Archive for September, 2005
Friday, September 30th, 2005
One of the things that I've missed most during the last six month in Rwanda has been the opportunity to go to the Symphony. There are few things in this world that move me in the way that a night at Benaroya does; being surrounded by passion and beauty - ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2005
Talking with Rob about wedding ceremonies and looking for good poetic love imagery... and W.H. Auden's Funeral Blues came up. Not appropriate for a wedding but a welcome shot of inspiration nonetheless.
Funeral Blues
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence ...
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Thursday, September 29th, 2005
I just glanced back at my posts from September 2004, a year or so ago, and ran across my “10 things” post. Here's the funny, weird, good thing about that list: I've done exactly one of them (voice lessons) and yet I'm pretty much happier than I've ever been in ...
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Monday, September 12th, 2005
Alex Counts, the president of Grameen Foundation USA (my employer, thank you), was recently in Rwanda and on his way back to DC he managed to find wireless internet connectivity in the Nairobi airport (JKIA = Jomo Kenyatta International Airport). I was skeptical (anyone who has been through the airport ...
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Saturday, September 10th, 2005
Tomorrow I will head to the airport in Kigali and start the long trek home to Seattle. I've been struck lately by how easy things really are here in Kigali - the things that I would have thought would be frustrating (power outages, crappy water supply, etc.) aren't really even ...
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Saturday, September 10th, 2005
(via Wonkette)
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Monday, September 5th, 2005
Similar in some ways to the Ethiopia Lives project I've previously written about, Through the Eyes of Children gives 35mm disposable cameras to children in Rwanda and encourages them to take photos of their surroundings and lives:
Through the Eyes of Children began as a photographic workshop in 2000, conceived by ...
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Monday, September 5th, 2005
This is hilarious: Penguin Warehouse, Inc.
Q: Why does my penguin keep bumping into walls?A: Penguins, like humans, are prone to eye deterioration over time. Vision correction may be necessary for your penguin's welfare. We highly suggest laser surgery correction as many penguins do not take well to eyewear.
The perfect gift ...
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Monday, September 5th, 2005
Matt writes from Houston:
We listened to a guy who’d just arrived with his wife and two kids. They were wearing hospital scrubs given to them by the Red Cross to replace their dirty clothes. He told his story:When the water came in, he took his family up into the attic ...
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Monday, September 5th, 2005
Honestly, this story from the NYT makes me physically nauseous.
Under the command of President Bush's two senior political advisers, the White House rolled out a plan this weekend to contain the political damage from the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina.
It orchestrated visits by cabinet members to the region, leading up ...
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