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The Burden-Bearer and the Man of Sorrows 23 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
Little Nehua was a kind soul. People liked her because she was good at listening and always had a smile on her face. The people could see that she would be a good burden-bearer, and everyone was glad ...
Prayer for my country... 19 Aug 2013 | 09:38 am
I don't know if this is a lament for my country or something much bigger, but I'm saddened by the proposals being put forth by both the government and the opposition with regards to dealing with the "...
smart phones are dumb: apple addiction aftermath 30 Jul 2013 | 07:54 pm
so a while ago i wrote a post bemoaning my iPhone and how it was beginning to take over my life, and i pledged to be rid of it, starting with deleting my facebook app. that lasted about, oh...a week....
Beautiful Brasil in Turmoil 19 Jun 2013 | 10:47 pm
:( Sinto-me triste... The motto on Brazil's flag is "Ordem i Progresso"- Order and Progress. Well, hundreds of thousands of Brazil's citizens have taken to the streets of Sao Paulo, the country's larg...
Shame, part "duh"... 8 May 2013 | 02:00 pm
Wow, after saying I don't feel ashamed of being an Aussie too often, I found cause again just yesterday. This average isn't looking good... I went around to visit a friend of mine yesterday who is fr...
Fear & Loathing in Australia... 2 Apr 2013 | 08:34 am
I was ashamed to be an Aussie the other day. This doesn't happen too often. The last time I remember feeling most ashamed of being an Aussie was when I was in Bali, Indonesia, talking to a local shop...
The Race, Episode 6: Shedding Entitlement 1 Mar 2013 | 08:51 am
I woke up so hungry. I'd gone to bed really late (or, more like, early...), and when I woke up it had been some hours since my last meal. Living most of my life in an affluent place has made me feel ...
the race...episode #5 12 Feb 2013 | 04:38 am
I begin to notice sensations that for most people I expect are pretty ordinary...the thud of my feet hitting the ground; the heat of the sun or the cool of the rain on my skin...I feel with an odd int...
Desolate places (reprise) 26 Jan 2013 | 06:40 pm
In my dreams the places I go are familiar- not in the sense that I've been there before but in the sense that it doesn't surprise me that I'm there. They are waste places, and I figure I belong there....
Desolate places 26 Jan 2013 | 06:39 pm
I keep dreaming of desolate places where dead people roam about...they talk to me and try to tell me things- where to go, where not, who to trust, who not...all the while I try to figure out why I'm t...
