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so goes the nation
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let the people speak
i was worried, hearing poll results for the past two weeks that races were locked in dead heats, that come election time, republicans would take control and no questions would be asked. or, if they were, they at least wouldn't be answered. but i am slowly becoming more optimistic about the future with the knowledge that the house of representatives ( Read more... ) -
from bbc news:
the day i turned five years old, the earth experienced it's first 'ecological debt day,' a day, says the US-based think-tank Global Footprint Network, that humans were consuming more of the earths resources than could be regenerated in a year. it was december 19th 1987, and since then there have been many more such days. today, october 9th 2006, ( Read more... ) -
Killa Kill
four weeks have past and the whole learning spanish thing has finally come to an end. id like to thank my family for their support, my teachers for their time, my adopted family for the bed and food, and god for not letting me die....yet ( Read more... ) -
Los Dioses Me Aman
The Gods Love Me ( Read more... ) -
Un Buen Idea
walking home tonight i saw a kid with one leg and crutches rollerblade his way back home from playing basketball or something. when i lose a leg, i plan on doing the same thing. only i'll live in a town with good sidewalks and not the cobblestone/rock/pothole mix of roads/sidewalks they have here ( Read more... ) -
the day i hated animals
i made an extra effort last night to go to bed early, or at least earlier than usual since i've been tired all day for the past few days. i went to bed at around 12:30, which wasn't too bad, all things considered. at some point well into my slumber, however, i was awakened by peluche--el trapeador--who was barking incessantly at the cat, philippe, ( Read more... ) -
straight trippin'
this week was defined by trips. first the trip to the zoo, then a trip to antigua, another to a glass making factory and finally a hike up a really big volcano.
the trip to antigua actually began as a trip to a volcano that was supposed to have been spewing lava and being generally awesome. it wasn’t. it just kinda farted out a couple puffs of ( Read more... ) -
The Zoo and Other Animal Stories
it’s rainy and cold right now, and my host mom and alej, her son, just brought me some bread and coffee. just delightful. earlier today for my out-on-the-town excursion with my new, prettier teacher, i rode the microbus to the local zoo. my maestra and i got off at the temple, templo de minerva. why do they have a temple in name of minerva, you ask ( Read more... ) -
The New Euro-English, in case you care
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility ( Read more... )