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Wonders 1 and 2: Good Morning America

Yesterday I posted a photo of the skywalk, featured on Good Morning America’s 7 Wonders of the U.S. series and people wondered what the first two are.

The first wonder selected was the National Mall and National Park in Washington DC, a celebration of Democracy, “where American voices are heard.”

The second – and by far my favorite – was the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve, a brutal place where there are still huge herds of caribou, shaggy buffalo, polar bear . . . and where George Bush tells us we wouldn’t be paying so much for gas if we would only give him and the oil companies the go-ahead to go in and exploit the oil resources there. (See #1 George Bush – the American people raised their voices and said “NO!”)

The Grand Canyon was the third wonder announced.

There are still four more wonders to be announced. Good Morning America comes on America Plus Monday – Friday in the afternoon, maybe two or three in the afternoon, in case you want to catch the rest, or you can just click on the blue hypertext above where it says Good Morning America, and you will go to the ABC website for the Seven Wonders.

May 8, 2008 Posted by | Alaska, Beauty, Entertainment, Free Speech, News | , | 3 Comments

Quiet Morning Sunrise May 8, 2008

It wasn’t the Qatteri Cat ready for some fun and excitement. It wasn’t AdventureMan “purring.” I woke with a start, thinking “I have to remember to get an appointment for a teeth cleaning!” and once that adrenaline was running through my veins, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to get back to sleep. It was early, but not WAY early. The sun was just up, and it was a beautiful and quiet time of the day.

Who knows why we are wired the way we are wired? I love the holiness of the earliest hours of the day. AdventureMan and QC are still sleeping, I have my coffee, the sun is rising. Alhamd’allah, life is serene and sweet.

It is only 79°F / 26°C, but it is also only 5:45 ayem.

May 8, 2008 Posted by | ExPat Life, Family Issues, Kuwait, Living Conditions, Spiritual, sunrise series, Weather | 6 Comments