7.19.2008

Beginnings of many long, sleepless nights


A light in the daytime is a lonely thing.

It's easier to surrender to confinement.

Democracy is based on an educated populace- not just one that is able to read and write, but also a people who constantly ask questions.

They had all the vices and none of the virtues of this century.

If values are rigid, you can't really learn new facts.

The yellow smoke of progress hangs over Detroit.

Corruption undermines democracy and basic human needs.

7.15.2008

There's always a 4th of July

I've never been so American as this year's 4th of July.  We sang all the American classics and even had some fireworks.  There was some contraband at camp too.  Wacky!