Year in review…
In essence I prayed that 2009 would be my worst year of not just the decade but of my whole life. The audacity! 2010 was better (especially from a financial point of view)—but the imperial year 2011 was the worst of the three. The world is in turmoil and that sheltered child, Bryan, must remember that he has not been sheltered for over two decades—and that child no longer exists.
2011 was a year of survival—like reggae-music-lyrics of survival—even like Blues lyrics of survival. I can only sit here and write this because the year has ended with a positive twist (especially from a financial point of view). But the twisting is only around promises. Any serious reconstruction (especially from a financial point of view) begins next week. “The eagle flies on Friday” as the Blues lyrics say—and next Friday promises reconstruction. But the “civil war” is just beginning.
Just in case your life is as sweet and fuzzy as Georgia peaches here are a few links from around the world to put my words into not the rasx() context but your context:
- Americans
- Climate change hits Africa
- Murder, Suicide Top Medical Deaths in Pregnancy
- Declining numbers of blacks seen in math, science
- UN: At Least 1 Million Zimbabweans Facing Hunger
- Greenhouse gases rise to record high
- Former Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel dies
- Cape Verde
- Dominican-Haitian Activist Sonia Pierre Dies At 48
- Girl driving buggy in Amish Ohio area fatally shot
- Prius Envy or Hybrid Hatred? Something Is Fueling Attacks on Toyota’s Mileage Star
- Philippines floods declared a national calamity as death toll rises
- Silent flood misery for 1.8M in Cambodia, Vietnam
- Dalai Lama blames suicide protests on Chinese “cultural genocide”
- Bank of America pays $335m damages for charging minorities higher interest rates
- Hopeful News For Treating Depression: Study Fails To Find Differences In Therapy, Meds, Placebo
- Pasadena on emergency footing as powerful winds whip Southern California (VIDEO)
- Nigeria Christmas Day Bombings Kill at Least 26 in Three Cities
- Sodium-Saturated Diet Is a Threat for All
- Why is Windows Phone 7 Failing? Former General Manager Explains
- Why Schools Don’t Value Spatial Reasoning
- Steve Jobs’ “Lost Interview”
- Baron Munchausen actor John Neville dies aged 86