It doesn’t take much time for people to respond to me with, “What is a planner?” after telling them why I am in graduate school. Specifically, my graduate program is Community and Regional Planning, with a focus on the environment and international development. It’s not something we grow up wanting to do, except for one […]
Images of the true cost of war! I’m pretty sure Jesus would be against such a war, especially a war spearheaded by an individual such as GW, a person who uses God’s name to fight wars. God doesn’t stand for hate and killing. God stands for love, acceptance, and understanding. What Would Jesus Do God […]
BBC reported today… Ohio Democrat to seek presidency Mr Kucinich was also a presidential candidate in 2004 Democrat congressman Dennis Kucinich has said he plans to run for the US presidency in 2008. Mr Kucinich, who also made a bid in 2004, said he decided to run because the Democrats were not pushing hard enough […]
the United States has been involved in the Iraq War for as long as we were involved in World War II. The difference? At this point in WWII, we knew we were on our way to winning. How much longer are we committed to this blunder? How many more soldiers and innocent citizens will die […]
Today I got my cast off. It feels really good to have a full functioning wrist. Unfortunately, I have to wear a pinkie splint for a few weeks. The nerve hasn’t fully healed yet and the doctor doesn’t want to take any chances. I still have trouble typing and this split hasn’t made it any […]
Do many of you remember the last time you had a conversation that left you enlightened? exhausted? laughing? excited? upset? perhaps all of those emotions in one conversation? In the last few weeks, I have had these conversations that made me appreciate the art of conversing. I remember having many of these conversations with my […]
It’s wonderful to find media outlets that encourage us to think, discuss, and encourage change in society. I recently stumbled across a website that motivates us to do this. It is called FiftyCrows – Social Change Photography. Through the use of photos essays and short films, the photographers look to educate people about the hardships […]
We enjoy listening to Podcasts. If you aren’t familiar with Podcasts then click here to read about them. If you have iTunes, though you don’t need to have iTunes to listen to them, you can easily download Podcasts to listen to them. While working, I usually end up listening to podcasts from NPR, No Ones […]