Don't Drive If You've Been Drinking

(another reminder)

Tiger Steps Up

I am not a drama queen. I do not thrive on watching others squirm or relish in peoples' difficulty.
Having said that, I felt compelled to watch Tiger Wood's speech today on CNN.

I had some pre-judgements about what he may say and when he started to speak, I fell into the thinking that this would be very self-indulgent. I quickly changed my tune.

I found him to be sincere, humbled, and clear. His tenacity to stand before millions of people and own it is to be commended. It was difficult to watch; this was hard for him. But, as it should be. Owning it is not suppose to be easy; then we'd all do it.

He was honest. One of the first judgements I made about this situation was that I bet he felt he was above scrutiny somehow, that he was special. He's not. He owned that.

He modeled for all of us what to do to repair a situation were we make big mistakes. We have all been in situations where an "I'm sorry." is definitely warranted. Ours usually doesn't involve satellite trucks and a microphone in our face.

Good luck Tiger on your new journey.

No Heath Care Debate

Former Democratic Senator Tom Daschle speaks live tonight at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
The issue of bipartisanship in the health care debate was to be the topic with Former Republican Senator Bill Frist in the discussion with Daschle. Frist has cancelled at the last moment, but Daschle will still appear at 7pm in the Pugh Hall Ocora to explore this issue.

For more information, follow this link: Graham Center |

I'd rather listen to Tom anyway.

Coming Home From War

War ceases to be portrayed in the media accurately. How can we really know what its like?
The American public thinks very little of the destruction we have caused in this far-away country. Maybe because if we look at it, we will vomit from the reality. Why do we stay there? Politics dictates we must not cut and run. To hell with that.
Why are we not arresting George Bush, Cheney, Condi, Rumsfeld and the rest of the Bush Administration for War Crimes and Treason for lying to the American people about why we need to go to war?


I am giving the following documentary air time on my blog because I cannot understand why it has not received more air play and coverage. Ava Lowry, the young activist and journalist, who frankly, has more guts than words can say, composed this film.
I urge everyone to visit her site: Peace Takes Courage for even more compelling short films and clips and projects she has worked on. Thank you Ava.
The documentary is longer, but its worth the time to view it.

Haiti Earthquake

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that has brought Haiti's capital, Port-Au-Prince to rubble is now taking its toll on its inhabitants--individuals who, on a good day, suffer from enormous poverty.

The current estimate of dead is 50,000 people. Bodies are stacked by the hundreds just outside the local hospital and there is no flow of fresh water.

Intervention efforts are in the works, but everyone around the world must pitch in. To do your part go to the following links provided by NPR, National Public Radio.

Clean Air Act Petition

Next week, the Senate will vote on The Clean Air Act and the progress President Obama has made concerning global warming.

Click on the link MoveOn.org Political Action:
Save the Clean Air Act to be directed to the petition you can sign to help keep the United States away from the policies of the Bush Administration regarding global warming and clean air.

The following resource: Climate Change and Global Warming Introduction — Global Issues is a comprehensive view on data regarding global warming and how it affects all humans.

Happy New Year!