Ishmael

On the weekend i sought out a copy of Daniel Quinn's 'Ishmael', as recommended by patchworkkid .

It's definitely an interesting read, not quite what i was expecting (though i can't recall now exactly what i was expecting).

 

( some thoughts, probable spoilers.. )

i'll have to read it again, perhaps in a month or two when i've forgotten most of it, just to re-chew the ideas and see what i think second time around.

Meanwhile, i have to second the recommendation.  Put it on the list.

Everything counts in large amounts..

Since i'm sick of stewing on what's wrong with the world all the time, i've decided to try to get back to the mindset of it always being worth a try to fix it, instead of giving it all up as hopeless.

With that in mind, here's the latest campaign from Oxfam, encouraging the International Olympic Committee to put pressure on sportswear manufacturers to give a fairer deal to the people who work in the sweatshops making the threads for our elite athletes to strut around in:

www.oxfam.org.au/campaigns/mtf/labour/olympics.

(It's one of those things where you can either write your own eloquently worded missive or just send their pre-cooked version)

( from an Oxfam mailing list.. (long) )