I read Hirsi Ali's autobiography and it was stirring. Sadly, such a powerful voice decided to side with the neoconservative morons and now she is a wasted opportunity.

O heavens and hell. What will happen if this becomes a reality in 2012 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lorelei-kelly/beck-palin-2010_b_698561.html) ?

Walking down the alternative aisle

Recently the Nepali government lifted its seven year long ban on migrant laborers seeking employment in Iraq. But the ban has to be reinstated because Iraq is not ready, yet, to be a safe destination for migrant laborers-from Nepal and elsewhere.

So why is President Obama—the man to break so many barriers and one with a gift of gab—now seeing sinking poll numbers? I am his supporter, and I think I know why.

So yesterday was the last day of the Nepali month of Shrawan. This month is considered auspicious for Lord Shiva's devotees, and this month is especially irritating and frustrating for many like me who don't view God and religion as their personal wish-granting genie.

Is there an answer?

Volunteering for people living with HIV/AIDS in Thailand.

Beauty and ugliness, freedom and restraint, found concomitantly.

The Roma

A few weeks ago, my husband and I took a day trip to the Lakota Wolf Preserve (http://www.lakotawolf.com/index.htm) in Columbia, New Jersey. The preserve rests on Camp Taylor, just minutes from the Delaware Water Gap and the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.

Okay, this news is mind boggling. According to the AP (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/29/indian-students-demand-te_n_663359.html): CALCUTTA, India — Students at an Islamic university in eastern India have refused to allow a female lecturer to teach unless she wears an all-encompassing Muslim veil, the teacher said Thursday.

I am amazed, dismayed and frankly very angry at this thought of opening a mosque at Ground Zero.I am no Muslim or Islam hater and I don't believe that every Muslim is a terrorist or that Islam is an evil religion. However, there is a limit to how far we can go on encouraging cultural understanding and acceptance.

Physical and mental fitness.

Why only anger will bring change.

A reissued translation brings a Greek writer's haunting novella back to life.

Time makes a short necktie. Don’t let it be a noose. Choose your partner carefully to dance the river heart away.

My life with a rare disease from birth.

On the search for adventure and my shoes.

Any day now.