Travel Memories: Paris, France

Posted by cucumberjuice on April 10, 2011 · 10 Comments 

My first long look at the Eiffel Tower.

I’ve finished cooking dinner but I’m not ready to eat (it’s too early).  So between watching basketball and chatting to a few friends my mind wandered to food.  My mind meandered over to memories of food I had in Paris when I visited in Summer 2008.  It was a fantastic experience though I was sick … Read more

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Remember Rwanda

Posted by cucumberjuice on April 7, 2011 · 3 Comments 

Machetes were the primary weapon used during the genocide. The other? Rape and rifles.

Remember today and the next day and the day after what began 17 years ago yesterday. On April 6, 1994 the plane carrying President Habyarimana of Rwanda and President Ntaryamira of Burundi was shot down.  What had been planned for some time before was put into action: the rapid, methodical, and brutal killing of Rwandan Tutsis by Rwandan Hutus. … Read more

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