EcuProphets

This is too ironic to overlook. You’re no doubt familiar with this:

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Take a breath. (more…)

Half the people are below average. Including the children.

TomDispatch went on vacation but left us an article by the author of Just How Stupid Are We?  by Rick Shenkman: (more…)

In the past apocalyptic month: Tornados. Earthquakes. And now the floods. (more…)

I was in Washington, D.C. since Sunday, but as far as the internet goes, I might as well have been stranded in the South Pacific. The hotel on Capitol Hill in which I’ve stayed for several years is undergoing renovations. The rooms themselves look great, but the WiFi signal was intermittent, to put it charitably.

Despite the half-week of blog deprivation (in terms of input and output), it was a good trip. Got the good word to quite a few congressional offices; had helpful discussions.

So I’m back. And the world has gotten weirder, I see.

The wife of Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno, Barbara, died today after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 77.  The Brunos were married for 57 years. Mrs. Bruno is also survived by four children and seven grandchildren.  

Our prayers are with the Bruno family.

This list is culled from this morning’s New York Times, with the exception of the last entry, which is breaking, tragic, and unsettling for the future. (more…)

New York information here.

Cool!

From Newsday:

September 14, 2007 — Poverty has no denomination. And the three monotheistic faiths all see concern for the poor as central to their belief systems. So it’s heartening that Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Muslims and members of other faith traditions are launching a year-long effort to alleviate poverty on Long Island. (more…)

Nothing I can add in words. I offer this photograph I took of my son. I call it
“Contemplating Ground Zero.”