Written originally for the New Economy Initiative for Southest Michigan.
I had the opportunity to attend last week’s State of the State address as the guest of Rep. Mark Meadows (D-East Lansing.) There was much speculation prior to the speech on how Governor Granholm would use her last address to the people of Michigan. Little did [...]
The election is over. Twitter and Facebook can go back to normal. I don’t need to read another post that says, “If you don’t vote–you can’t complain.” Though you might tweet it, they still are going to complain.
Kalamazoo Surprise
It was my first take at being a political talking head. The result? I still need to [...]
I know I have taken an extremely long time off from blogging. There is really no excuse other than I was burned out. I am ready to get back on the laptop and letting people know what I am thinking and doing. It will be interesting to see how people react to my blog now [...]
I was asked by the publisher of the weekly newspaper in the Lansing/East Lansing area to write about my journey. It came out this week. This is what I had submitted to them.
Dear Gentle Readers:
In a previous post I shared with you the thoughts of my aunt, Shubha Singh. As a journalist in India, she has a unique perspective on America and our politics. I thought I would share her recent article discussing her thoughts on the new direction America's foreign policy should be heading. Enjoy.
New Priorities [...]
Pictured: Morgan Tsvangirai being sworn in by his rival, Robert Mugabe this past week in Zimbabwe.
"You should listen to all people. Everyone has a story. Everyone can teach you something."
The above is a paraphrase of a statement my grandfather told me when I was young. It is typical grandfatherly advice. I am sure someone [...]
Pictured: A proud Obama supporter in South Africa.
It is amazing the change that has occurred over the past year in
people's perception of the United States. When I started the journey
most people would cautiously ask me about President George Bush and what I thought about him. They didn't want to offend me but they wanted to
let [...]
I am proud to be an American. I left Maseru, Lesotho to travel to Durban, South Africa. My only objective for the day was to get into town to watch the Obama Inauguration. Since Durban is a large, international town, I figured I could find some Americans to watch the historic speech with. To commemorate the [...]
Dear Gentle Reader:
A week ago, I dropped my computer and now it refuses to recognize the hard drive. I am hoping that I will be able to get it fixed next week when I go to Cape Town, South Africa. At the moment, I am in Lesotho and the computers at the internet café are [...]
It is hard to express how I feel about the recent election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America. It is an amazing feeling of pride that I feel for my country. I have been excited for other elections when my candidate has won but somehow this is [...]
