Ramblings Comments http://monarchi.blogsome.com a maundering, digressive, and sometimes tortuous little blog about... Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:09:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: mona http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2009/10/22/blogging-for-changeorg/#comment-71 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:24:21 +0000 http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2009/10/22/blogging-for-changeorg/#comment-71 Didn't get the job, unfortunately. Do check them out, though (<a href="http://www.change.org" rel="nofollow">change.org</a>). Even if I'm not contributing, they have some pretty awesome blogging. Didn’t get the job, unfortunately. Do check them out, though (change.org). Even if I’m not contributing, they have some pretty awesome blogging.

]]> by: Sarah http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2009/10/17/p127/#comment-70 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:28:37 +0100 http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2009/10/17/p127/#comment-70 Mona, all three of these are fantastic blogs. My question with this second one, I guess, is what is a viable solution, short or long term, there? As I was reading this, I thought--pretty much for lack of a better idea--"leave them, then! They die there, or they starve and die somewhere else away from a livelihood..." but it strikes me that this is in NO way an answer. So you, as a person who understands planning far better than I do, might have a better idea. Help give those of us who have NO clue what that kind of situation would require. Mona, all three of these are fantastic blogs. My question with this second one, I guess, is what is a viable solution, short or long term, there? As I was reading this, I thought–pretty much for lack of a better idea–”leave them, then! They die there, or they starve and die somewhere else away from a livelihood…” but it strikes me that this is in NO way an answer.
So you, as a person who understands planning far better than I do, might have a better idea.
Help give those of us who have NO clue what that kind of situation would require.

]]> by: mona http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/11/05/a-kenyan-president/#comment-69 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:25:34 +0100 http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/11/05/a-kenyan-president/#comment-69 Thanks for the link, Heather. [Testing comment function] Thanks for the link, Heather.

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]]> by: Heather http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/11/05/a-kenyan-president/#comment-68 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:51:57 +0000 http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/11/05/a-kenyan-president/#comment-68 If you haven't already read it, I think you'd love this article as well: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/05/barackobama-uselections08-kenya :-) If you haven’t already read it, I think you’d love this article as well:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/05/barackobama-uselections08-kenya

:-)

]]> by: Heather http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/11/04/105/#comment-67 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:55:51 +0000 http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/11/04/105/#comment-67 Ohhh, you have a really nice place. Also, such GREEN grass! Lucky! Ohhh, you have a really nice place. Also, such GREEN grass! Lucky!

]]> by: Heather http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/10/05/having-a-lovely-weekend/#comment-66 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:47:45 +0100 http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/10/05/having-a-lovely-weekend/#comment-66 Ugh. I'm glad you're surrounded by such wonderful people there!!! Ugh. I’m glad you’re surrounded by such wonderful people there!!!

]]> by: Heather http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/09/01/look-looka-real-update/#comment-65 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:01:38 +0100 http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/09/01/look-looka-real-update/#comment-65 I hope the real updates continue while you're in Oxford! With pictures, too!! I hope the real updates continue while you’re in Oxford! With pictures, too!!

]]> by: Sarah http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/09/01/look-looka-real-update/#comment-64 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:23:29 +0100 http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/09/01/look-looka-real-update/#comment-64 that's about how i am with it. i miss you. you haven't gotten your letter?! that’s about how i am with it.
i miss you.
you haven’t gotten your letter?!

]]> by: mona http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/06/21/can-you-be-homesick-for-a-country-youve-never-called-home/#comment-63 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:09:18 +0100 http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/06/21/can-you-be-homesick-for-a-country-youve-never-called-home/#comment-63 Breakfast turned out great! The string hoppers could have been wetter, the potatoes more coconutty, but overall...mmm! Mira made mango juice, and my dad wore a sarong. Even the mosquitoes were out in true Sri Lankan style! Everyone loved it, so you can be sure string hoppers will be on the menu often from now on. Breakfast turned out great! The string hoppers could have been wetter, the potatoes more coconutty, but overall…mmm!
Mira made mango juice, and my dad wore a sarong. Even the mosquitoes were out in true Sri Lankan style!

Everyone loved it, so you can be sure string hoppers will be on the menu often from now on.

]]> by: Heather Luxion http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/06/10/and-in-other-news/#comment-62 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:51:39 +0100 http://monarchi.blogsome.com/2008/06/10/and-in-other-news/#comment-62 Yay for graduation, the adventure to come in the Fall and such a positive attitude about the unknown future! Those are all huge and I'm incredibly proud, as usual, to have you for a cousin. :-) I would love to come visit you in Oxford if I can 1) get over my inhibitions about riding in an airplane again for such a very, very, very long time and 2) earn lots and lots of money! :-) In the meantime, though, we should definitely get together. I'm going to do my best to make it to your graduation party on the 29th and hopefully we can plan another get-together as well! Yay for graduation, the adventure to come in the Fall and such a positive attitude about the unknown future! Those are all huge and I’m incredibly proud, as usual, to have you for a cousin. :-)

I would love to come visit you in Oxford if I can 1) get over my inhibitions about riding in an airplane again for such a very, very, very long time and 2) earn lots and lots of money! :-)

In the meantime, though, we should definitely get together. I’m going to do my best to make it to your graduation party on the 29th and hopefully we can plan another get-together as well!

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