Fight the Smears

Better late than never, here’s a response to all the smears. The truth IS stronger than the lies.

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I love The New York Times

The reason? See this article about immigration. Unfortunately the Obama administration has yielded to pressure from the anti-immigrant camp, but I am so encouraged by quotes like these from a major newspaper:
Mr. Obama may have avoided a nasty fight this time. But if he is ever going to win the battle to put 12 million illegal [...]

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The Dardos Award

My friend Monster, from Misadventures of the Monster Librarian, has given me an award for this blog!
I am honored and grateful for the recognition. The Prémio Dardos is given for writing that is thoughtful and genuine, imbued with the writer’s personality and principles.
The rules, as Monster explains, are thus:
“1) Accept the award by posting it on your [...]

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Somebody had to Say it

Colin Powell stood up and said what had to be said. He showed honesty and integrity and decried the mudslinging, the dirty tricks and the racist and prejudiced tactics of the Republican Party in its quest to win another election. Watch it here, it moved me to tears.
I have never been an admirer of the General, but here’s a [...]

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Rushing and Waiting

There are two big reasons why it’s been a month since my last post: One, it’s very difficult to write when you’re holding a baby in your arms, and two, the electricity is going off every other hour, without fail, for a grand total of twelve hours a day, so that by the time I’ve lulled [...]

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The first book

The first book I bought for my daughter is called “And here’s to you” by David Elliot. I first heard about it on a story on National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition program, where they did a reading.
The art work is colorful and fun, and the text is beautiful. I love the rhythm and the message. It rejoices in [...]

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