Lately I’ve been playing geography puzzle games online. I have no knowledge of geography, so I thought it was a good idea. It’s humbling to play a game intended for children and find yourself saying, “Oh, so that’s where Somalia is!” The thing about this site though, is that I think it’s tailored to children who are home schooled. Why? Well there was the ad that said “Finally, a Christian alternative to health care!”

It’s called Christian Share Medi-Share. I can’t get the image to upload right now, but that tag is the most interesting part. I agree that the health care system has all sorts of problems, and I can’t speak for the efficiency of the “Christian alternative to health care.” But I like how much the ad says about the company placing it and the intended audience. Apparently there is a group of long-suffering people just waiting for a Christian alternative to health care. And a group of people who thought, “Health care is so messed up! Why can’t Christians just figure out another (religiously based) way?”

I was just washing my hands in the men’s room. I watched the man next to me finish, go to the automatic paper towel dispenser, and hold his hands out. He held two hands out, palms up, not moving, like a child receiving a gift. He stood there for a while. I assume that he thought it was broken and eventually left. I finished washing my hands and walked over to the dispenser. I waved my hand in front of the part that said “motion activated” and dried my hands.

I just wanted to post a link to Kiva.org here. It’s a website where you can loan $25 or more to an entrepreneur in the developing world. It sounds like it’s really worthwhile. Take a look. You can also read more at wikipedia about microcredit.