The wonders of the dragon fruit

A few years ago I was introduced to the dragon fruit. It has a hot pink and lime green rind. Inside it is white with black polka dots. I discovered it on my first journey to Thailand. I tried it because it was so colorful and bright colors attract me. I assumed that something with that much color must have a taste that explodes in your mouth, how could it be any other way? I was wrong! I've tried many dragon fruit expecting to come across one with an explosion of taste. So far, nothing...it tastes like nothing. Why would God create something so colorful with no flavor?

You ask, I'll answer

I've seen this on a couple of other blogs so I am borrowing the idea.

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Going to Haiti

I travel often and Haiti is a place I've wanted to visit for some time. This country was devastated by recent hurricanes. My employer has sent people to help those in need. I wish I were going to Haiti, but instead I am sending my husband for six weeks. He will be part of the disaster response team. Please be praying for him and this team. He will be working 6 days a week through November as the team logistician. What an excellent opportunity for him. I'll keep you posted.

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Changing geography

I am sitting in Dubai at a marina full of shops and yachts. It is unbelievable because Dubai is a desert climate. At great expense they have created this vast water feature. You've probably seen the palm island they built - creating their own islands in any shape they can imagine! Next project is creating the world in an island. I am told they are also creating an underwater hotel and so much more. Where there is a will (and enough money to fund it ) there is a way! Gamil's response to all of this, "they are changing geography." He says this as is if it is normal.

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Don't believe the hype

I just watched the house vote on the "bail out" plan for the US economy and I'm upset. I listened to Pelosi talk about the importance of this legislation. She said things like "the party is over" and "this is the end to deficit spending."

Can someone please explain to me how Congress going in to debt for this $700 billion dollar legislation (that includes things like bicycle trails) is going to help the economy? Overspending created this mess. I was hoping my leaders would set a better example. I guess they are - they are an example of what not to do.

I believe this is empty legislation, that further puts our country in financial risk by endebting us to places like China, and it was passed too quickly without enough dialogue. Have we not learned yet? What will it take to teach us our lesson? We passed the Patriot Act in the name of national security and we gave away individual freedoms at a level we are still discovering. We approved the war in Iraq because there was a scare of an imminent threat of WMM (weapons of mass
destruction) that later proved to be false. We have now crippled the American economy by socializing a capitalist system and financing it through debt.

America brace yourself for a long standing recession. There is no easy fix to this problem and I'm pretty sure the solution isn't going to come from Washington - obviously not from congress and based on recent debates neither of the talking heads running for the most powerful office in the world have the answers. We live in critical times.

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