I have been struggling to get my head around Usahidi, the Swahili for “witness” or “testimony.” I knew it was created during the post-election violence in Kenya in early 2008. I had many friends who went through that terrible time, and felt equally horrified and powerless. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
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Humor in Dark and Digital Times – A Video Mashup
Dark or black humor has always been fascinating to me – finding something funny in dismal times clearly shows how resilient humanity can be. My introduction to black humor was Monty Python, and more specifically the movie the Holy Grail. Two of my favorites are Black Knight and Bring out Your Dead. [wpvideo 2WnVJSd6] —…
Tragedy in Pictures
and who other than God can solve this … Sorry Mr. Obama, not this time. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Addiction leads to decades long hangover …
I am getting quite nauseous knowing our addiction to the black liquor is destroying the environment and economy of the gulf coast states. What makes it worse is that I feel I am watching the disaster in slow motion, with oil slowly and inexorably making its way onshore, while we watch grainy low definition movies…
An ounce of humor prepares us for decades of pain … BP and Twitter #bpcares
A fake British Petroleum twitter account gives us the best analysis of what is going on. Here are some example tweets … Proud to announce that BP will be sponsoring the New Orleans Blues Festival this summer w/ special tribute to Muddy Waters. Think about it this way, the ocean is like rootbeer and oil…
The U.S. welcomes the world to their Tea Party
[wpvideo MMrRWQEO] With the selection of tea partier Rand Paul as Senate nominee in Kentucky, and his “my government is no government” views, the world will now be engaged in the 24/7 news cycle discussion on whether we want to be invited. So, if we are invited as Canadians or Kenyans or Dutch or whatever…
Large Air Spill At Wind Farm. No Threats Reported. Some Claim To Enjoy The Breeze. (PICTURE)
joke = enough said. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
The Pradical Blog: For 7 Generations .. or at least until the next disaster
It never ceases to amaze me how we work to implement long-term planning, slowly moving step by step forward, yet seemingly for an instant we let our eye off the ball and end up four steps back. There is a litany of backwards “steps” in the last few months. The oil spill disaster off the…