Thursday, March 11th, marks one year since Peace Corps Volunteer Kate Puzey was murdered in the west African nation of Benin. Her family has asked that people light a candle in her memory on Thursday.
While I didn’t know Kate, I am fortunate to share a friend with her. Based on the quality of her friends, Kate was a great person who enriched the lives of many in her lifetime.
Let’s remember, too, that people in the military are not the only people serving and dying for their country. Instead of dying for a political cause, though, Kate died for a personal one in the service of America.
Light a candle for Kate because when we all shine together, we can eliminate the darkness.
Rest easy, Kate. You did a great job with the time you had. We’ll take it from here.
It has been literally years since I bought a new game the day it was released. That changed today with the release of Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream.
I played through the prelude and opening scene before turning in last night. It is a game that will suck you in, although I am still hampered by never having memorized exactly which buttons correspond to which letters on the Playstation controller.
The intro events were kind of neat. I enjoyed helping the character Ethan do his architectural design work. Playing with his kids was fun, too. The tension when his son was hindered by bad controls for me unfortunately.
All in all I am looking forward to continuing to see what the game has to offer. It’s definitely different which is always a plus.
Today I met with Mrs Inci Bowman of the International Congress for Crimea. A Crimean Tatar woman born in Istanbul, she is an amazing woman. Her hospitality swept me back to Ukraine and the hospitality of a Tatar household. We spent the afternoon talking about Crimea, Tatar issues and walking around the Library of Congress.