Outside Insight

Last year I learned about the urban gardening/farming movement for the 1st time. I started noticing my neighbors’ veggie gardens - wondering how the other neighbors felt about the new look in the streets. Front yards were being used for growing veggies and no doubt backyards were being used equally. 
My mother who happens to love [...]

A Brazilian friend sent me this old video and I was shocked and embarrassed. Why? Because of the messages in Arnold’s video:

Misogyny
Objectification of the “Mulata”
Ignorance
Lack of interest in other languages

The sad part about this video is that too many people think like him. The human mind sometimes is self-limiting.
 
1. Misogyny & exploitation written all over [...]

Obama’s First Task
Never thought I would see the day that a place like Guantanamo - located outside US territory so our laws don’t apply there and we can ignore them - could be closing!
Another thing NOT to be embarrassed about anymore.

Because the US affects the entire world with every move it makes, most of the world is happy and relieved to have Obama as president! Not only is he the better man he is also an exceptional man…and brings an exceptional and examplary family along with him.

Yes, we want the 40% of our income for the last 8 years back too! I don’t want to pay for the lifestyle of rich executives of any corporation - especially of any war businesses. I can see them laughing all the way to the bank - “thanks stupid American tax payers for my brand [...]

Recently U.S. people and congress have been told by Bush that a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia is urgent and necessary for Americans. He used usual fear tactics and said that this agreement is necessary for our National Security. Some of the words he used:

“urgent”
“stake on national security is too high”
“stakes are high in South [...]