By Bruce MacKinnon

“Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.”
Baruch Spinoza, born on this day in 1632

The Governnent of Jamaica has established a disaster relief portal that can be found at the URL below. It includes a comprehensive needs list of supplies and equipment, as well as information for sending monetary donations locally and from abroad. #HurricaneMelissa

supportjamaica.gov.jm

We don’t quit. We keep going. It’s simple enough, I suppose. #prayers #hurricanemelissa

This #HispanicHeritageMonth, I think of Yolanda’s speech at the UN where she briefly spoke in Spanish, calling us to build a world where peace reigns supreme. A reminder that the Beloved Community knows no borders or language barriers:

Man kann von der diskutierten Klarnamenpflicht halten, was man will.

Aber das Argument “Dann kann ich nicht mehr nach Amerika reisen!” ist einfach anders wild.

Diggi, selbst ein Ausflug in die Uckermark ist gerade geiler als ne Reise in die USA!

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 6336675: You have to actually WANT to write. The world is filled with would-be writers fantasising about lunch with agents, foreign tours, prizes, six-figure book deals, meeting movie stars. But that’s all mostly fiction. None of it makes you a writer.

Ahem