To One&all,
Well, tonight is the big night. One red-letter year is about to come to a close. And we are about to embark on another red-letter year. Well, as we all commence with our celebrations, I'd like to take a moment, and a post, to look back on the journey on which 2008 has taken us.
What a year it has been. On my personal front, I have done a lot this year. Early in the year, I got my driver's liscense. Later, I turned 18 (okay, so it took me longer to get my liscense). In June, I graduated from high school. In September, I started college. So far, I have performed decently, but there is still much for me to improve.
On a large scale, we suffered some hardships and achieved some triumphs. Our economy went downhill. First housing, then credit, then fuel prices skyrocketed. Then the stock market started to tank. While this went on, a young, but harkworking senator got people inspired to get involved. Throughout the year, he went from being another candidate, to being the first african-american nominee from a major party, to being president-elect.
Several crises, social, economic, environmental, international, have unfolded this year. This year, I did a lot of thinking about all these issues. And just two weeks ago, I was compelled to start up this blog. These were the challenges, the shortcomings, and the triumphs of this year. 2008 has indeed been a monumental year.
So what does 2009 hold in store for us? This will be a year of transitions and changes. Right now, I am in the process of helping my grandparents move from Denver to Boston. On January 20, George W. Bush will move out of the White House, and Barack Obama will move in. He will face economic, environmental, and international crisis on the first day. 2009 will be the first real year of this blog. Later this month, my college will resume its spring semester.
However, there's no telling now where the journey 2009 has paved for us will lead us. But wherever the course ahead takes us, I will report about it, give a perspective to it not typically heard, and invite you to join me in the process. For now, I hope this year has left you well, and I hope that next year will leave you even better.
For the last time in the year 2008, This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Personal Daily Reeder Developments
To one&all,
Things are really picking up with the Daily Reeder. You may notice that little picture to your left. Yes, that's me, the Daily Reeder. Not the greatest picture, but I could certainly have done worse. I couldn't figure out how to post pictures like that on this blog page. It took me a while to get it up there (no, I don't mean in that way!). Blogging is still a very new trade to me. Well, I'm really moving into the 21st century now!
I debated whether or not to include a picture of myself on this blog. I still use the anonymity thing whenever I'm blogging, in the style of my blogging inspiration. This is also why my profile information on blogspot includes no personal information about me. Not my name (though the title of the blog gives you a hint), not my gender (pretty obvious looking at the picture), not my birthday, nothing except the picture.
Also, when I'm blogging, I occassionally drop details about myself. I'm not quite as exclusive with personal traits as my friend back in LA. But ultimately, this blog is about more than just me. I talk about big issues from a true outsider's perspective, and listen to some of your thoughts on it, if you have any to provide me. They are as much for my understanding as for yours. Sometimes, though, like now, I just ramble.
Anyway, just a little update on the personal front. I will be back with another post tonight. I am going to pay tribute to 2008, and look ahead into 2009. What a year it has been, and what a year still to come. More on that still to come tonight, as we count down. Till then,
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out
Things are really picking up with the Daily Reeder. You may notice that little picture to your left. Yes, that's me, the Daily Reeder. Not the greatest picture, but I could certainly have done worse. I couldn't figure out how to post pictures like that on this blog page. It took me a while to get it up there (no, I don't mean in that way!). Blogging is still a very new trade to me. Well, I'm really moving into the 21st century now!
I debated whether or not to include a picture of myself on this blog. I still use the anonymity thing whenever I'm blogging, in the style of my blogging inspiration. This is also why my profile information on blogspot includes no personal information about me. Not my name (though the title of the blog gives you a hint), not my gender (pretty obvious looking at the picture), not my birthday, nothing except the picture.
Also, when I'm blogging, I occassionally drop details about myself. I'm not quite as exclusive with personal traits as my friend back in LA. But ultimately, this blog is about more than just me. I talk about big issues from a true outsider's perspective, and listen to some of your thoughts on it, if you have any to provide me. They are as much for my understanding as for yours. Sometimes, though, like now, I just ramble.
