tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.comments2011-02-12T06:00:46.587-08:00Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-41794224921289860752011-02-12T06:00:46.587-08:002011-02-12T06:00:46.587-08:00Feliz Sabado. Thanks for your comment, Rob. May we find our unique ways to live that chapter, and may it always be a blessing not a burden. Peace!Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756879685415850868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-51759933280763041262011-02-11T17:02:54.191-08:002011-02-11T17:02:54.191-08:00It is good to begin the Sabbath this Friday night... and it is good to begin it in the quiet of my living room reading this article.<br /><br />Thank you, Jeff, for spontaneously sharing from your heart - given the limited resources and the brief time you had, I&#39;m amazed at how thorough you are. And it&#39;s not even about being thorough - I can tell this is coming from a passionate heart grounded in a sound mind.<br /><br />There is much to ponder, much to read and chew on... but tonight Isaiah 58 is what rings for me. Again, thank you for sharing!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09784582603472652619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-21329907694638711192009-10-10T15:40:42.837-07:002009-10-10T15:40:42.837-07:00Thanks Jamie. And I wish I could make it to the Thursday night movies, but I&#39;m in class &#39;til late. Maybe next semester.<br /><br />Peace, JeffJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-77562055422192786392009-09-25T12:42:24.652-07:002009-09-25T12:42:24.652-07:00Hey, Jeff. Got your email. Thanks for posting this information. You&#39;re right, there currently aren&#39;t any Jewish students at MEEI, but not for want of trying. And, yes, there are several Jewish faculty members involved in the various schools. Anyone interested can see more photos of MEEI here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/interninisrael/collections/72157612290014614/Jamiehttp://interninisrael.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-39247816726564214922009-08-31T09:36:35.780-07:002009-08-31T09:36:35.780-07:00Thanks for spreading the word Jeff!<br /> Best wishes from Kensington, Philadelphia.<br /> ~jamieJamie Moffetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743347199820255552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-82446812591714324462009-07-19T13:44:53.576-07:002009-07-19T13:44:53.576-07:00Nice idea!Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-1435071476081043832009-07-16T08:56:56.952-07:002009-07-16T08:56:56.952-07:00jeff, this is awesome:<br />&quot;If Republicans don&#39;t think being uninsured is a big deal, then they should go right ahead and try it out.<br /><br />And if they really believe a public plan is such a bad option, maybe they can persuade their parents to give up Medicare too.&quot;<br /><br />in our office yesterday, we were talking about how out of touch most members of congress are. we think that they should have to work for a year at a minimum wage job and see how easy it is making a living at burger king or walmart, often with no insurance coverage. only then can they make policy. <br /><br />*dana*PrairieGirl*http://www.blogger.com/profile/18438844357390062207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-44288836070505036772009-02-04T06:14:00.000-08:002009-02-04T06:14:00.000-08:00Thanks a lot for the encouragement (and application reference)! We visited the school yesterday, and I think it's going to be a really good fit. <BR/><BR/>Long l!ve the exlamation point!!!Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-63022765264725570582009-02-03T19:00:00.000-08:002009-02-03T19:00:00.000-08:00I can't stop myself! Or from using these exclamation points! Help!Chris Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669920655221671222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-55618787160364791282009-02-03T18:58:00.000-08:002009-02-03T18:58:00.000-08:00Just received word of your admission to graduate school. Kudos! Plaudits! Huzzah! And stuff!<BR/><BR/>Proud of you. <BR/><BR/>Give greetings to Charissa. <BR/><BR/>Go with God.Chris Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669920655221671222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-57592668685860200132009-02-03T18:55:00.000-08:002009-02-03T18:55:00.000-08:00Jeff!<BR/><BR/>Just received word of your admission to graduate school. Kudos! Plaudits! Huzzah! And stuff!<BR/><BR/>Proud of you. Go with God.<BR/><BR/>Give greetings to Charissa.<BR/><BR/>Peace. Love.<BR/><BR/>And stuff.Chris Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669920655221671222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-43239741129913692342008-12-24T06:26:00.000-08:002008-12-24T06:26:00.000-08:00I hope this movement gains momentum in this period of governmental transition. May PJJ readers make their voices and opinions known.<BR/><BR/>Peace, JeffJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-58307413399367506732008-12-23T18:51:00.000-08:002008-12-23T18:51:00.000-08:00Thank you Jeff! :)<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>AnaU.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence Campaign - Florida Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00375231599014268075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-52687086985483682722008-12-22T07:31:00.001-08:002008-12-22T07:31:00.001-08:00See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Peace.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-83698652897560374262008-12-22T07:31:00.000-08:002008-12-22T07:31:00.000-08:00The DOP campaign website is http://www.thepeacealliance.org/.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-43870128840242050082008-12-22T06:11:00.000-08:002008-12-22T06:11:00.000-08:00Well said. These comments lead me to believe that your books are thoughtful and succinct. Thanks for the contribution.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-40701064782072884542008-12-21T17:03:00.000-08:002008-12-21T17:03:00.000-08:00I would only suggest: education for perspective and preparation for something to do.Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127549362971781115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-58862290274017242602008-12-21T13:55:00.000-08:002008-12-21T13:55:00.000-08:00That's my understanding--awareness of darker realities brought fear. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if there's another way to approach reality than either ignorance or fear. Any thoughts?