CNN Heroes: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

CNN is running their hero program again on Thanksgiving night with Anderson Cooper.  Ten heroes have been shortlisted by a CNN panel and they’re asking for the public to vote a winner.  Voting closes on Thursday though, so get over there now to pick a winner.  Click here for the list of heroes. There are seven [...]

Charity Heroes

CNN has a story with American charity leaders giving advice on how they’re dealing with the recession.  The heads of Goodwill Industries, Habitat For Humanity, CARE, Dosomething.org, Lions Club, and United Way discuss how they’re handling increases in requests for their services and the struggle to secure donations of time and money.  Click here for [...]

Remembrance Day

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, saw dawn, felt sunset glow, Loved, and were [...]

The Hero’s Journey of Barack Obama

Christopher Cocca has posted his take on the hero’s journey of the President-elect.  I’ve got some extra ideas on how his story fits into the monomyth, but much of what follows was taken from Cocca’s article. The Mundane World: Obama was an Illionois State Senator from 1997-2004. The Call to Adventure: In 2004 he was asked to [...]

And We Have A Winner

I planned on posting this on Wednesday morning when the post’s title would have had some possibly funny dual meaning.  However, I have been sick with strep throat since Tuesday night.  I’m feeling a bit better now as Karen has just cooked me tomato soup with soldiers and I’m watching a top 100 80s songs [...]