Taking the High Road

"Perhaps, in many ways, the cookie represents at that is wrong with advanced civilization. People are so enamored with the luxuries afforded to them by their cherished technogolgy that they often forget the deeper joys of life." - koalaMan, The Four Ninja Food Groups

I've been having trouble with the high road this week. Not with taking it, but with my faith in the ability of others to take it. When did the social constructs of karitas, love, community, and friendship go out of style? More importantly... why did they go out of style?

If you have nothing to say in response to that, say something nonetheless. A fun little game that I picked up I-don't-remember-where. What does the dubya in dubya really stand for? Some of my personal favourites include:

• War criminal


• Wanker


• Why the hell am I the president of the United States of America?

Disgust. Discuss.

"If 5 mins of your time could save a life, why don't we deal in hours?" - MBLOG

More fodder for thought on poverty in Africa:

“…Instead of Saudi Arabia's oil wealth being used to "save Africa," how about if Africa's oil wealth was used to save Africa--along with its gas, diamond, gold, platinum, chromium, ferroalloy and coal wealth?

- Naomi Klein, A Noose, Not a Bracelet

From the management:

The September 12 Project is over two months old. Look for a progress update soon.

1:34, Hot Hot Hot

A fly landed on my monitor. I chased it with my cursor. It freaked and flew away. Sorry little fly. The heat is a-makin' me crazy!

"If everyone who wants to see an end to poverty, hunger and suffering speaks out, then the noise will be deafening. Politicians will have to listen." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu

From Sarah:

Today I joined thousands of Canadians pushing for the Government to recognize and support work being done around the world to end poverty. Is it an idealistic goal? Most certainly. But ideals and reality do not have to be as irreconcilable as many imagine they are. All it takes is one step. It's not a leap of faith. Just one brief moment of trust and belief that despite all pessimism and fear, we still have our voices, the power and reason to recognize suffering, and the kindness of spirit to do something about it.

From Make Poverty History:

Right now, there is active campaigning in over 50 countries around the three core demands: More and Better Aid, Make Trade Fair, and Cancel the Debt. In Canada, we're also campaigning to End Child Poverty in Canada.

Go to http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca and sign on to the campaign yourself.

There is no time to lose. It doesn't matter who or where you are, your voice is critical to the success of this campaign. This is a rare chance to join me and thousands of others across the planet to once and for all make poverty history.

What you can do right now:
Sign on to the campaign
Tell Paul Martin to commit to a timeline for 0.7%
Click others into action - forward this message to your networks