Anyway, just a little update on the personal front. I will be back with another post tonight. I am going to pay tribute to 2008, and look ahead into 2009. What a year it has been, and what a year still to come. More on that still to come tonight, as we count down. Till then,
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out
Monday, December 29, 2008
The Brooklyn Project:Red, White, Blue, and Green?
To one&all,
Well, I was reading the Christian Science Monitor today, and I came across this article which I felt I must blog on. The article was talking about a wind energy initiative in Montana. Apparently, there's a lot of wind on the praries up there (if anyone reading this is representin Montana, I encourage you to respond and fill me in on this if you can). The current number of wind turbines (most of which are concentrated on a single wind farm near the town of Judith Gap, MT, 100 miles east of Helena) is said by the monitor to provide 7 percent of the state's electricity needs. Similar farms are being developed across the state.
In other states, including here in Colorado, there have been similar initiatives. As I tool around here, I've noticed a lot more collections of solar panels than when I was here last. Even back in my home of California, they have led an effort to set an example on environmental policy.
More on the green front, some companies are now designing smaller nuclear reactors to generate power, again, in an article from the Christian Science Monitor. Apparently, two energy companies, one in New Mexico and another in Oregon, have looked into designing nuclear reactors that are small enough to be easily shipped from place to place and would only have to be changed every several years. The small town of Galena, Alaska is already looking to have one such reactor installed to power their homes by 2012.
So, how does the Daily Reeder feel about these efforts? I personally applaud the efforts of the Governors and others working within the states of Montana, Colorado, California, and many others not named here. Of course, there are some flaws in the plans that have been enacted so far. For instance, with the wind farms, there is concern over transmission, the conversion, I suppose, of wind energy into electricity. And with nuclear power, there is of course the concern of sabotage, the reactor letting out toxic radiation.
However, I believe that energy and environment will be our next frontier of innovation. Back in the '60's a young, up-and-coming leader pledged that by the end of that decade, we would put a man on the moon. Low and behold, one giant leap for mankind unfolded in 1969. In 1933, our nation was in the depths of another economic catastrophe. The president then launched a series of projects and created a common safety net. Later, when others turned to fascism, all pitched in to ensure that that toxic system of thought was driven away.
Alright. alright, I don't mean to get all preachy here. But it seems that this is another on which we (in America and across the world) can demonstrate something about humanity. It seems like we need something like a new Manhattan Project, except this time, instead of developing means of destruction, this project will develop means of rejuvenation. Call it the "Brooklyn Project", or the "Queens Project" or any other borough of New York City you choose:). In fact, President-Elect Obama's ambitious slate of plans includes a plan to create 5 million new jobs by catalyzing efforts to develop clean, renewable energy sources over the next several years.
Now, challenges of course, will arise with this new endeavor. And none of these things working alone can address this call to action. If you'll look at the bottom of the first article, you'll notice one of the comments "the better solution is to limit the need for power by conservation and restricting immigration". It see,s to this blogger that conservation can also help out, but I also think it should work in tandem with efficiency and looking for better fuels. As for immigration, that is a blog post unto itself.
This will not be an easy task. But none of the great deeds of history has ever been easy. None of the things I mentioned above were easy. This will probably be one of the greatest challenges of this (my) generation. But, if the public can pull together, with indivduals like Obama, the Montana governor, Brian Schweitzer, who is calling for federal money to help reinvigorate the power grid within that state and in other places, and others enlisting innovation, I have some confidence in the future. If we can pull this off, this will say a lot about us, both as Americans and as human beings.
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
Well, I was reading the Christian Science Monitor today, and I came across this article which I felt I must blog on. The article was talking about a wind energy initiative in Montana. Apparently, there's a lot of wind on the praries up there (if anyone reading this is representin Montana, I encourage you to respond and fill me in on this if you can). The current number of wind turbines (most of which are concentrated on a single wind farm near the town of Judith Gap, MT, 100 miles east of Helena) is said by the monitor to provide 7 percent of the state's electricity needs. Similar farms are being developed across the state.
