History Test

An indication of my age.

The kids replayed Michael Jackson's video, Man in the Mirror, again to an unidentified exponential time. Lest beknownst to these young eyes, are the social problems of the 1980s as portrayed in the video is no different than today. The faces may be different, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Lech Walecha with the Solidarity Movement in Poland, Mother Teresa, the little girl that fell into the well, the Iran-Iraq conflict, homelessness and unemployment lines, (can you identify all of them?)

In 2009, we see Joel Osteen, Auug Sun SuKyi (in Burma, Rangoon, Yangoon), kidnapped and abused children, Global War on Terror, homelessness and unemployment lines.

Somehow we recovered from the 1980s, if only we can apply the solution to our current turmoil.

A strange observation of the children after they have seen this video a few more times, the realization that they have a fortunate life. Luxury compared to the little skeleton child in the video, slowly nibbling on a stale cracker.

An interesting legacy left by Michael Jackson. Interesting.

Update

Yes, we are still here.   A lot has happened since the last entry.   We cried through a funeral of a friend, Jim Didham.   We laughed through a humorous wedding.   Enjoyed family at our house, actually push my multitasking skills to the limits of infinity. Discovered that Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, in particular event planning. The time element is different according to the sex, women are worried that the clock is moving. Men, on the other hand, waves tasks to the last minute, "plenty of time".   Nothing much has changed since, the daily hustle and bustle continues. School began for the girls on Wednesday, and they are having a ball, with the exception of the routines at home. Our day begins at 6:30am, we begin with 2 kids, adding 2 more kids on the way. 3 older kids get a ride to school while the last one is dropped off at day care, then eastward to the office for me.   The dogs are at home enjoying the doggie door, while someone else keeps them company at home (don't ask me what happens when I am not there.)   Over the last weekend, the girls enjoyed the Annual Hot Air Balloon Show in town. Breath-taking view, the clear blue skies filled with colourful simple technology, a basket and hot air.   The little monkey pulled her tooth out, literally, 2 fingers on her tooth and pull. "Here is my tooth!" she presented it proudly. YUCK!! I screamed. A future marine.   Very soon it is fair season, we will miss Buffo this year. But we will make sure to drop by to bug him this Thanksgiving or Christmas. More updates as a I go.