Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Belated Goodbye to a Beautiful Voice
Joe Paterno's death is sad, I agree, but how about a little more notice for Etta James as well?
Most probably know her for the song, "At Last." A great voice and lady for sure.
Intermission
I have been temporarily sidetracked from my poverty posts by the Rosetta Stone Tagalog course I received ages ago and just now am able to run. It's awesome! And time that could be otherwise spent on the Internet has been devoted to that. What makes it more mesmerizing is the fact that E loves it too and calls it, "Da weawy fun game!" Love it. Now maybe he can learn with me! He already knows buhok, ilong, bibig and mata from earlier.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
In Times Like These
Sometimes I get really tired of running so damned hard to even attempt to remain in the same place.
Those of you who know me well know that poverty is one of my pet causes. I do what I can to help out those less fortunate than I, but at the same time, we're not in a place to make a huge impact. So my next weapon is education and understanding. Those who haven't felt the sting of abject poverty don't always understand how and why it happens. They also don't understand those at its heart. In that vein, Dresden at Creating Motherhood has begun an "In Times Like These" project that is quite fascinating. I'm so glad to have gotten the chance to participate. Head over there to read my guest post on her blog and to find out more about the project.
In the next week or so, I'm also going to be hosting posts from others related to this subject near and dear to my heart.
Those of you who know me well know that poverty is one of my pet causes. I do what I can to help out those less fortunate than I, but at the same time, we're not in a place to make a huge impact. So my next weapon is education and understanding. Those who haven't felt the sting of abject poverty don't always understand how and why it happens. They also don't understand those at its heart. In that vein, Dresden at Creating Motherhood has begun an "In Times Like These" project that is quite fascinating. I'm so glad to have gotten the chance to participate. Head over there to read my guest post on her blog and to find out more about the project.
In the next week or so, I'm also going to be hosting posts from others related to this subject near and dear to my heart.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
A Little Bit of Books
I've been sampling books on my Kindle Fire lately (post to come on its pros and cons). One of those was Chasing Rainbows by Kathleen Long. Have any of my fertility challenged homies read it? What did you think? I liked the first two chapter samples. WARNING: infant loss and infertility dealt with in those two chapters.
And secondly, am I the only one who has read all about what happens in the Hunger Games series out of fascination but is too afraid of the depressing aspects (children killing children because they have to) to read it for real? I liked the sample but am afraid to take the plunge. Please say I'm not the only dork.
And secondly, am I the only one who has read all about what happens in the Hunger Games series out of fascination but is too afraid of the depressing aspects (children killing children because they have to) to read it for real? I liked the sample but am afraid to take the plunge. Please say I'm not the only dork.
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