A break of silence for one dearly missed

Yesterday I spoke with my best friend Cindy. After our phone call ended, Cindy called back about an hour later. Her husband Rob of 13+years, whom she had been with for almost 20 years was killed in Cannon Twp., MI. Together they have 12 year old twin daughters and a 9 year old daughter. This tragic accident was caused by an 18 yr. old male who veered over the yellow line and struck Rob. Rob was pronounced dead at the scene and a 17 year old female passenger in the vehicle that struck Rob was in critical care as of today. The 18 year old driver responsible has been released from the hospital. Rob, or Dr. Rob as we all called him, will be greatly missed. He was a great man who helped many people receive dental care. Including my son and husband. One time, 2 days before our wedding my husband broke a front tooth. Our regular dentist was booked and could not get him in. After trying endlessly everywhere, Dr. Rob squeezed my husband in at the end of the work day. His smile looked great! He was always a hard worker, and always helped out. While I am deeply saddened by his loss, my heart breaks for his family. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. We love you Rob. You'll be greatly missed.

MI Darfur Coalition Mtg.

Event: Michigan Darfur Coalition-State-Wide Meeting
When: Jul 21, 2007 10:30am-12:30pm
Where: East Lansing Public Library
950 Abbott Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
Type: Meeting

Lakeview high school STAND

I want to thank all the kids from Lakeview high school who held a car wash for Darfur on July 3rd. They raised over $600. Amazing! The carwash aired on the local news that evening at 11pm. I am proud of you all, especially you Linglu! Thank you for caring and believing in the betterment of mankind. And thank you Felpaush grocery store for allowing the students to use your parking lot and water! (Jeers to Meijer)
Next, this group will tackle their representative Tim Walberg. I can't wait!

The politics of Darfur

Here is the thing, an atrocity is being committed against humanity. The amount of devastion that the people of Darfur have endured is unimaginable. We in the west can not relate to this devastation. The closest we have seen was 9-11 and Katrina. And today, we still have people talking about the devastation. (And yes, people are still suffering-I am not Ann Coulter) The point being- the suffering in Darfur is so much more severe and we do nothing. People argue that we weren't there for Rwanda, and we weren't, but you must learn from your mistakes. Today, unlike in Rwanda, we are getting information about Darfur at lighting quick speeds. We have the information and means to act, yet we don't. There is this big divide between the left and right. A divide that is so great that hundreds of thousands of people are falling into the deep crevasse. I was too young to do anything in Rwanda, but I am not now. I may be a right-wing conservative or a left-wing liberal, but it won't matter in how I choose to act on Darfur.