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I was going to go all philosophical and write about justice. Instead, I find myself tired and needing to get up early for work (here in Maryland – hooray for business trips). So instead I will share some facts about Haiti. I know, I know…

I’m riding a clear, smooth yoga high. Went to the heated vinyassa class at Thrive, where I’ve been dropping in on the occasional class for the last three years. A really good session will yield at least one good insight that I can ponder through…

Had a good day. Here’s a bit of Haitian coverage that resonated with me: Now that the international media is in finally in place, in a country that had a single American correspondent last week, Mr. Morse also used his Twitter feed to ask an…

Here’s a note you don’t see every day: Someone here at work called me to see if I have any connections to health providers in PAP because someone she works with just found out that her mother and brother are “dying in the street”. Also,…

I’m following updates from Haiti through people I know in addition to CNN. It lends a certain personal touch. These are people I’ve traveled with. For example, we work with a Haitian doctor who recently completed a nice house for himself and his family.  He…

Here are the organizations that I’ve supported historically – and to whom I’m sending a bit of cash right now. and I budget for charitable giving, and we’re front loading the year with these donations. Basically, I’m making our planned donations through June, today. I…

“Doesn’t take much to rip us into pieces.” Little Earthquakes. Tori Amos earthshine asked recently what I saw as the major barriers remaining between me and enlightenment. I answered, somewhat flippantly, “habituation.” A broad space encompassing the fact that, as an article I read recently…

If you were going to pick a spot for an earthquake, you would be hard pressed to select one worse than the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Port Au Prince. This is, perhaps, the poorest urban neighborhood, in the poorest city, in the poorest state in…

At this point, everyone has heard about the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Port Au Prince yesterday. You all know that it leveled the UN headquarters, the National Palace, and the Ofatma hospital in Petionville. You’ve heard about how the quake struck at about 5pm,…

Once again, I am incredibly humbled by the lengths that people will go to in support of this crazy idea of going down to help the people of Haiti. I’m being intentionally a bit vague here – in case anyone is bending the rules on…