“Lost Tribes Discovered in Brazil.”
The irony here is multi-faceted.
These people weren’t “lost”, you narrow-minded idiots. They know exactly where they are. And now so does the rest of the world, leading inevitably to the erosion of their culture.
Likewise, Columbus did not “discover” the New World, it was always there and there were several [...]
Archive for May, 2008
ethnocentrism
Posted in Daily Scratch, tagged diversity on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Big One-Oh
Posted in Daily Scratch, tagged birthday, parenting on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Egon woke up at 4:30 this morning. Daniel told him in no uncertain terms that it was too early to start celebrating his birthday.
So he waited until 6:30 before running yelling into our bedroom and leaping upon us with glee.
It is now 10:30 and I think he might have fallen asleep on the sofa.
(T)here
Posted in Daily Scratch, tagged family, travel on May 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I wonder what these increased gas prices will do to family solidarity? Vanishingly few of our cohort live near their parents and siblings. And with our crop of grandchildren, that distance cannot be ignored.
For the past year, in the media, there has been a constant stream of stories about the ultimate horror that [...]
