Archive for March, 2008

In Praise of the Elephant Girls

March 16th, 2008

“When an elephant is in trouble, even a frog will kick her.” - Hindu Proverb

1. Strength
Among the first things noticed about an elephant girl is her incredible strength. She can shoulder the burdens and carry the weight of many human experiences, and do so with dignity, even when her threshold for pain is [...]

Poison not Just in the Neglect, but in the Cliches

March 10th, 2008

Poverty is Poison was the headline of a February 18th editorial in the New York Times. Every time I read something like this – old news passed off as a new discovery – I want to scream a little bit. Massive amounts of [...]