The following letter is from Susan. She is a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana. You will love her!
Archive for May, 2012
Why We Have Such Great Disparity in Wealth
Comments OffEight easy steps in understanding “private equity sharing” by Robert Reich (complete with drawings!) http://bit.ly/JnFiEe Well, that wasn’t so bad was it? And think how smart you got in just over two minutes.
Dominoes
Comments OffI sit here in the last pew at the funeral home. Neighbor Jim sits next to me. We are all facing the blond brick walls and deep red flowers that flank a small pine box that holds the ashes of our neighbor, Randy. His widow and four children sit in the front row. His daughter [ Read More ]
Henri, the Existentialist Cat
Comments OffSometimes words are not enough. How does one tell you about Henri? One can’t. One can only show you Henri, in his pure form. You’re welcome.
I didn’t know if I’d ever see him again. But I did. After Che streaked out of the house and disappeared for the second time in as many days because of his nervousness over house guests, I began to think about what was going on with him. He wasn’t well. His eyes were almost completely [ Read More ]
HONOR LABOR! UNIONS GAVE US THE WEEKEND! UNIONS GAVE US THE 8 HOUR DAY! UNIONS GAVE US SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS! UNIONS GAVE US THE RIGHT TO BARGAIN! UNIONS STAND FOR JUSTICE! UNIONS STAND FOR WORKING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE! UNIONS ARE OUR STRENGTH! UNIONS CURB THE POWER OF THE ALMIGHTY CORPORATION! UNIONS PROTECT THE DOWNTRODDEN! LONG [ Read More ]