The revolution in Egypt is something I have been following since a Rotaractor friend in Egypt tweeted very regular updates until internet connectivity was shut down there. The revolution is now entering its 7th day, and over 125 people have died so far.

From my perspective, most, if not all, governments have become more concerned with their own power (and keeping that power) than with doing what is in the best interest of the country (and global community) as a whole. But situations like that in Egypt are exceptionally sad, where a dictator, unwilling to give up his personal power, is clinging on while his citizens die while peacefully asserting their human rights.

It is disappointing that other governments are simply sitting around “assessing the situation. Then again, I can understand that no government is going to urge another leader to step down, when they themselves would be very unwilling to relinquish control either.

As a global citizen, it saddens me that Egyptians are dying in their own country for having stood up and said “Enough!¨ .  (Not that I am ignoring those that die through war, starvation, lack of primary care etc. They are separate topics that also sadden me.) How many more deaths will occur before a new regime is in place?

The good thing is that more and more people are starting to say “Enough!” and instigate change. First in Tunisia, then Egypt, and Yemen. I hope that this will continue to spread, toppling dictatorships, and even our own “democracies”, with a new system of government installed that works from the ground roots level up, with decisions being made that are for the best of all people and our planet as a whole, rather than pandering to personal and corporate greed.

How long will it take for this change to come about? I suspect the outcome of the Egyptian revolt will by indicative of greater things to come, as the domino that causes an even larger number to fall.

2011 is finally here, and what an awesome year it is going to be!

One reason why I know this year will be fantastic, is that I have a wonderful, supportive husband, Marcos. I am really blessed to have him in my life.

I am so grateful for all he does, from loving me, to helping raise our two beautiful daughters; maintaining a beautiful garden and general upkeep around the house; from reminding me to take breaks from the computer every now and then, to providing assistance to my extended family at the drop of a hat. And much, much more. He really is a wonderful provider, and such a kind, loving, generous, helpful man.

Thank you Marcos for all you do. I appreciate you so very much. I love you.

Welcome one and all to my brand new site! So new, in fact, that I haven’t actually added any pages yet. Never mind, that will come soon!

So… a new year, a new site. It’s a very fitting start to 2011, a very exciting year which will see the culmination of many new endeavours launched and much personal growth in 2010.

I first launched a personal website in 2000. The most recent incarnation of that site, SimDragon’s Lair, is still up at the moment (though I have not updated it in quite some time), and over the course of this year the content worth keeping there will be absorbed into this site.

I have been a professional web developer for over 10 years now, and for the first time I have not lovingly built this entire site from scratch, by hand. As proud as I am of my programming and architecture skills, I have recently fallen in love with WordPress, and although viewing the source code of a page in WordPress makes me cringe in horror, the fact is that I do value the ability to make updates quickly, and draw on other people’s code for functionality, rather than neglecting my own site as I don’t have the hours and hours it takes to do it all myself “properly”. So. I’ve caved in, and have finally embraced a content management system!

So what can you expect on this site? This site will be a little different to both the microsite that used to be at this address and SimDragon’s Lair (and my corresponding blog, SimDragon’s Journal). Like I have done over the past year, this site is going to evolve, exploring many areas I am passioniate about that have lain dormant in recent years.

In 2011, my main aim is to strike a good balance between body, mind, and spirit, and I hope this site will do the same. I fell in love with this particular WordPress theme a short while ago (which actually prompted me to build a personal site that I could use it for!), as it makes my spirit sing. So the focus of this site will revolve around those things: striking a balance between body, mind and spirit, so that you can be the next grandest version of the greatest vision you ever had about who you are!

Blesséd be!