winchester brothers? Sometimes… Read More Chronicles of a sprained ankle: learning about patience