by admin | May 12, 2009 | Blog
Today, I was discouraged. Not about the fast. About life in the US and a $$$$$ car repair bill! When I got the call from my mechanic, and he told me the cost, I literally got sick to my stomach. (Good thing it’s empty – that could have gone badly!!) I became...
by admin | May 11, 2009 | Blog
Some good news and some disheartening news. Typical in any normal day but the situation in Darfur is far from typical. Every time we look away, more die and wonder why we didn’t care to do more. There are grave injustices all over the world, but Darfur...
by admin | May 10, 2009 | Blog
I must start this entry with a tribute to my Mother, affectionately known as Dead Rita. She was magnificent as a mother. And she was magnificent because she was flawed and did it anyway. Born in 1931 illegitimate, to a mother who was less than stellar and often...
by admin | May 8, 2009 | Blog
I am happy to be in double digits on this fast and for me the end is in sight: I know that in 9 days it will be over, for me. This morning when I was thinking about that I realized that those in Darfur have no end in sight. No belief that it will ever end. And they...
by admin | May 7, 2009 | Blog
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA SENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE (see link above). Dear President Obama, I am now on day 11 of a 21 day fast for Darfur. Liquids only: about 400 calories a day. I’m not sure what an activist is supposed to...
by admin | May 6, 2009 | Blog
Had “lunch” today with an 87 year old dear friend of mine. We’ve been friends for well over 20 years and get together for lunch about monthly. We were scheduled to get together last Wednesday but I was only 3 days into my liquids only fast (about...
