INTERESTING TIMES

Went to see this 2009 Canadian film, set in Cairo. It is a romance, gorgeous with rich textures and colors. The story is of an American woman left adrift in the city when her husband is unable to make a rendezvous. Her immersion in the culture there is both uncomfortable and glorious. I won't tell you much more, only that this is a beautiful film, and I highly recommend it. It brought me right back into my heart.

I just took the time to watch Barack Hussein Obama's Cairo speech. People disparage his "polished words" but I am overjoyed to have a president who is both educated and moral. Obama speaks for me. I agree that it is time for all peoples, all nations, all races, all individuals to cease and desist from the disrespect and violence that have poisoned our interactions. It is time to see all sides.
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