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A wonderful quote
Thursday, 18 September 2008

“…life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”

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Room for "other"
Sunday, 14 September 2008

Hmmm… I just finished reading this and I kind of have the same reaction as I do when watching political advertisements that only serve to discredit “other”. Notably… I do not appear to share many views, opinions or beliefs with Sarah Palin. I actually stayed awake through the last US presidential election thinking… okay… “hoping” that if I “watched” the outcome would be that Bush would not be re-elected. I certainly hope that Obama is elected this time round. And/but… I continue to believe that it is our (any of us and each of us) privilege to think as we think. And… until this is understood, until this is accepted, we will continue to need to come up with lists of “rights” (”that which is just, morally good, legal, proper, or fitting”) to protect this what-should-be “fact”.

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Do you trust the average voter?
Wednesday, 10 September 2008

“Democracy fails because the results are what voters want.” This is a paraphrase of something Dr. Bryan Caplan author of The Myth of the Rational Voter (for an essay version see here) said this morning in an interview on CBC radio. The subject of the interview was fascinating.

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Shantaram
Tuesday, 10 June 2008

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

“Shantaram”
by Gregory David Roberts

Published: October 2005
ISBN: 0312330537
Page: 230
(Updated: June 10, 2008.)


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Half of a Yellow Sun
Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Half of a Yellow Sun”
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Published: September 2007
ISBN: 0676978134
rating in abeyance
(Updated: June 10, 2008.)


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Sweetness in the Belly
Monday, 14 April 2008

Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb

“Sweetness in the Belly”
by Camilla Gibb

Published: February 2006
ISBN: 0385660189
5 out of 5 hearts
(Updated: April 30, 2008.)


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Earth Hour 2008
Thursday, 06 March 2008

At 8 pm on March 29, 2008…

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