Ebola in Uganda, tension in Kenya

There has been an ebola outbreak in Uganda and interestingly enough it’s not in the news.  I have friends (who have other friends there) who have been directly affected. 

And have you heard about Kenya?  There has been a lot of unrest and killings over election results.  Hundreds (if not many more) have died.  This one is in the news, at least.

Romania is a relatively peaceful country.  But how many people read about the rioting and national referendum in an attempt to impeach President Basescu last May?  Or about the ethnic tensions between Italians and Romanians and Roma in Italy a few months ago?

It’s interesting what we find interesting enough to capture our attention.  I fall into it too . . . there are just days when I don’t want to hear about another war or more people being killed unjustly or dying from a disease in the midst of a lack of proper medical materials.  But what happens when everyday is a day when Britney Spears’ latest antics are more newsworthy than hundreds and thousands of people dying somewhere else in the world?

The most searched for term that people use to end up on my blog is “haircut.”  I mentioned getting my hair cut six months ago.  I still get a regular supply of visitors apparently looking for the perfect haircut.  Not that I’m saying that my blog should be attracting readers by its newsworthy topics, but it is interesting what we search for in this world.  When will we find what we’re searching for?

By the way, if you’re interested in Uganda and Kenya, click on some of the links to the right and see what they have to say (Alida, Bethany, and the Ironsides are very close, but others including the Pagels also talk about it – they also have links to more news).  Search around.  The stories are out there if you look for them.

~ by bemis on 18 January 2008.