Posted in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda on December 17th, 2009 3 Comments »
We had a noon meeting the next day in Kigali, but we were in Fort Portal, Uganda. The woman who sold us the 6:00 a.m. bus tickets said it was only a six-hour ride to the Uganda/Rwanda border. No problem.
Except we found out that a good portion of the trip was on a dirt road [...]
Posted in War of Misinformation on December 9th, 2009 4 Comments »
Part of the reason I like political comedians, like Jon Stewart or Bill Maher, is because they often use humor to expose truths.
Bill Maher’s documentary Religulous looks at extremism and its literal interpretations of scripture. He clearly is attempting to get viewers to reevaluate their beliefs and abandon religious extremism. Maher bemoans religion as unfounded [...]
Posted in India on December 2nd, 2009 3 Comments »
Garbage is a problem that has plagued India for longer than most people have been alive.
Gandhi addressed it in his day, noting Indian’s penchant for keeping their houses immaculate yet caring little for anything outside of their doors. And this was 50 years before plastic.
Any area in India where people live is cursed with plastic. [...]