RIP: Human Rights Defender Bety Cariño
Tragic news like the murder of two human rights workers in Oaxaca, MX leaves me feeling frustrated, exasperated… yet more determined to believe that this world can change. Thanks to La Cebollita who forwarded this info on to me: Human rights defenders in Mexico paying with their lives, warn UN experts Human rights defenders in [...]
Mickey’s Spiritual Odyssey
My latest article to be published on HalogenTV: Book, Film Shed Led Light on One Man’s Spiritual Odyssey Laura McNamara He walked thousands of miles on a quest to find himself. After a trying life journey that took him from preaching at the pulpit, to a mental hospital, to homeless in North Carolina then led [...]
The Reporter and Nicholas Kristof
A new film about roving reporter Nicholas Kristof will be released soon. Looks exciting. This man does exactly what I aspire to do… and have already begun doing on a smaller-scale. View the trailer: The Reporter Learn more about Kristof by clicking here. Visit his NYTimes blog by clicking here.
Zelaya a Cavalier for the Poor?
Was ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya a cavalier for the poor? Reports are conflicting about which side really is the side to back. But if Zelaya really was a champion for the poor as suggested by the Washington Post then I’m willing to consider his politics. Still, he acted illegally within the framework of his [...]
Giramonda.com Appears in Google Alerts…
Great news! Just yesterday, I applied to have my blog included as a competent source of information within Google’s extensive network of content. Today, I opened my email to find that a post from Giramonda.com has appeared as a top “alert” for “Guatemala.” I’m honored to have my thoughts and experiences included in such a [...]
U.S. Military Surge in Afghanistan…
Interesting that the U.S. is aggressively expanding its presence and military force in Afghanistan at the exact moment the eyes of the world are trained elsewhere… in Honduras. The following blurb is from the Associated Press: KABUL (AP) — The U.S. military says two American troops have been killed and four others wounded after an [...]
Gournd Sentiment on the Oust of Pres in Honduras
The following are comments posted to the article “Coup Rocks Honduras” published in the Wall Street Journal: Daniel Sheridan: Let’s see a country standing up to a president that tries to run roughshod over established laws and a constitution? No wonder President Obama condemned it. Interesting that he didn’t have to think as long on [...]
Update on Political Instability in Honduras
Concerned about the current political unrest in Honduras, I sent out an email to many of my friends just a few hours away from me, across the Guatemalan border. So far, I’ve gotten two responses… The following response was sent to me via Blackberry from a friend who lives in Tegucigalpa, where the coup took [...]
Unborn Baby Kicks Can Tweet on Twitter
While Twitter is certainly a platform for micro-gossiping and micro-blogging, it’s more. An article in the New York Times explains how Twitter is aiding surgeons, political movements, corporate sales and much more. One man has even invented a machine that Tweets when a baby kicks in his mother’s womb. The first reaction many people have [...]
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