Matt and I served in the Upper 9th Ward today (we were “floating” drywall, hence the picture), followed by our ServeNext New Orleans meeting at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center. At this point, we’re exhausted. I’ll leave you with a quick story and links to some organizations who are doing great work to help rebuild [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 20, 2008
Change/Wire highlights Peace Corps, Teach for America…
Be The Change, Inc.’s (BTC) Change/Wire blog highlighted a couple National Service-related items today:
Ouch: Over at Foreign Policy magazine, a retired Peace Corps volunteer / official smacks the Peace Corps aroound a bit. Pretty intense criticism - some valid, some harsh. NPR interviewed the author on Saturday to follow up. It reminds me of a NYT op-ed [...]
May 20, 2008
The Final Leg
Relevant back stories: Crazy Train, “What’s your name, sweetie?”, The Wrath of Bonnie.
After we pulled back on the freeway, the bus was running about 45 minutes behind, which posed a slight problem for Matt and I as we had meeting in Mesa at 6p. It was looking like we’d get into Phoenix (about 20 miles [...]
May 19, 2008
Part II of the Magical Journey
If you’re out of the loop, read part I before continuing.
After consuming a highway restaurant burrito (it was excellent, and the first of many for me since I’ve been in the Southwest), Matt and I continued on what was soon to be named the Crazy Train.
Since we had left LA, Deb and Bonnie had had [...]
May 18, 2008
McCain on Saturday Night Live
As mentioned previously, U.S. Senator John McCain made a cameo on NBC’s Saturday Night Live last night.
Just in case you missed it…
