I can’t get the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” out of my mind. Just like India, it was surprising and unexpected. The beauty and brutality are staying with me. It made me think back to a little street urchin who came up to our car window in Old Delhi. I can’t get her out of my thoughts either. [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Slumdogs
Posted: December 25, 2008 in Children, Global Poverty, Human Rights, India, Movies, TravelTags: Beggars, Children, Delhi, India, Slumdog Millionaire
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Economy Sucks Journal #1 12.17.08
Posted: December 17, 2008 in Colorado, Economy, Media, News, Random ThoughtsTags: Christmas, Economy, Foreclosures, Interest Rates, Layoffs, NBC, Olympics, Refinancing, Unemployment
I’m so glad we decided not to take that cruise over the holidays. I came back from Beijing feeling a bit flush after 90 straight days of producing at the Olympics. A Caribbean vacation sounded like a great way to spend winter break but my teenage son didn’t want to do anything that didn’t include his [...]
Juliette’s Acid Attack
Posted: December 15, 2008 in Acid Attacks, Africa, Human Rights, News, News and Views, Terrorism, WomenTags: Acid Attacks, Afghanistan, BeadforLife, Human Rights Abuses, Iran, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Pakistan, Terrorism, Uganda
Juliette dreams of someday marrying a nice man. One unlike the monster who poured acid on her in a jealous rage in July 2007. We are sitting with this young woman, just 19 years old, on a porch near a church in Kampala, Uganda. Juliette is beautiful on the side of her face that she shows to the [...]
