Monthly Archives: December 2011
Remember the Reason
Remember the reason for giving- – – When all is said and done, the holiday season is about love, laughter, family and friends. Holidays aren’t about the most number of gifts given, the prettiest wrapping paper, or the most number … Continue reading
Stand for Freedom March & Outcome
Thousands gathered and marched through the streets of New York City on December 10 – International Human Rights Day – to stand for freedom and call for an end to right- wing voter-suppression efforts. The demonstration was a joint effort … Continue reading
Stand for Freedom & Voters Rights
Imagine if everyone in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Boston, Baltimore and Miami suddenly lost their ability to vote. That’s the number of people — 5 million and counting — affected by passed and pending changes to voting laws in states around the … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street Follow-Up
In less than three months, the Occupy Wall Street movement, with its “99 Percent” formulation, has changed the national political conversation from “deficits” to issues facing working people—jobs, income disparity, corporate control of the political process, “banks get bailed out, … Continue reading
The Need of Proofreading
Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn’t you say? Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter This one I caught in the SGV Tribune the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this. It took two … Continue reading
THE ONION AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
The family is sitting at the dinner table. The son asks his father, “Dad, how many kinds of boobies are there?” The father, surprised, answers, “Well son, there’s three kinds of breasts. In her twenties, a woman’s breasts are like … Continue reading
Support vs. Envy
It is truly a pity that many think supporting another can be a disadvantage to them and even more of a pity when said reason is due to envy or resentment. Continue reading
