Today is Blog Action Day, a day in which bloggers around the world post on a single topic. This year the topic is Human Rights, with the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the guideline for subjects to write about. Regular readers of my blog will not be surprised that I am writing about … Read more
I’m looking forward to Blog Action Day on October 16th. On that day bloggers around the world will be posting on the subject of Human Rights. As I have repeatedly said, the most basic human right is the right to live. My post will be pro-life. I will be advocating for the most vulnerable members … Read more
Today is Blog Action Day. Thousands of bloggers around the world are posting on the theme of “The Power of We.” I wrote my post a few days early. You can read it at Blog Action Day 2012: The Power of We. Let’s remember that the “Power of We” can apply to large groups (political … Read more
Each year, thousands of bloggers around the world participate in Blog Action Day—every blogger writing on a single theme. This year’s theme is “The Power of We,” and the official date for Blog Date Action Day is October 15th. My post will be different from what I might have written at a different time in … Read more
This year’s Blog Action Day coincides with World Food Day, so the blogging topic of the day is food. There are so many things that can be said about food. It is essential to our survival. In the developed world, we eat too much and have serious health problems with obesity (and I’m one of … Read more
Late one night last week, I went into the kitchen to refill my water bottle. There was no ice in the ice maker, and the temperature in the freezer was rising rapidly. The next morning, I called a repairman and arranged for service. By that evening the freezer was cooling again, and by the next … Read more
When I applied to college many years ago, I was surprised to learn that I was entitled to financial assistance below our family’s income put us “below the poverty line.” I had no idea we were poor. We had plenty to eat, a safe place to live, and lots and lots of love. Millions of … Read more
I intend to stay on-topic for my blog and relate my post to writing and publishing. Will you participate? [tags]Blog Action Day[/tags]