Chapel Hill, N.C.
FOR the last month, news media attention was focused on Pennsylvania and its Democratic primary. Given the gargantuan effort, what did we learn?
As a long time supporter of human rights and a member of Amnesty International, I do my best to pay attention, attend, be proactive, educate myself, and for the most part, not shut out issues that may feel too horrible to think about.
Trust me, that’s not always easy.
Going green isn’t just about the environment anymore.
With gas prices soaring, we all seem to be watching the green go, go, go.
But
For Lloyd Schell of Lockwood, Montana, watching the green go, go, go has taken on a whole new meaning.

Remember when movies were just plain fun?
Well, get ready to have an old fashioned good time at the movies again!
I’m taking a day off from the serious side of life.
Cat owner or not, this is one of the funniest videos I’ve watched in a long time.
Sit back, turn up the volume, and get ready to laugh out loud!
Enjoy…
From blogcatalog.com:

| Thanks to you, May marks the first anniversary of Bloggers Unite and this time we’re launching an awareness campaign chosen by BlogCatalog members. On May 15, let’s unite for human rights and make a statement that all people are born with basic rights and freedoms – life, liberty, and justice!
On May 15th 2008, let’s come together and all blog about Human Rights. There are dozens and dozens of human rights issues that you can write about. The one you choose is up to you. |
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There are many organizations that promote human rights and work to protect people. We’ve picked three to help you learn more and find breaking topics.
We have an entire group discussion dedicated to Bloggers Unite (http://www.blogcatalog.com/group/bloggers-unite) where you can add more organizations that you think are worth including.
To join, simply visit the Bloggers Unite page (http://unite.blogcatalog.com/) to get more information. Then, on Thursday, May 15th, write a blog post that shares awareness about human rights.
Your blog post could:
If you have any questions, please e-mail bloggersunite@blogcatalog.com. And please, don’t forget to tell your friends to blog about this too. Together, I know we can raise awareness and prove bloggers can do good!

Seems hard to believe that the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK killing 168 people and injuring 500 was 13 years ago today.
I remember that day so clearly.
I was living in Tulsa, OK at the time; working full time for my pastor’s ministry and the church I was attending.
Every morning one of the pastors of the church led the staff in prayer.
That morning as we were praying a quietness came over all of us.
That morning’s prayer session was different and we all knew it, but didn’t know why. Normally, as we all left the room to go back to our own work spaces we would be joyful and talkative.
Not that morning.
We were all quiet.
I always kept a radio in my work space and when I returned at 9:15, I turned it on.
I remember looking at my phone and seeing a number of messages and thinking that odd for so early in the morning. Calls usually didn’t start coming in until after 10:00 AM.
If I remember correctly, the bomb went off around 9:02 AM.
At 9:20 AM my phone began to ring again and it didn’t stop the entire day.
As I drove home that night, I could barely get to my drive way because the road was filled with cars.
Cars parked EVERYWHERE.
Miles of cars parked EVERYWHERE.
I lived across the street from the Red Cross Blood Center.
Watching the news, I remember being so struck by the sight of the children being carried out of the massive, massive destruction.
None of the children were crying. Not one.
This was a trauma many of us had never before experienced.
Oklahoma City, OK, April 19, 1995 — remembering both the fallen and the heroes of that day.