He calls men Susie and Barbara. He always has a comeback. He tells it like it is, and doesn't stick around for the chips. He's Dr. Cox from Scrubs, and he is magnificent. … [Read more...]
TV’s closest ally to the Book
May 11, 2008 By
I'm a fan of roughly a half dozen TV programs (only three of which are still on), and top of my list would have to be BookTV on C-Span2. It's one of the rare places of intelligent speech in a medium that epitomizes free speech. Tonight is Jim Hightower, "Swim Against the Current". Of course, the title either sells itself or causes disinterest, depending upon your inclinations, so I like that … [Read more...]
When the floods come…
May 7, 2008 By
...be their Ark. The Oxfam Emergency Fund: Donate to help victims of the Myanmar Cyclone. Those who are least like us, who are not our people, who are most distant from our daily cares, are our strangers. Love is tested not by it's application to those who are most like us, but to those most estranged. … [Read more...]
What’s the difference between a week and a year?
May 2, 2008 By
If this week 40 people would give $25 each to New Futures Orphanage, instead of that same amount spread out over a year's time, the children could buy chickens, fish, plants, and other sustainable food sources that would last over a long time, and wouldn't have to eat the small increments of money coming in, while they're waiting, so that they have no future. If 20 of us could give $50 this week, … [Read more...]