M.C. Miller's Blog, page 11
October 26, 2016
We all need to be inclusive and multi-cultural.I wonder w...
We all need to be inclusive and multi-cultural.
I wonder when Shariah Law will come to Ecuador.
I wonder when Shariah Law will come to Ecuador.
October 24, 2016
Is Hillary Republican? After seeing more and more example...
Is Hillary Republican?
After seeing more and more examples of the intelligence level of the American voter, I am glad to be a permanent resident of another country.
After seeing more and more examples of the intelligence level of the American voter, I am glad to be a permanent resident of another country.
October 23, 2016
ECU-911 is HiringThe 911 service in Cuenca has a few jobs...
ECU-911 is Hiring
The 911 service in Cuenca has a few jobs they need to fill. Over 4,500 people showed up to take the test and apply.
To put that in perspective for extranjeros norteamericanos, that would be like 37,000 people showing up for a job posting in Chicago.
As in so many places in the world, the real emergency is job creation.
ECU-911 Applicants Line Up
The 911 service in Cuenca has a few jobs they need to fill. Over 4,500 people showed up to take the test and apply.
To put that in perspective for extranjeros norteamericanos, that would be like 37,000 people showing up for a job posting in Chicago.
As in so many places in the world, the real emergency is job creation.
ECU-911 Applicants Line UpFelicitaciones a la nueva reina de Cuenca!Domenica Coboo
Felicitaciones a la nueva reina de Cuenca!
Domenica Coboo
Domenica Coboo
October 22, 2016
You call it a wall. I call it a fence.A wrong is still wr...
You call it a wall. I call it a fence.
A wrong is still wrong no matter what you call it or when the wrong was committed. If our leaders can't be consistent in their morality, they shouldn't be our leaders. If our activists can't be consistent in their outrage, then they are less than useful idiots.
We must not put up with these racist, xenophobic programs and the morally bankrupt people who support them. We must rally to stamp out the wrong anywhere we find it. As Martin Luther King Jr. so eloquently said -- "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
No more hypocrisy of fawning over the same racist symbols that we demand never happen on this planet. If walls and fences are not right and do not work, then erase the idolization of them. To further this cause and send a strong, symbolic message to the world, we need to petition the United Nations to lobby all nations to demolish the ultimate symbol of this racist, xenophobic mindset.
Great Wall of China
To make an even stronger statement of our moral principles, we should deny support to those nations who pursue the same racist, xenophobic practices. The injustices we would not allow to happen to our fellow world citizens who are near to us geographically we should never tolerate with world citizens anywhere. No more money until the immorality stops.
Great Wall of Israel
But this is not enough. We must always think globally but act locally. To really live our principles and set a "walk your talk" example for our children, we must immediately outlaw neighborhood fencing. What we don't put up with at the national level we must never submit to at home. The barriers between people must come down!
A wrong is still wrong no matter what you call it or when the wrong was committed. If our leaders can't be consistent in their morality, they shouldn't be our leaders. If our activists can't be consistent in their outrage, then they are less than useful idiots.
We must not put up with these racist, xenophobic programs and the morally bankrupt people who support them. We must rally to stamp out the wrong anywhere we find it. As Martin Luther King Jr. so eloquently said -- "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
No more hypocrisy of fawning over the same racist symbols that we demand never happen on this planet. If walls and fences are not right and do not work, then erase the idolization of them. To further this cause and send a strong, symbolic message to the world, we need to petition the United Nations to lobby all nations to demolish the ultimate symbol of this racist, xenophobic mindset.
Great Wall of ChinaTo make an even stronger statement of our moral principles, we should deny support to those nations who pursue the same racist, xenophobic practices. The injustices we would not allow to happen to our fellow world citizens who are near to us geographically we should never tolerate with world citizens anywhere. No more money until the immorality stops.
Great Wall of Israel
But this is not enough. We must always think globally but act locally. To really live our principles and set a "walk your talk" example for our children, we must immediately outlaw neighborhood fencing. What we don't put up with at the national level we must never submit to at home. The barriers between people must come down!
No Cedula? No Problem!Just do what they do in the United ...
No Cedula? No Problem!
Just do what they do in the United States...
Just do what they do in the United States...
October 16, 2016
Who's Playing With The Toys?A father shows his children t...
Who's Playing With The Toys?
A father shows his children the proper way to play with the toys,
although I think the kids would like to find out for themselves.
A father shows his children the proper way to play with the toys,
although I think the kids would like to find out for themselves.
Art Walk in Cuenca - there is a formal, organized art wal...
Art Walk in Cuenca - there is a formal, organized art walk in Cuenca that is very nice. This post is not about that. Que lastima. This post is about the on-going art walk that is available anytime to anyone -- who walks. Walk into a tienda, stroll into a restaurante, meander down a calle, peruse the free museums and there is art to see throughout the city. Some of the art is framed, some is sprayed, others are desperately political, other pieces are delicately composed from many individual pieces, some art is in the wondrous variety of architectures in the buildings, some is in the arrangement of pieces in an atmospheric setting, some is yet undiscovered like an antique horse carriage languishing in the overgrown grassy section of a parking lot. Some of the art is well maintained, others are a jumble of disrepair and the abuse of time and the tension of overlapping and competing expressions has become its own chaotic masterpiece, some are marvelously intricate, others manage unique detail with one simple line. Some is surprising like a real shrunken head while others blend into the landscape. So take a walk. The art walk in Cuenca is always available, day or night - no art walk map needed. In fact, part of the fun is the unexpected encounter. You can even consider your walk a form of performance art - one in which your day is the rich and rewarding canvas.
October 15, 2016
The Red Ball RescueA father becomes a boy's hero at the T...
The Red Ball Rescue
A father becomes a boy's hero at the Tomebamba River.
A father becomes a boy's hero at the Tomebamba River.
Once around the fountain at San Sebastian Park.
Once around the fountain at San Sebastian Park.
