Feeling Hopeful this morning… Here is the text of the acceptance speech that President-elect Barak Obama gave last night. This is an interesting post on squidoo on how to make a good transition between presidents, from someone who was involved in the process last time (I have not had time to read it through completely). […]
Category: citizenship
Election Night
It appears, from very early returns and exit polls, that Barak Obama will be the 44th president of the United States. This is an historic day. Despite my hating to hear people use this phrase indiscriminately, in this case it is true. The people of the United States appear to have elected a person who […]
Election Day
A few links to sites about the voting that is going on in the United States today. Here is one in Spanish, I followed a link and followed a link and found La Nation’s Website with a blog attached. Here is a link to the local newspaper for Thurston County Washington (also read by people […]
REMEMBER TO VOTE!!!!
Tomorrow, November 4, is election day in the United States. Assuming you are a registered voter, please DO VOTE! If you are not eligible to vote, remind your friends and neighbors! Democracy works best when all eligible citizens participate to the best of their abilities. I have my ballot, ready to put in the collection […]
Good Voting Records
Well, they won’t all vote, but at least about 75% of the people in my state who are eligible are at least registered. Here’s a link to the news story about it. Applause for the people who are registered… forgive me for not holding my breath to wait for you to actually exercise your right. […]
Stidkid #1 and the Big Brass Band
Well, it’s not the best title, it was actually four trumpeters and their conductor from the student orchestra. They played a couple lovely baroque fanfares for an event downtown that promotes after-school activities. Not sure what the piece was, will try to remember to ask the kiddo tomorrow. He’s the one on the left, btw, […]
Blog Action Day — Poverty
Okay, I have posted a few links in the days leading up to today. As I was thinking about what to write, I decided to talk about what poverty is (and what it isn’t). And a little bit on abundance. This is my own perspective/opinion, if it helps you, great — if not… would love […]
Blog Action Day -1
Okay, probably by the time you read this, it will be the middle of Blog Action Day and I will be working on my post. But in case you are a nightowl and need something to read, consider this: wealth and health are intertwined. In a few countries (Canada and Sweden, among others), a form […]
Blog Action Day -2
I think I have linked to this site in the past, but it’s a good illustration of the spread and impact of poverty around the globe. Poverty.com It’s not just “over there” — it’s here, and there, and there, and there, and here…
Blog Action Day -3
Poverty is the theme of Blog Action Day this time. What is poverty? There are many definitions, a lack of money being only one of them. Here is wikipedia’s definition. Who around you lives in poverty? How would they define it?