donderdag 24 juni 2010

donderdag 24 juni 2010 Up at 3:37. Turn on France 24. Report - Russia's On-line Protests. In Russia, the internet has increasingly become the only way for citizens to publicly disagree with the government... with blue buckets. Back to sleep. Alarm goes off. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Face The Grayson is good. He talks about Endless War. I agree with him. It’s why we can’t have nice things! Next year's budget allocates $159,000,000,000 to perpetuate the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. Alan Grayson's Peace Party - A Congressman With Guts. He introduced The War Is Making You Poor Act.

Fried egg on toast for breakfast. Shower. Listen to the World Cup match - Italy vs Slovakia. Everybody is cheering for Slovakia... and they defeat Italy 3 to 2. Arrivederci, Italia.

Walk up Westlake to work. Planning time for Elaine - 10 to 12. I meet the 6 Dolphins on the playground. Kathy covers for Jessica. We're on the playground illegally, but all is well. The Starfish, Seahorses and Dolphins get along well. It's how you deal with overpopulation. We head into the classroom. I notice that the group is high-energy. They want to run around the tables in circles. We take them out to the deck with toy truck and balls... even though some are barefoot. It goes well. Kathy sets up lunches. I bring the kids inside. They're anxious to eat. I eat my Tandoori chicken with them. 12 - Over to Starfish to give Renee a lunch. The kids are going to sleep. Piper sits with me while I rub Austin's back. Piper fights her nap. She seems to be acting manic. Whoa! When Renee comes back, she can't her her either. Christin goes home sick, so we're scrambling to cover for her. Andy comes in at 2:30. "I am Chicken," he says. (Chicken aka Christin.) A little joke in my thought bubble. Chicken... tee hee. And Andy is blonde. I finish Patty's lunch break. Streetcar to d'town. A burrito from Taco Del Mar. Walk a little around d'town. Rainier Square, Union Square, Convention Center, Freeway Park. Back to my place. Play a podcast of The World. Report - World Cup Fever In Haiti. In another report, world leaders are heading to Canada this week for BOTH the G-8 and the G-20 summits. In fact, Suddenly, The Canadian Economy Is The Envy Of The World. Maybe Canada can teach the world a thing or two about dodging financial meltdowns. Switch to France 24. Hundreds of thousands of French workers are taking part in a 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday to vent their anger at government plans to tackle a budget deficit by raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. Power to the people.

Another swtich... to NOS. I wan to see the report about the Cameroon vs Netherlands match. Report - Nederland wint ook van Kameroen. Dutch striker Robin van Persie is voted the Man of the Match after the Netherlands beat Cameroon 2-1.

I like their weather report - Perfecte Zomer Weer. Watch a little Hardball. Switch to Star Trek - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.