Tuesday, May 23, 2006
today
a news broadcast tells us 18 people were thrown from trains this week, that there is snow on the mountains and freezing temperatures. that people are freezing on the streets and hungry and wet. icicles stick to their foreheads and the cash-strapped salvation army is all that stands between them and more misery. houses are flooded and hailstones the size of duck eggs batter already tattered homes. it's another day in south africa. another baby dead, another corruption trial. another dark night. somehow it feels hard to crack a smile.
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Doesn't sound like much fun to me. It's late Autumn/early Winter there, isn't it? We'll see it over here soon enough, unfortunately.
Sooner or later, a few of the 42M++ people who have fallen off the radar will show up, sleeping in traffic. We're not alive statistically, although many are still breathing.:(
yes winter hasn't even arrived yet. it's usually pretty mild here when compared to other climes not sure where were going with this. its very sad to see peoplem struggling and makes me wish i had tons of money to spread around :(
hope
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