9 May, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I haven’t posted much this week because I am busy finishing up my class from hell. And work is crazy. I’m convinced there are numerous people out there — on both sides of the Altantic — who want to see me go bonkers before Friday night rolls around. The odds right now are 50-50.

Also, it’s tough to transition back to my normal fare after my recent posts on the murder of Dua Khalil Aswad. I have felt such horrible grief for this woman who I never knew. It affected me terribly for days. And my reaction surprised me. The news is filled with horrors on a daily basis. We obviously must distance ourselves from such things or we wouldn’t be able to function. But Dua’s story affected me in a way that few other news stories have since 9/11. I am taking steps to turn my rage and sadness into something productive, something that will make a difference for women. I will write about that soon. If you want to see a picture of Dua as she looked in life, I will link to a page in a moment that includes a photo of her and news stories. But please note that there are a couple of disturbing images on this page, so please take that into consideration before clicking through. Link.

Finally, thank you to The Vol Abroad for tagging me with the Thinking Bloggers Award! I’m very flattered, especially given how much her blog makes me think.  You know, she was the first blogger who linked to Anglofille, which was very exciting for me when it happened. I felt like a real blogger! I think now I am supposed to tag five bloggers who make me think. Hmmm, that would be tough. There are so many. Maybe I’ll just accept my award and be happy!

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1. Mr.X Says:

   May 11th, 2007 at 12:11 pm

   And a well deserved award that is too!

2. Anglofille Says:

   May 12th, 2007 at 9:41 am

   thank you.