Can you hear it ticking?

It's politicking.  If there are two things that I dread, they are politics and as Obama says, "backbiting".  I feel that I will walk the fine line here.  

When a group of people is working towards a common goal...Hmm...When you are trying to do good things...uh.  When for the last 15 years you have led a group of people...  Harumph!  When you have been instrumental in fostering positive change...crap.  When a religious leader walks in and in the name of...  When all along you have developed relationships within your community and are finally beginning to see the fruits...okay...When you are pushing the broad side of a barn door up a hill and finally get to the top and someone emerges takes the barn door and holds it victoriously above his religious head...but it's not about me, I am glad that the barn door made it to the top of that hill. Since you aren't affiliated with the church and he is... I mean...you would appear so negative to criticize...you can't say anything...

...well, you know what I mean...

It's been too long!

It has been too long since I have posted on this blog.  I have my neighborhood blog that is more indicative of my activities of late.  I have posted my downtown Sioux Falls photos as well as some on the demolition of the homes in the neighborhood.  I have also been on the timesucker Facebook, staying in touch with old friends that have now become current.

I have almost resigned myself to my state of unemploy.  Despite this, I keep quite busy with the neighborhood work.  I have been asked by one of the council members to do a show on the neighborhood and volunteerism in general.  This will air on City Link, probably in June.  

My volunteerism has also expanded to improving neighborhood education, specifically, Native American education.  It is unbelievable that they don't teach teachers the cultural differences in teaching Native children.  My goal is to bring the culture into the school, and celebrate and embrace it so Native American families will begin to feel comfortable with the institution of school in our city.  I have proposed Lowell as the pilot school.  It is also the pilot school for Urban Agriculture.