Raw Enough to Feel Mexico
After listening to more than 25 interviews, I’ve finally submitted what was originally a 2,400 word article that I then slashed to 990 words about the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon to an online client. The client wanted no more than 600 words. Ack! We’ll see if they slash it even more. I feel it’s already [...]
Justifying Indifference to the Needy…
Really… what ARE you supposed to do when in a coffee shop in Chihuahua, Mexcio working on your stupidly expensive Mac laptop and a mangy woman walks in and shoves a piece of notebook paper in your face? No doubt a petition for money justified by some alleged plight. Her young daughter following a half [...]
Diesel Fumes on My Face…
I woke up yesterday thinking my skin looked clearer and fresher than normal. This made me happy. A quick refreshing wash and I felt yet better. Then, I walked out the door only to be quickly blasted by thick cloud of diesel smoke from a passing bus here in Chihuahua, MX. ‘So much for my [...]
Invisible Children Determined to Make a Difference
Amidst all the corruption, injustice and profound disappointment in politicians and leaders around the world, I draw much hope and inspiration from organizations like the Invisible Children Movement. The IC is one example that proves there are still masses of people ready to dedicate themselves to justice and peace with a determination that will stop [...]
Whistleblower for Peace
Falling Whistles an excerpt I had heard.known.cared. I had even reacted and raged. But when these boys told me of the whistle blowers, the horror grew feet and walked within me… Captured by Nkunda’s rebel army, the boys not big enough to hold a gun are given merely a whistle and put on the front [...]
Mind Scraps: Rarámuri (Tarahumara) Photo Overload
I can’t say Mind Scraps will be too interesting for the next few days. I’m not doing much more than plugging away at the hundreds of photos from my trip into the Copper Canyon (Barranca del Cobre). View the first of several batches on Flickr:
Mind Scraps: Frenzy
Arrived in Chihuahua, Mexico by El Chepe (Chihuahua Pacifico train) from my trip to the Barrancas del Cobre late last night. The train chugs on as desert slowly morphs into a sloping land of strange rock formations – some eerily resemble petrified spirits of eras past. Then, the rises and dips become more drastic and [...]
Mind Scraps: Ice Queen in Mexico
01.03.10 The nights are chillier than I anticipated. It takes a bit of will-power for me to unearth myself from my burrow each morning. I sleep on an extra mattress on the floor, layered in clothes and buried in blankets – head and all. I seem to be much colder than anyone else though. What’s [...]
Can You Spare a Quarter?
The latest campaign to raise awareness about global hunger from the World Food Program announces that the global population is setting a new record: For the first time in the history of mankind there will be more than one billion people facing chronic starvation at any given moment. Yay us. Becoming a part of the [...]
Hunger Bytes! Winners go to Guatemala
This years winners of the 2010 Hunger Bites! World Food Program video contest are heading to Guatemala to raise awareness about the country’s underfed population. A recent drought has exacerbated the Guatemalan hunger crisis… Two aspiring filmmakers from Mexico, the grand prize winners of an annual video competition held by the United Nations World Food [...]
New Government in Honduras Leads with Violence
I have contacts in Honduras who openly stated that overthrowing former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was exactly what they wanted. They claim Zelaya was acting unconstitutionally when he tried to illegally legalize the extension of presidential terms. But, it seems that the new government, under the charge of newly-elect Porfirio Lobo, leads with gruesome violence. [...]
US: Dirty Politics with Honduras and Haiti
For those who believe the only motives behind U.S. involvement in third world countries like Honduras and Haiti is simply to preserve democracy… Why Washington “Cares” about Honduras and Haiti by Mark Weisbrot When I write about U.S. foreign policy in places like Haiti or Honduras, I often get responses from people who find it [...]
Playing Ball with Severed Heads
As Mexico is my current locale, I’m tracking all news Mexicano. Here’s a most interesting clip about ancient native sports. While the people of the indigenous community featured in this article were known to be more peaceful, this Mercury News piece explains how some communities plucked the hearts out of losing athletes. Yikes! WHAT A [...]
Mind Scraps: Random Razorbacks
25.02.10 Spin Pizza with Bob. First, Sonoma salad complete with red leaf, spinach, raisins, goat cheese, grapes, apples, glazed pecans and Blood Orange vinaigrette. My caramelized onion and goat cheese pizza was sweet and savory all at once. Washed down the pizza with house Chianti. An excellent little wine and pizza joint in Kansas City, [...]
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