In other states, including here in Colorado, there have been similar initiatives. As I tool around here, I've noticed a lot more collections of solar panels than when I was here last. Even back in my home of California, they have led an effort to set an example on environmental policy.
More on the green front, some companies are now designing smaller nuclear reactors to generate power, again, in an article from the Christian Science Monitor. Apparently, two energy companies, one in New Mexico and another in Oregon, have looked into designing nuclear reactors that are small enough to be easily shipped from place to place and would only have to be changed every several years. The small town of Galena, Alaska is already looking to have one such reactor installed to power their homes by 2012.
So, how does the Daily Reeder feel about these efforts? I personally applaud the efforts of the Governors and others working within the states of Montana, Colorado, California, and many others not named here. Of course, there are some flaws in the plans that have been enacted so far. For instance, with the wind farms, there is concern over transmission, the conversion, I suppose, of wind energy into electricity. And with nuclear power, there is of course the concern of sabotage, the reactor letting out toxic radiation.
However, I believe that energy and environment will be our next frontier of innovation. Back in the '60's a young, up-and-coming leader pledged that by the end of that decade, we would put a man on the moon. Low and behold, one giant leap for mankind unfolded in 1969. In 1933, our nation was in the depths of another economic catastrophe. The president then launched a series of projects and created a common safety net. Later, when others turned to fascism, all pitched in to ensure that that toxic system of thought was driven away.
Alright. alright, I don't mean to get all preachy here. But it seems that this is another on which we (in America and across the world) can demonstrate something about humanity. It seems like we need something like a new Manhattan Project, except this time, instead of developing means of destruction, this project will develop means of rejuvenation. Call it the "Brooklyn Project", or the "Queens Project" or any other borough of New York City you choose:). In fact, President-Elect Obama's ambitious slate of plans includes a plan to create 5 million new jobs by catalyzing efforts to develop clean, renewable energy sources over the next several years.
Now, challenges of course, will arise with this new endeavor. And none of these things working alone can address this call to action. If you'll look at the bottom of the first article, you'll notice one of the comments "the better solution is to limit the need for power by conservation and restricting immigration". It see,s to this blogger that conservation can also help out, but I also think it should work in tandem with efficiency and looking for better fuels. As for immigration, that is a blog post unto itself.
This will not be an easy task. But none of the great deeds of history has ever been easy. None of the things I mentioned above were easy. This will probably be one of the greatest challenges of this (my) generation. But, if the public can pull together, with indivduals like Obama, the Montana governor, Brian Schweitzer, who is calling for federal money to help reinvigorate the power grid within that state and in other places, and others enlisting innovation, I have some confidence in the future. If we can pull this off, this will say a lot about us, both as Americans and as human beings.
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
A little diversion...
To one&all,
Well, I'm back. I hope you all enjoyed christmas, those of you who celebrate it. Anyway, tonight I'll try something a little bit different than what i usually do. Usually, I elaborate on big collective issues, but tonight I'm going to talk about a small, somewhat ordinary thing that happened. I'm going out on a limb here, and I'm debating whether or not to do this post, but as John Wayne once said, "Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." So I'm going to take this chance.
Anyway, earlier tonight I saw West Side Story, which I hadn't seen in practically forever. Usually, movies like this aren't my cup of tea, but I'm staying with relatives of mine, so I figured may as well. Anyway, you may have seen it yourself, so there's probably no need for me to rehash all the details here. For those who haven't, I'll give you just a brief primer on the basic structure.
In, well, the west side of Manhattan, these two rival gangs of white kids on one side(the Jets), puerto ricans on the other(the sharks), are constantly at each other's throats. One of the white kids, Tony, meets Maria, a girl from Puerto Rico and the sharks' leader's sister, and they fall passionately in love. This as the jets and the sharks prepare to settle their troubles once and for all with an all-out brawl.
