Tay Zonday revisted

This song is very good, I like it even better than Chocolate Rain. Check it out, the lyrics are powerful!

New Blog on Social Justice, etc

Ken has kicked off a new blog called transforming society. Check it out and leave feedback.

I need your help

I am going to create a 2nd blog for more formal posts on social justice, sustainable living, human nature, and other light topics. I have found two possible blog names that are available, but can't decide which one I like best. Give me your opinion!

rethinkingtruth.blogspot.com

transformingsociety.blogspot.com

Angels of Bread

My friend Tara shared a powerful poem on her blog by a North American poet Martin Espada.

To read the poem in its entirety click here. My two favorite passages are:

this is the year
that shawled refugees deport judges
who stare at the floor
and their swollen feet
as files are stamped with their destination;

this is the year that the eyes
stinging from the poison that purifies toilets
awaken at last to the sight
of a rooster-loud hillside,
pilgrimage of immigrant birth;

This poem reminds me of the terribly real suffering of those in every society who are marginalized and oppressed. Whose very lives feed the machinery of other's success. Yet my soul sings at the heart rending beauty in these images of justice, of the triumph of weakness over power, of the victory of love over hate and domination. I still believe in such foolish ideas.