Shine on you Crazy Diamonds - A Note to the Lunatic Fringe
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ..........as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Marianne Williamson
Educated to be what?
If everyone in the world was an investment banker where would you find a plumber, and could you afford to have your pipes cleared if you did? Is an economist likely to come around and service your Ford? Our politicians are stewed up about the high school dropout rate. Is education confined to school?
Let's Rename the Planet
I've just spent a lazy hour (when I should have been working) scanning recent economic or politically related posts and think that despite differing and divergent opinions you guys (US based) are all fiercely American and hold firm to the highest principles and potentials of your country. A love of country is common to all nationalities as is a niggling distrust of anything alien. We Aussie's love our football (Aussies Rules not the strange offense/defense battle of Waterloo game), meat pies, kangaroos (although we are probably the only nation to eat the animals which adorn our national crest) and Holden cars (we even have a song about it).
Was the Republican Convention a HBO Production?
I wonder how people are feeling about Sarah Palin? From this remote island it's a little easier to remain objective and absorb the convention's entertainment value - "Deadwood" meets the "West Wing" possibly.
Sarah's speach was very measured and well delivered, (although we were using that Rotweiller joke to describe one of our politicians in the late 90's), but she seems very populist rather than reasoned with her policies aimed squarely at the
A song to be remembered and pondered
I'm not an American but there are things about your country I hold dear. In particular American music has played a hugely influential role in my life.
I came across this clip on YouTube by a guy who should be one of your national treasures if he's not already. I thought I'd post it here because it seems a timely find given you will shortly elect a president and set a new course for your country.
