Because this is a week that we will never forget, with pictures we will never forget and stories we will never forget, there is a moment needed to take a deep breath. History changes this week and as catastrophic as the earthquake is proving to be, I believe that Haiti will continue to turn a corner that has been long overdue. It wouldn't hurt if France ponied up a hell of a lot more money because god knows, they should. (Do you know the financial history between France and Haiti? Do read this quick piece at the Daily Beast to give you an idea. Then consider what would have happened to the US if the British had done this to us.)
So, because of so much sorrow here is a little bit of joy: Sam Cooke singing "Blowin' in the Wind" like no one else. Love him and adore this.
PS. Am I the only one who thought it was interesting that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated the same amount of money as Bank of America to quake relief? (It was 1 million dollars.) Boy, BOA wouldn't want to dip into those bonus funds, would they?
January 15
2010
05:02 AM
Colleen, this was another link I saw that I thought sounded like a very good idea:
http://wrongingrights.blogspot.com/2010/01/earthquake-in-haiti-another-way-to-help.html
On unrelated note, I really like the notion that you are combining those 2 Alaska books - I know it is such a slog doing these major rewrites, but it really does have the sound to me of the thing that is going to tip it over the edge from "great but noncommercial" into "great and sellable"!