Anyway, Maria implores Tony to put a stop to the whole thing, but in his doing so, things get disastrously out of hand. Knives are drawn, and the sharks' leader kills Tony's best friend, so he loses it and stabs the guy. As he is hunted and troubles escalate, Maria remains committed to Tony. Anyway, long story short, he runs away, and then, when he and Maria find each other again, a bullet from one of the sharks claims his life. Oh, and in between all this, everybody manages to burst out singing on several occassions.
The story is pretty much the same as Romeo&Juliet. The whole thing is really, a dead ringer for Roeo&Juliet.The plot, almost everything.
So, why am I telling you about this? Because the theme is so timeless and is perhaps applicable now. I may be young, but I know a good movie when I see it. The two gangs looking to duke it out once and for all sounds very familiar, like, say, the West and some rogue countries in the east amping up tensions between each other (in the movie they even called their decision on when to brawl the war pact, or something like that). Even though the two gangs agreed to use only fists, both brought blades and all, so the stakes were higher, and the price of the battle was higher. In real life, the issue of nuclear proliferation is right now a spector hanging over the world, and is one of the key issues on the incoming president-elect's to-do list.
Anyway, the ultimate conclusion of the movie brings the two sides together. As Maria breaks down, both gangs realize they are both to blame for what has happened. Their pride, their refusal to give up any of their turf, has cost them their friends.
If I may offer a possible perspective here, it seems that we may all be kids in this Manhattan slum, figuratively speaking. Many of us have our crew that we identify with, be it a country, race or religion. Some of these crews just cannot back down, cannot give an inch of turf to any other group that may be out there. Tempers are flaring, and the means of having it out are getting more and more perilous. Hopefully, those of us in real life will not make the same mistake as our counterparts in West Side Story.
Anyway, that's just a thought. As always, if you have anything you'd like to share please do so. I should be back up with another post soon. See you then. Good night.
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
Well, I'm back. I hope you all enjoyed christmas, those of you who celebrate it. Anyway, tonight I'll try something a little bit different than what i usually do. Usually, I elaborate on big collective issues, but tonight I'm going to talk about a small, somewhat ordinary thing that happened. I'm going out on a limb here, and I'm debating whether or not to do this post, but as John Wayne once said, "Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." So I'm going to take this chance.
Anyway, earlier tonight I saw West Side Story, which I hadn't seen in practically forever. Usually, movies like this aren't my cup of tea, but I'm staying with relatives of mine, so I figured may as well. Anyway, you may have seen it yourself, so there's probably no need for me to rehash all the details here. For those who haven't, I'll give you just a brief primer on the basic structure.
In, well, the west side of Manhattan, these two rival gangs of white kids on one side(the Jets), puerto ricans on the other(the sharks), are constantly at each other's throats. One of the white kids, Tony, meets Maria, a girl from Puerto Rico and the sharks' leader's sister, and they fall passionately in love. This as the jets and the sharks prepare to settle their troubles once and for all with an all-out brawl.
Anyway, Maria implores Tony to put a stop to the whole thing, but in his doing so, things get disastrously out of hand. Knives are drawn, and the sharks' leader kills Tony's best friend, so he loses it and stabs the guy. As he is hunted and troubles escalate, Maria remains committed to Tony. Anyway, long story short, he runs away, and then, when he and Maria find each other again, a bullet from one of the sharks claims his life. Oh, and in between all this, everybody manages to burst out singing on several occassions.
The story is pretty much the same as Romeo&Juliet. The whole thing is really, a dead ringer for Roeo&Juliet.The plot, almost everything.
So, why am I telling you about this? Because the theme is so timeless and is perhaps applicable now. I may be young, but I know a good movie when I see it. The two gangs looking to duke it out once and for all sounds very familiar, like, say, the West and some rogue countries in the east amping up tensions between each other (in the movie they even called their decision on when to brawl the war pact, or something like that). Even though the two gangs agreed to use only fists, both brought blades and all, so the stakes were higher, and the price of the battle was higher. In real life, the issue of nuclear proliferation is right now a spector hanging over the world, and is one of the key issues on the incoming president-elect's to-do list.
