The Barney Solution

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Not only is there a shortage of food and a cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe, the education system has been shut down. At the end of 2008, only 20% of school aged kids were in school. And conditions were deplorable. "Teachers earning enough in a whole month to buy just one banana. Six children sharing one text book. Parents having to provide food for both their own children and the teachers. Schools which have no stationery, no chalk, no equipment, no water, no food." (Cathy Buckle's 1/11/09 newsletter)

Now they are delaying opening the state schools this year. And the Minister of Education has forced the private schools to remain closed, also.

I think the big purple dude's got the right idea. Everybody love each other, and we'll all learn our shapes and numbers just fine. I say let's put Barney on the next Zimbabwe election ballot!

I know a lot of ya'll have banned Barney from your house, and Daddy's getting even sicker as I lounge and cough in front of my Barney DVD replaying over and over. So Mommy & I are going to make an emergency run into town to get some alternative sicktime entertainment.

Speaking of Barney, I got to go see him in person at Century City in South Africa last month! Here are some photos.

Me and cousin Emy totally mesmerized. Ouma, not so much.

Emy clapping for the purple dude.

He's got my total attention. See the crowd!
Thomas the Train was there, too.

Watching the trains go round...

Coloring trains with Emy.

Oh yeah, Emy's baby boet George was there, too. Almost forgot about him!