St John the Divine
Imagine having this be “the view from your window.”
Sowing and reaping
As I begin a week of 50th-birthday related vacation, I’ve been pondering what I will reap in my second half-century. And the thing that popped out at me is that I can enjoy a loving and healthy relationship with both my parents. This wasn’t always a given over the last fifty years (especially during the middle portion). It was a lot of work and patience, and just waiting for time to change things, on both sides. And it is worth it.
Robert Reich on the economic recovery
I find Robert Reich’s blog a consistent source of thought-provoking posts. The latest:
[I]nstead of asking when the recovery will start, we should be asking when and how the new economy will begin.
Fanboy
Quilt auction for Freedom Friends Church
This heirloom quality quilt has been donated to Freedom Friends Church to sell for the benefit of the church.
The details are at A Silly Poor Gospel.
Thinking of Iran
I’m playing my regular Wednesday gig on Radio Riel today with music of the Silk Road, including a particular focus on Persian and Arabic music. I hope you’ll tune in at http://music.radioriel.org.
Radio Riel is an internet radio station that started in Second Life. I do weekly programming as well as DJing for events in Second Life.
Good coverage of Iran
Regular updates on the election and its aftermath:
My tax dollars support this
And I am ashamed. I hope President Obama puts some muscle behind his recent words.
Among the 200 activists that gathered at the Maoz Esther site was Hebron-Kiryat Arba Chief Rabbi Dov Lior, who explained why peace was impossible in the Middle East.
“It’s all illusions. With these savages, there was never peace, there is no peace and there will not be peace,” he said. “It’s not because we don’t want it, but because they are enemies of peace. We just have to hope that our entire country is cleared of terrorists, their supporters, their backers and their camels. They should all be sent to Saudi Arabia.”
via Defiant settlers rebuild Maoz Esther outpost | Israel | Jerusalem Post.
Introversion on the march!
Jonathan Rauch on “Caring for Your Introvert” from The Atlantic (March 2003):
Extroverts therefore dominate public life. This is a pity. If we introverts ran the world, it would no doubt be a calmer, saner, more peaceful sort of place. As Coolidge is supposed to have said, “Don’t you know that four fifths of all our troubles in this life would disappear if we would just sit down and keep still?”
(tip of the hat to Kotkke.)