Anyway, the ultimate conclusion of the movie brings the two sides together. As Maria breaks down, both gangs realize they are both to blame for what has happened. Their pride, their refusal to give up any of their turf, has cost them their friends.
If I may offer a possible perspective here, it seems that we may all be kids in this Manhattan slum, figuratively speaking. Many of us have our crew that we identify with, be it a country, race or religion. Some of these crews just cannot back down, cannot give an inch of turf to any other group that may be out there. Tempers are flaring, and the means of having it out are getting more and more perilous. Hopefully, those of us in real life will not make the same mistake as our counterparts in West Side Story.
Anyway, that's just a thought. As always, if you have anything you'd like to share please do so. I should be back up with another post soon. See you then. Good night.
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays from the Daily Reeder
To one&all,
I just wanted to say merry christmas, for those of you who share this celebration with me. I have to admit that I'm not too religious, but christmas tugs at my heartstrings nevertheless. As I type this, there is little more than an hour left until midnight. I'm counting down, t minus 67 minutes, out here in the Colorado mountains (2 hours and 7 minutes for those of you back home in Cali).
One final thing I'd like to add, in between all the activities, I was unable to procure a gift for my fellow blogger, the Obamathon man. Obamathon man, I deeply regret this failure. I hope that my lasting companionship and maybe my getting a belated gift for you sometime in the next few days can make this christmas worthwhile for you.
So anyway, I wanted to give you all this final blessing before the holiday commences. Whichever holiday you celebrate, whether it's christmas, like me, or some other festivity, I hope you get as much joy from it as I have today in the lead up to christmas. Thank you, may you be blessed this holiday and thoughout 2009.
This is the Daily Reader, Over&out.
I just wanted to say merry christmas, for those of you who share this celebration with me. I have to admit that I'm not too religious, but christmas tugs at my heartstrings nevertheless. As I type this, there is little more than an hour left until midnight. I'm counting down, t minus 67 minutes, out here in the Colorado mountains (2 hours and 7 minutes for those of you back home in Cali).
One final thing I'd like to add, in between all the activities, I was unable to procure a gift for my fellow blogger, the Obamathon man. Obamathon man, I deeply regret this failure. I hope that my lasting companionship and maybe my getting a belated gift for you sometime in the next few days can make this christmas worthwhile for you.
So anyway, I wanted to give you all this final blessing before the holiday commences. Whichever holiday you celebrate, whether it's christmas, like me, or some other festivity, I hope you get as much joy from it as I have today in the lead up to christmas. Thank you, may you be blessed this holiday and thoughout 2009.
This is the Daily Reader, Over&out.
The Daily Reeder's Odyssey
To one&all,
Hello from Golden, Colorado. First off, is that how you spell odyssey? Well, however you spell it, that's what I'm up to. When we last met, I was about to leave on a journey to Denver, then a few weeks later, trek across the country to Washington to see change come to Washington. Well, on Saturday, my affiliate Obamathon man and I set out.
We saw snow on the ground as far south as Victorville. Throughout the desert in California and Nevada, snow was on the ground everywhere. Even in Las Vegas (or Lost Wages, depending on how you look at it), snow was on the roofs of some of the buildings. I suppose anything is possible now.
Later, as the sun dropped below the horizon, we stopped in the small town of Reichfield, Utah, for the night. One thing worth noting on this blog is one of those little things that happen that make up so much of life. On sunday, we woke up in a hotel in the middle of town. Rather than go to a fast food joint, which many could be found off of nearby Interstate 70, we opted to break our hunger at a place called the little wonder, a place, literally right on main street.
The restaurant was everything you'd expect in a small town, if you're a big city slicker like me. Everyone there knew each other, most of them cheerfully calling each other by their names. Then there was the waitress we got.
An "associate" of mine considered revealing my fellow blogger's and my true destination to her: the inauguration on January 20. I had some reservations about this. I rarely talk about anything political with anyone outside my family, except you, whoever's reading this. Add to that the fact that the fact that Utah is about as red as states come (62% for McCain), and this is main street. So in a small town in rural Utah, you can see why I had some doubts about revealing who I supported for president this time around.
