Peace Corps Director - my application

Aloha and yes I am applying for a Peace Corps Director position somewhere in the world. My lack of some languages limits me, I speak German and Fijian but do not speak Spanish, French, or Portuguese. I don't really care where I go but care that I contribute somewhere or somehow.

Send career leads my way for things like this and thanks.

David

Chinese Leaders Suddenly Realize They Are Livinging in the 50's!

With all the kerfluffle going on in Tibet - and by this I mean the continuing killing, jailing, assault of the Tibetans - I laughed out loud at come of the comments of the so called leader of the Autonomous Region of Tibet and by Premier Hu Jintao. They may be able to ship thousands of troops into Tibet and brutalize the so called 'splittist' but much of the world laughs at their crudity, dated language and apparent belief that the world believes their outright BS and lies.

What I would tell the Chinese leadership is this . . . look, you have the opportunity to NOT be like America in so many ways. The party tries desperately to not follow the Western economic model but in reality is engaged in a headlong rush to massive oil consumption, overall consumption and pollution with little to no regard for the long term impact on the planet.

Instead of cracking down on Tibet - Leave! Get the hell out, prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that China will be an example of a moral or ethical leadership. Yeah, I know, I can hear the screams of laughter now.

I am ashamed enough of my own government and our embarrassing "President" that I can barely stand anyone who thinks the Dalai Lama supports violence and is behind the events in Tibet. If I was Tibetan I would be angry at the Han Chinese also and the government that is bringing millions of them to my country. If that happened here I would not like my culture threatened - the cultural genocide the Dalai Lama speaks of so eloquently.

The leaders of China are almost a bigger joke than George Bush except they are all responsible for so many deaths.

Jackie Ryan - Jazz

Aloha - I caught an unbelievably great show the other night at Sonoma State University. Jackie Ryan was the singer and I must admit my great ignorance (and some sadness) at not having known about her before. She put on a very professional, fun, personable and a definite jazz lovers show. She picked great tunes, has wonderful and engaging presence and for gods sake get yourself an opportunity to see her. I especially loved her crew this night (and apologies for not having all their names here). The drummer was excellent, they all were, but his facial expressions as he became lost in the music (in the finest sense of the word) or rather as he BECAME the music, was a beautiful thing.

http://www.jackieryanmusic.com/

After doing just a bit of web research the depths of my ignorance is always amazing. Do check her out gang.

I used to complain it was difficult to find Jazz around Sonoma County and in some ways, depending on where you live, it is. However, I need to work harder because after this I know there is some world class jazz - right here.

On a last closing note - she's got some aloha spirit too after a couple of years on Maui.

Aloha . . . .

David

World Health Organization

I put in over six applications to the World Health Organization tonight. All over the world really, Cairo, Phillipines, Africa and more. Late night but worth it, heard from my former professor at the University of Hawaii who is now in Sydney at a conference.
Lots of thoughts, thinking about the nature of work, what gives and provides meaning to one's life. Guess that is what we are all looking for.

Want to mention a great web site, www.lifehacker.com

Thanks for reading.

David

Sunset

Love the Feds for thinking they can mess with time! Beauty amid the
madness.

Brief Update

Looking for not just work but meaning in and from the work. Not wanting 'just' a job but a chance to make a difference in the world. Not so interested in just going to work, not thinking, just to make money to buy my 'things'. More interested in not so many 'things' but in the quality and amount of interactions with my community, those people around and of my community. Wanting and willing to work hard but not wanting the work to be the 'be all, end all' of my life. Valuing the sense of community and neighborhood. Not wanting to rush, rush, rush as the culture seems to engaged in that headlong rush to nowhere.

Goal is one of living here and outside of here, somewhere 'over there', mainly the South Pacific but even in Europe where home also was . . . having lived in Germany back in 'the day'. Working toward that requires some sort of patience that evidently I must work at gaining (he says with a dry grin interlaced with frustration.)

So that is a brief update, wordy but brief enough I reckon. Come on people, where are the leads when I need and want?

David