I’ve been asked a number of times, especially after the most recent storms, why I like winter. Walking in this morning as the sun shown off the snow, I was again reminded of just how beautiful I find the world after fresh snowfall. I love the calmness of the winter snow. If we let it,… Continue reading Why I Love Winter
I remember back in high school doing research for an english paper on a current topic. I went to a local historian to try to understand what led to the decline of my hometown, Benton Harbor, Michigan, and the challenges of racism that are so prevalent there. I’ve struggled to understand justice ever since. I’ve… Continue reading Trying to Understand Justice
A few months back I posted instructions I’ve been using to read eBooks from my local library on my Droid 2 phone using TXTR. Yesterday I received news that Aldiko 2.0 (http://www.aldiko.com/) has been released, providing support for any eBook using the Adobe Digital Rights Management (DRM) protocol. I’ve found a personal preference for Aldiko… Continue reading Update: Reading Library eBooks on my Droid — Aldiko 2.0
I just happened across the book Information Technology and Social Justice (Emma Rooksby and John Weckert, Editors, Information Science Publishing, 2007, ISBN: 1591409683). In it I read the very fascinating article “From Information Society to Global Village of Wisdom? The Role of ICT in Realizing Social Justice in the Developing World” by Sirkku Kristiina Hellsten.… Continue reading Information and Communication Technology as a Means to Develop Human Capabilities
God blesses those people who make peace. They will be called his children! Matthew 5:9 (Contemporary English Version) In the book “Rules for radicals, a practical primer for realistic radicals,” Chapter 2, Of Means and Ends, Saul David Alinsky makes a compelling case that the proverbial question “Does the End justify the Means?” should really… Continue reading Peacebuilding and Digital Storytelling
