Author: ask

This isn’t much of a diary entry, but I found the links I followed from a Norwegian news story absolutely fascinating.  The news story was not in English, so I’ll provide no link, but it led me to the pages of...

Just a brief entry to give some attention to a story that will sink the GOP-ship in November. Watched Countdown with Keith Olbermann a little while ago.  One of the segments was on the upcoming release of “Tempting...

Somalia: Security vacuum compounding effects of drought The Context     * Several years of successive rainfall failures have particularly affected pastoral and agro-pastoral communities that are being forced to travel...

This morning I had CNN droning on in the background while getting ready for work. I noticed Clark Kent Ervin being interviewed by Soledad O’Brian, not paying much attention in the rush. Who is Clark Kent Ervin, you may...

It was such a great day for a rally in Manhattan today.  Clear, blue skies – on the cool side, low 60s – and an underlying energy that said: Enough! I had been unaware of the event until Steven D posted a story...