Some people have today off from school- others are taking the day off- and others are participating in a protest or rally of sort in honor of Cesar Chavez. For other people, it's just Monday. In honor of whatever the day means to you, I wish you a Happy Cesar Chavez Day! please enjoy this conversation-starting thought-provoking short film by Jonathan Browning and the beautiful people at Screaming Frog:
The Job by Jonathan Browning @ Screaming Frog Productions
Monday, March 31, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Wear Your Favorite Sweater Day Tomorrow!
I was an avid PBS-watcher when I was growing up. And no day would be complete without my 
dose of "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood."
Mr. Roger would start each show singing his lovely neighborhood song, remove & hang his coat, put on his sweater, remove his "outside" shoes and put on his "inside" shoes, and then warmly greet us. The ritual would work in reverse at the end of the show- and the sweaters would change every once in a while- but it is one of those things that stick with you.
Mr. Rogers was the gentle, patient, sweater-wearing man in our lives that encouraged us to be polite, engaged our imaginations, helped up discover all sorts of interesting things, and always reminded us that he liked us just the way we were.
It's another example of the love God has for us. He loves us just as we are and like Mr. Rogers, has faith in us to make the right choices and be good to one another. Here's Mr. Roger's last broadcast message to us:
Tomorrow would have been Mr. Fred Roger's 80th birthday. As a special tribute to him, the people at Family Communication Inc. (the non-profit media org that Mr. Roger's founded) has announced that everyone in the world has been invited to "join in our celebration on March 20th by wearing a sweater on that day. It doesn’t have to be like the ones that Mister Rogers wore –- it just has to be special to you. It’s a great reminder of all that Fred stood for. Join in by wearing a sweater -– and create other ways to celebrate in your neighborhood… ways to be neighborly…and to encourage others to be neighborly, too. As Fred Rogers said, 'One kind empathetic word has a wonderful way of turning into many.'"
dose of "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood."Mr. Roger would start each show singing his lovely neighborhood song, remove & hang his coat, put on his sweater, remove his "outside" shoes and put on his "inside" shoes, and then warmly greet us. The ritual would work in reverse at the end of the show- and the sweaters would change every once in a while- but it is one of those things that stick with you.
Mr. Rogers was the gentle, patient, sweater-wearing man in our lives that encouraged us to be polite, engaged our imaginations, helped up discover all sorts of interesting things, and always reminded us that he liked us just the way we were.
It's another example of the love God has for us. He loves us just as we are and like Mr. Rogers, has faith in us to make the right choices and be good to one another. Here's Mr. Roger's last broadcast message to us:
Tomorrow would have been Mr. Fred Roger's 80th birthday. As a special tribute to him, the people at Family Communication Inc. (the non-profit media org that Mr. Roger's founded) has announced that everyone in the world has been invited to "join in our celebration on March 20th by wearing a sweater on that day. It doesn’t have to be like the ones that Mister Rogers wore –- it just has to be special to you. It’s a great reminder of all that Fred stood for. Join in by wearing a sweater -– and create other ways to celebrate in your neighborhood… ways to be neighborly…and to encourage others to be neighborly, too. As Fred Rogers said, 'One kind empathetic word has a wonderful way of turning into many.'"
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Prisoners Dancing
I forgot who I was talking to, but I mentioned the internet video of the prisoner's dance cover of Michael Jackson's Thriller video. It's impressive, yet, as with everything else, it is not without its share of controversy. On one hand you have people saying that violence at the prison has virtually disappeared, others saying that dancing was the only exercize option for that many people, and then others asking, "Hey, aren't all these newfound internet celebrities criminals?"
Check out the video and feel free to ask your own questions. But just think of all the other amazing things you have seen in the world- Haven't most of them been wrought with some type of controversy at one point or another? The Eiffel Tower, the pyramids of Giza, the Golden Gate Bridge... Does what you learn or know about them change the way you look or feel about them? How do we compare as individuals? Are we without fault or controversy? and despite it all, are we still amazing?
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