Apocalypse Later

OK, I'm really glad Obama got elected, but in my heart of hearts, I think it's too late. The accelerating polarization of wealth happening all over the world is unstoppable. I absolutely believe it will continue and eventually, the misery index for the have-nots will rise exponentially, just as will the number of have-nots. Eventually, the have-nots will threaten the haves - this is not new or unexpected. It has happened over and over again for the last 4 thousand years or so. The main difference now is the ability of the haves to kill large numbers of have-nots. When it happens, I don't think it will be in the thousands, I think it will be in the millions or even billions. I believe this will happen. I just don't know when. I think it will happen in my lifetime and I'm almost certain it will happen in my children's life times. To them, I can only say, "I'm sorry."

A routine day in Cairo

I've been in Egypt for two weeks now and I'm still trying to get over jet lag and a sprained knee. I've seen some of the sights, but my knee limits me quite a bit.
Cairo is an incredible city - 20 million people, some living in hovels in cemeteries thousands of years old, some living in royal splendor. The city is choked with dust and pollution, so I'm glad I'm only here for 6 months.
I'm a team chief for a mobile training team sent here to teach English at the Ministry of Defense Language Institute. While my two teachers are teaching the students, I'm going to try to do a teacher training session every two weeks. The first will be on classroom management, with a focus on who's or what's in control, and what the teacher can do to manipulate control % to maximize learning. Fun, huh?
It's late, but I guess that's it for now. I'll comment on deeper thoughts another day.