In the News...

It's been a little while since I've posted news headlines that were catching my attention, but as I was scanning the headlines just now, on my way to bed, the following caught my eye:

Self-Monitoring device for HIV being developed

And there's something about a mass shooting at a wedding, stemming from a blood feud that is grabbing at me as well...

Turkey PM Condemns Wedding Attack

Blood Feud

Headlines - Weekend Edition

Some news headlines catching my attention:

Germany Remembers Kristallnacht

CBC Reporter Freed in Afghanistan

Mbeki Blamed for 330,000 Deaths

Twenty Die on Russian Submarine

Africa Wounded

I read a beautiful blog post, by a woman who seems to have spent much of her adult life as a missionary in Africa today. I've stolen her title, and I'll telling you that you need to go here and read her post.

theme?

So, there seems to be a developing theme for me again lately...

A week or two ago I mentioned here that I had started reading the first ever book I've picked up on AIDS and Africa. Africa has been a growing presence in my conciousness lately, and that has been a little bizarre, since I've worked for years to keep it in the corners of my mind.

I pulled a novel off my shelves last night, looking for light reading to pass the bus trip to and from the office. It was one I've only read once, but remembered enjoying.

Once again the story has sucked me in, but I have to admit, it's not the light reading I was looking for. One again, it's a story encompassing AIDS, poverty and Africa.

like I said... a theme...