So today and tonight people all over the world are turning out their lights for an hour, starting at 8:30 PM local time, to show support for protecting the enviroment. I remember so well when it seemed that the only people interested in “ecology”, as we called it in 1970, were children and hippies. I [...]
Thursday, August 13th, 6:45 PM The State Employees Assoc. of NC is sponsoring a Health Care Town Hall tonight. Rep. David Price will be in attendance. Getting there early could be important. Because they expect a large crowd, the meeting has been changed to the B.N. Duke auditorium which is at the corner of Fayetteville [...]
Back in Tulum! When I left for Valladolid, for various reasons, I was beginning to lose track of what it was I liked so much about this place, believe it or not. But it only took a quick mental “reboot” for me to feel, once again, like I’m in my personal center of the universe. [...]
I want to start by thanking all of the people who have told me that they enjoy this blog and keep returning to it. I’m enjoying it as much as you are. There’s so much I have on my heart to say about this place and what I’m experiencing here. As I ride my bike [...]
This morning I was in the casita minding my own business when I heard the sound of drumming and amplified voices from outside, sounding very nearby. Amplified racket isn’t unusual around here, but the drumming sounded live and that got me curious. So I grabbed my camera, jumped on my bike, and followed the sound. [...]
I just finished a GREAT book! If you’re fascinated with Cuba as I am, you’ll definitely love it, but it’s interesting enough to draw you in even if you don’t already find that country compelling. The book is Waiting For Fidel by Christopher Hunt, published by Mariner/Houghton Mifflin in 1998. It may be a few [...]
I’m reading Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope, a book by Brian D. McLaren, and it’s really making me think, very deeply, about some of the things which matter most to me in the world. This is the first I’ve heard of or read McLaren’s writings. I stumbled upon his [...]