The Atheist Mama

Ok, I admit it. I totally forgot about the last FWJ. I would have forgotten this week but we have a submission!!

This one is coming from Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted). I think this is the first time I’ve visited this blog. It’s great (as are most of the blogs over at ScienceBlogs.

GrrlScientist writes a great piece entitled Audubon’s Aviary. She talks about her trip to the New York City Historical Society and the John James Audubon Exibition. Beautiful pictures, and great details on the paintings that really caught her eye!

Of course, next we have Girl Friday - #8: This Just In - War STILL On!. Jennie talks about her thoughts on the war in Iraq and how it is affecting wives, mothers, sisters, daughters and everyone else who is being touched by the conflict.

Jennie’s post on Iraq brings me to my own thoughts on Democracy. While listening to NPR this morning, I heard a man say that the exporting of democracy is undemocratic. Democracy is a government by the people. How is this something tha can be given to one country by another?? Isn’t this something that a country needs to accomplish on their own? Just a few thoughts on the subject…