However, my familial associate was undeterred. He told the woman that the Obamathon man and I would be going to the inauguration of Obama as the 44th president of the US. To my surprise, she responded enthusiastically that we didn't know how big this truly was, which I am barely old enough to have some understanding of these things. She told us that she "supported him" when he was running. I don't know exactly what that meant, but I understood it as a positive.
Anyway, I bring this up because I was pleasantly surprised and excited. I realize, of course, that there are many people out there who disappprove of Obama or his policy. But in my few years I have seen some amazing things. I am confident that if this man can earn the support of a woman who is truly main street, change may be on its way come January 20.
Hello from Golden, Colorado. First off, is that how you spell odyssey? Well, however you spell it, that's what I'm up to. When we last met, I was about to leave on a journey to Denver, then a few weeks later, trek across the country to Washington to see change come to Washington. Well, on Saturday, my affiliate Obamathon man and I set out.
We saw snow on the ground as far south as Victorville. Throughout the desert in California and Nevada, snow was on the ground everywhere. Even in Las Vegas (or Lost Wages, depending on how you look at it), snow was on the roofs of some of the buildings. I suppose anything is possible now.
Later, as the sun dropped below the horizon, we stopped in the small town of Reichfield, Utah, for the night. One thing worth noting on this blog is one of those little things that happen that make up so much of life. On sunday, we woke up in a hotel in the middle of town. Rather than go to a fast food joint, which many could be found off of nearby Interstate 70, we opted to break our hunger at a place called the little wonder, a place, literally right on main street.
The restaurant was everything you'd expect in a small town, if you're a big city slicker like me. Everyone there knew each other, most of them cheerfully calling each other by their names. Then there was the waitress we got.
An "associate" of mine considered revealing my fellow blogger's and my true destination to her: the inauguration on January 20. I had some reservations about this. I rarely talk about anything political with anyone outside my family, except you, whoever's reading this. Add to that the fact that the fact that Utah is about as red as states come (62% for McCain), and this is main street. So in a small town in rural Utah, you can see why I had some doubts about revealing who I supported for president this time around.
However, my familial associate was undeterred. He told the woman that the Obamathon man and I would be going to the inauguration of Obama as the 44th president of the US. To my surprise, she responded enthusiastically that we didn't know how big this truly was, which I am barely old enough to have some understanding of these things. She told us that she "supported him" when he was running. I don't know exactly what that meant, but I understood it as a positive.
Anyway, I bring this up because I was pleasantly surprised and excited. I realize, of course, that there are many people out there who disappprove of Obama or his policy. But in my few years I have seen some amazing things. I am confident that if this man can earn the support of a woman who is truly main street, change may be on its way come January 20.
Friday, December 19, 2008
To one&all,
According to the news, Theoneste Bagosora, the military commander largely responsible for the Rwandan genocide of 1994, was found guilty by an international criminal tribunal for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. I don't know very much about this event, being 4 years old at the time. Most of my knowledge of the event comes from watching Hotel Rwanda a while back. Plus, in my geography class, we briefly covered this while studying sub saharan Africa.
Anyway, what I do know is that there had been a civil war going on between the Hutus and Tutsis, the two ethnic groups pitted against each other in the region. Hatred against tutsis was being built up by various forces, with a militia forming and weapons such as grenades being imported, and the radio being used to disseminate hatred of any tutsi.
The situation worsened until in April of 1994, all hell broke loose. The president of Rwanda was killed, the one group blamed the other, and then the genocide began. By the end of the genocide, about 800,000 people had been killed, probably more.
Anyway, this Bagosora was found responsible for the murder if the prime minster, several Belgian peacekeepers who had been protecting the prime minister, the murder of key opposition leaders, and the orchestration of the genocide in Rwanda. For his actions, the tribunal sentenced Bagosora to life in prison.
