In a short time I'm going to bike downtown to a meeting. That's kind of what "the work" looks like right now, going to organizational meetings for upcoming stuffs and things. I'm looking forward to the bike ride, and maybe afterwards I can convince Chris to go out for nachos or something.

The play last night was good! It was cool to see Peter and ( Read more... )

Oh that's right, the Oscars were last night. I read up on the results this afternoon, and I'm disappointed that ARGO took best picture, but on the other hand I did enjoy the film while I was watching it. (It was just after I walked out of the theatre, and started thinking, that I decided I didn't like it so well.) (My friend just offered this ( Read more... )

I've just finished watching the film 5 Broken Cameras, which is up for an Oscar for Best Documentary - and which you can watch in full, for now, on YouTube here. It's an hour and a half, and I guarantee if you watch it, you won't regret taking the time.

Here's a pretty good review of the film (there's a trailer in that article, too), and then ( Read more... )

Ten Things You Need to Know About Gaza

If the only thing you know now is that Israel is defending itself against militants, you should read that.

And consider a different news source.

Right now I am distracted by the rapidly-evolving outcome of the Palestinian hunger strike. At least two of the strikers, Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahla, have been striking for 77 days. Which should not be humanly possible ( Read more... )

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Mona played this poem for us this morning as a part of her worship and reflection. It's like a punch in the gut, but a good one, because it speaks the truth.

I simply cannot imagine why The Clash have been playing in my head these past few days...

One of the more interesting set of reactions to the London riots has come from the Arab sector of folks I follow on Twitter. (And, come on, you knew I was keeping up with all the latest on my Twitter feed!) Most of the Tweeps I follow are based in, or have ( Read more... )