The world is shaking from another terrorism attack, each nation mourning the victims in Moscow, realizing that they could just as easily have been their own citizens. The news is full of the body count of victims – 37 and counting. But my mind wanders from the shocking images on You Tube to the two [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2010’
Little steps on the long road to real change
cooking firecooking fireJust came across this story about how cooking stoves are the new frontline of fighting poverty and climate change.
Women fighting back - always a good news story
When I opened up the papers today I immediately spotted two stories that made me happy in the daily litany of grief.
Keep warm this fall and help destroy a species.
I remember hearing about the legendary “ring shawls” that rich Indian women have been buying for years. “So warm that you could wear it on a holiday in the Himalayas and yet so fine that it could pass through a ring”, I remember my posse of Gujerati aunties talking as lovingly about these shawls in their possession, as they did of their grandchildren.
Imelda still showing that she’s good for a laugh…or a cry
Imelda Marcos is 81 and still hasn’t lost her ability for absurdity. Check out this video – the best 6 minutes of entertainment I’ve had all day.