Anyway, I thought I would bring this to your attention. If you have any thoughts, feelings about this yuo wanna share, please do. This time around, my research was hasty, s I am preparing for a holiday trip tomorrow. I will be going to visit some of my relatives in Denver, so maybe I will do some posts from "out in the field". So, see ya!
This is the daily reeder, over&out.
According to the news, Theoneste Bagosora, the military commander largely responsible for the Rwandan genocide of 1994, was found guilty by an international criminal tribunal for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. I don't know very much about this event, being 4 years old at the time. Most of my knowledge of the event comes from watching Hotel Rwanda a while back. Plus, in my geography class, we briefly covered this while studying sub saharan Africa.
Anyway, what I do know is that there had been a civil war going on between the Hutus and Tutsis, the two ethnic groups pitted against each other in the region. Hatred against tutsis was being built up by various forces, with a militia forming and weapons such as grenades being imported, and the radio being used to disseminate hatred of any tutsi.
The situation worsened until in April of 1994, all hell broke loose. The president of Rwanda was killed, the one group blamed the other, and then the genocide began. By the end of the genocide, about 800,000 people had been killed, probably more.
Anyway, this Bagosora was found responsible for the murder if the prime minster, several Belgian peacekeepers who had been protecting the prime minister, the murder of key opposition leaders, and the orchestration of the genocide in Rwanda. For his actions, the tribunal sentenced Bagosora to life in prison.
Anyway, I thought I would bring this to your attention. If you have any thoughts, feelings about this yuo wanna share, please do. This time around, my research was hasty, s I am preparing for a holiday trip tomorrow. I will be going to visit some of my relatives in Denver, so maybe I will do some posts from "out in the field". So, see ya!
This is the daily reeder, over&out.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Obamathon Man, and a note on Monism and Dualism
I am pleased to be posting on this site. Mr. Reeder has authored some fine email essays in the past and I hope some of those make it on here - I might even post some of them myself. Also, for those of you hungry for coverage of the inauguration, you'll find the latest and greatest at my own blogspot page: Obamathon Man. Now, presented for your enjoyment, a humorous image.
The Daily Reeder's beginning
To one&all,
Today brings the first post on my new blog. The Daily Reeder will take issues we're all aware of in some way and taking a look at it from another angle. A broad range of things will be discussed here, from economic and environmental to religious and spiritual. Anything with measurable social effects is fair game. Sometimes I will talk about big things, other times about smaller matters.
Of course, I will need to do some research (if you can call glossing over wikipedia for 15 minutes "research"), so I can't promise daily posts all the time, but I will post as often as I can. I don't have anything for you all right now, so this post will act as an introduction and a mission statement. When I discuss these matters, I cannot remain entirely objective, but I will be as impartial as possible when presenting and discussing these matters.
Anyways, think of this post as an inauguration of sorts. Just like Barack Obama will have to take an oath 32 days from now, so do I have an oath of my own to uphold. So I've got my Bible out now, and am ready to take the oath of this blog. I, the Daily Reeder, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute this blog and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the mission of this blog, so help me God.
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
Today brings the first post on my new blog. The Daily Reeder will take issues we're all aware of in some way and taking a look at it from another angle. A broad range of things will be discussed here, from economic and environmental to religious and spiritual. Anything with measurable social effects is fair game. Sometimes I will talk about big things, other times about smaller matters.
Of course, I will need to do some research (if you can call glossing over wikipedia for 15 minutes "research"), so I can't promise daily posts all the time, but I will post as often as I can. I don't have anything for you all right now, so this post will act as an introduction and a mission statement. When I discuss these matters, I cannot remain entirely objective, but I will be as impartial as possible when presenting and discussing these matters.
Anyways, think of this post as an inauguration of sorts. Just like Barack Obama will have to take an oath 32 days from now, so do I have an oath of my own to uphold. So I've got my Bible out now, and am ready to take the oath of this blog. I, the Daily Reeder, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute this blog and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the mission of this blog, so help me God.
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
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