Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Deeper Flavors of Diversity
"Many waters cannot quench love," I pondered Solomon's words sitting on a dusty porch in West Africa, the afternoon downpour pounding on the tin roof over my head. "But they certainly do a good job trying to drown it."[via The Link Between, HT: a comment from this post]
....Loving across cultures means that both sides release their grip on familiarity in order to experience deeper flavors of diversity.
While many waters could not quench our love, their rough waves have certainly smoothed our rough edges. In all of these ways, we embrace our own culture while keeping our arms open to the other.
Fishing For Substance
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day….[via Ministry To The Homeless, HT: The Link Between]
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
On an international scale, this poignant proverb has moved hearts, opened wallets and enjoyed widespread popularity in relief and development literature. It correctly identifies the temporal quality of much aid work and demonstrates the need for development beyond the limits of most projects in relief situations.
However, this little proverb carries with it inherent assumptions that need to be examined more closely: {continue...}
Friday, June 20, 2008
Depends Which You Consult...
[via GraphJam]
more graph humor and song chart memes
more graph humor and song chart memes
Sunday, June 15, 2008
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