russia invades georgia ( Read more... )

i'm back ( Read more... )

in 18 hours i will be leaving. i will not be returning for one month. there will be two weeks in ireland and two weeks in latvia ( Read more... )

so i didn't go to camp this week. i had considered it. i even really wanted to. but i leave for ireland/latvia on monday and i just needed the time here more than i thought i would ( Read more... )

is anyone in the birmingham area interested in talking about a new way of tithing ( Read more... )

i would like to update everyone on the "me" of late ( Read more... )

so i officially ended my candidacy for the fourth grade teacher position at the redmont school about 20 seconds ago. it was hard to do because i really like the school and the kids there are great, but it's not right, you know? it was a combination of things that just didn't line up and i knew it wasn't for me regardless of how much i liked the ( Read more... )

This makes me laugh.

really, kathleen? i'm surprised that the birmingham news carried your opinion. there is a big difference between a well articulated thought and reaching for something to write.

i was very impressed by obama's response to rev. jeremiah's comments. it was an appeal to discourse, something we have a regretful aversion to in america ( Read more... )

IRELAND

JUNE 2008 (like, the entire month)

who wants to come?

i got to have a conversation with the o'henry's owner. i retract my position in my last post. o'henry's is good. in fact they go further and do more to support farmers and sustainable growing than most people who get fair trade certified do. you just don't hear about it at o'henry's because they don't bother with the certification. "in no way does ( Read more... )