This is a few days past the official anniversary, but 50 years ago this week the schools of Little Rock, Arkansas were integrated.
NPR has had some great coverage on the historic event, including recent speeches from the nine students who entered Central High School on Sept. 25, 1957 with military escorts.
I’ve really enjoyed listening to their coverage throughout the month of September.
Listen to NPR’s All Things Considered coverage
Bolivian President Evo Morales was on the Daily Show this week and made some great points on equality and saving human life. Morales was a farmer without high school education and became the first indigent president of Bolivia.
“I understand we all have rights. It’s not just intellectuals or professionals who can become president. People who have other experiences, who have a working life as well can become president.”
I know that we’re different not only in our nations but among the nations… those differences among the nations must be respected. But what better among political leaders presidents or with social movement leaders than coming together to think about how we can support life and humankind. It is my sense that in this new millennium it should be the millennium of life. And from here or from Cuba, Venezuela, Europe or Africa we need to create and come together to save lives and humankind.
In recent days at the United Nations I have heard a lot of talk about global warming, climate change but they don’t say why and where all that is coming from.
There appear to be few political leaders or movements that say where is all this coming from. Perhaps from western culture. Perhaps excesses in relation to industry. Or perhaps because of excessive luxury, excessive consumption. And if we all think about humankind then we must figure how we can change the situation.
And I personally know there are presidents and countries who send troops abroad to save lives but there are also presidents and countries who send troops abroad to take away lives.
If we compare these two things and weigh these two things, surely we’re going to come to a conclusion that these policies must change and in this millennium the key guideline must be to save lives.
And please don’t consider me a part of the Axis of Evil.
ACL has announced their lineup for the upcoming season.
Looks like a great schedule.
They’ll start the season off with Norah Jones on Oct. 6.
Five years, several Grammys and millions of records later, Norah Jones makes a triumphant return to the ACL stage. The Texas-born chanteuse showcases both old favorites and songs such as “My Dear Country” and “Thinking About You” from her recent bestselling album Not Too Late.
I haven’t found a schedule yet, but Brian Bailey’s reporting the show, going into it’s 33rd year will also feature Wilco, Van Morrison, Regina Spektor, Lucinda Williams, and John Mayer this season.
More great reasons to have a DVR – if it works properly.
Well it only took 8 1/2 hours but Lowes FINALLY delivered our fridge – without a water line for the ice maker.
Yesssss.
We only called four times and were told each time we’d get a call back but only received a call back the last time to tell us they were finally on our way.
Talk about frustrating.
The delivery was scheduled to be here between 1 and 5 p.m. but the truck and fridge didn’t arrive till 9:30 p.m.
The guy at the store tried to go out of his way to make us happy by telling us he’d refund our delivery costs – too bad we already had that as a mail-in rebate. Apparently we’re supposed to go in and talk to a manager tomorrow to see what they can do.
We’ll see.
Arrgh.
Oh and don’t get me started on DirecTV right now.
Wow, it’s almost been two full days without any blogging around here.
What’s going on?! Well we closed on our house yesterday in Red Oak – so that’s been a lot of what’s going on.
We moved some of the essentials yesterday and plan to continue moving over the next several days.
Although – on my way to work, the transmission in my truck decided to start slipping. Joy.
I pulled over as soon as I realized it – having my own share of transmission problems in Kansas several years back.
I waited at a local shop for them to open and when they arrived the mechanic took it out for a spin and said he was pretty certain it was the overdrive in the truck and a gear was not locking as it should be.
“Luckily for me” that only means he has to take the entire transmission apart and put it back together to fix.
Like I said – Joy!
So I left the truck with him and bummed a ride from Ward to get back home.
But I must say – I have some great friends. Ward came and picked me up and my buddy Josh is loaning me his truck for the next day or so so I can get to work tomorrow and do some more moving tonight.
That’s about it on this end. Just lots of moving, unpacking and absolutely freezing because our AC was turned down so low last night.
Now if only the delivery guy will show up with our fridge more moving can get underway.
Prov 25:2:
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
There’s a very interesting contrast going on there. It is to God’s glory to conceal things and our glory to seek those things God has concealed.
I want to get frustrated when God doesn’t reveal His plans right away. I want to get impatient – but time and time again He has proven that in His time He will reveal the answers.
I continue to pray for patience and direction but you know what – if God revealed to me today what He has planned for me next year – I’d need no faith in Him. I could just simply go through life living it my own way.
But since there are things He’s hidden – I must increase my trust in Him and choose to walk in His footsteps and not my own.