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by, Lieutenant.<BR/><BR/>Peace, JeffJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-88376188837169786212008-12-19T18:52:00.000-08:002008-12-19T18:52:00.000-08:00Moran's comment must be out of context - how did walsh's actions make people more afraid? Or, perhaps, did it make them realize the world is more dangerous that they thought?Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127549362971781115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-21756961777809819092008-12-16T13:41:00.000-08:002008-12-16T13:41:00.000-08:00"It's a different kind of killing in Zimbabwe."<BR/><BR/>sadly, true. <BR/><BR/>i had a friend from zimbabwe, while in prague, who was attending medical school at charles university there. i kept in touch with him for awhile after he'd returned to zimbabwe as a doctor. he said the hardest part (this was about 6 or 7 years ago) about being a doctor in a country so burdoned with AIDS is that it takes resources away from basic meidcal care. people still get diseases and have other medical problems, need even basic preventive care (neonatal, etc...) just like anywhere, but the resources for those are diminished because of the burdon of AIDS. he worked for awhile running a "pre-school" of sorts, where he could teach the little ones basic hygeine and nutrition, and give them one meal a day. his outreach was robbed and last i knew he'd finally left the country. i'm sure that the country is suffering from brain-drain, as well...furthering the problems it already has.<BR/><BR/>the crazy thing about zimbabwe, is it was a model during the bloody end of apartheid in other nations. it was a model of black and white africans working together...it was one of the wealthier nations in africa. and then, mugabe just destroyed it. <BR/><BR/>the only way mugabe will become the next hitler, is if other nations allow him to be. and anything's possible? <BR/><BR/>~dana<BR/><BR/>namaste.*PrairieGirl*http://www.blogger.com/profile/18438844357390062207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-33794352802804810832008-12-14T10:15:00.000-08:002008-12-14T10:15:00.000-08:00Yes, Africa seems to hold little economic or military interest for the U.S., so leaders let it burn. A part of me wants the administration to be honest and open about that, instead of foreign policy by silence.<BR/><BR/>And you make a good point about loosely using the label of "Hitler."<BR/><BR/>While conditions in Zimbabwe are deplorable, it does not appear to be systematic genocide like Hitler's Germany or other current devastation. It's a different kind of killing in Zimbabwe.<BR/><BR/>From Wikipedia:<BR/><BR/>"Life expectancy at birth for males in Zimbabwe has dramatically declined since 1990 from 60 to 37, among the lowest in the world. Life expectancy for females is even lower at 34 years.<BR/><BR/>"Concurrently, the infant mortality rate has climbed from 53 to 81 deaths per 1,000 live births in the same period. Currently, 1.8 million Zimbabweans live with HIV."Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-61033747583962643792008-12-12T14:36:00.000-08:002008-12-12T14:36:00.000-08:00i find the situation with zimbabwe and the world baffling--it's been going on for a LONG time with mugabe, but no one seems too inclined to do anything. the african nations sort of turn a blind eye to all the devastation he's caused over the years. and western countries seem to hesitate to say or do anything?? <BR/><BR/>lately i've been listening to the bbc world news in the evening and they cover this story (regarding the cholera outbreak) much more closely and in much more depth than american news does. it's too bad that american news can't break free from it's trance of telling us to SHOPSHOPSHOP or our economy will collapse around us. <BR/><BR/>sadly, dictators can sort of run amok in africa without the rest of the world paying much attention. and that other african leaders seem to allow it to happen?? i don't know enough about policies in african nations to understand this. i had a friend living in namibia and she said that none of the leaders around zimbabwe want to say anything. it's so strange.<BR/><BR/>i can't help but wonder, though...if there were oil involved, would the government or world have stepped by now? <BR/><BR/>***as an aside, yes, mugabe is a bad bad man...but the next hitler? i certainly hope not (and let's hope that someone, ANYONE, will put a stop to him before he gets to killing millions of people). people like to throw "hitler" around sort of loosely when referring to any horrible person or situation--let's keep in mind that hitler orchestrated the systematic genocide of over 6million jews (and millions of other "undesirables" such as romas, homosexuals, prisoners, the mentally ill, etc...). it bothers me when people are so cavalier with comparing anything to the holocaust.<BR/><BR/>thanks for the post, jeff.<BR/><BR/>-dana<BR/><BR/>namaste.*PrairieGirl*http://www.blogger.com/profile/18438844357390062207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-62636673192897253312008-11-03T09:48:00.000-08:002008-11-03T09:48:00.000-08:00i'm not sure if i want to see these or not, honestly. (my husband won't sit through frontline with me anymore, because i get so upset...) =)<BR/><BR/>thank you for sharing this, jeff, and keeping issues like this in the collective consciousness. i'm hopeful that whoever wins this election will have the strength and fortitude to reverse some of the damage done by the bush administration (especially those three issues you raised in this blog).<BR/>~dana*PrairieGirl*http://www.blogger.com/profile/18438844357390062207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-59945319766762005432008-11-02T10:26:00.000-08:002008-11-02T10:26:00.000-08:00Just plain disturbing.<BR/><BR/>May you find great joy and laughter in life despite watching these documentaries!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting. <BR/><BR/>And I love the story about the lady prompting your dad to give you money. It's beautiful to hear of grace in real life. I think God loves doing things like that!<BR/><BR/>Peace, JeffJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520766339607689791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17028764.post-82323287187979564022008-11-01T07:52:00.000-07:002008-11-01T07:52:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing! I want to see all of them.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17832006364105529038noreply@blogger.com