The Raping of America
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 Posted in Politics, Red Flag, Right Conduct | 4 Comments »Now That's Rich - New York Times op-ed piece by Paul Krugman From the article: "We need to pinch pennies these days. Don’t you know we have a budget deficit? For months that has been the word from Republicans and conservative Democrats, ...
Does Ice Cream Cause Breast Cancer?
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 Posted in Red Flag, Right Conduct, Science | 2 Comments »Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made With Monsanto's Artificial Hormones? - Huffington Post Article Why my title? It is a quick synopsis of the article by John Robbins in Huffington Posts. Basically rBGH, artificial growth hormone that is so prevalent in ...
High Cost of Cheap Eggs
Friday, August 20th, 2010 Posted in Red Flag, Right Conduct | No Comments »Lessons From the Egg Recall: Cheap Food Makes You Sick - Huffington Post Article I moved to cage free and preferably free range eggs a while back. I’ve given up mayonnaise because the eggs in it come from such places. While ...
Rev. Joe stumbles
Monday, August 2nd, 2010 Posted in Religion, Right Conduct | 6 Comments »I am not religious. I do not even consider myself spiritual. I made the last comment a while back and I had a couple folks arguing with me as they thought I was very spiritual. One problem with the word ...
Trailer Trash on Display
Sunday, July 18th, 2010 Posted in Randomness, Right Conduct | No Comments »Okay, okay…I’m all for freedom of speech. God knows that I would not want somebody limiting my wonderful ramblings. At some point, some self censorship should take over. Occasionally, the question should be asked, “Is this classy? Is this really ...
Eulogy for Karol Weinhaus
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Randomness, Right Conduct | 3 Comments »How do we let a mother go? How do we say …I’m ready now. How can we ever have a clue of what that really means? And, all of a sudden That moment is upon us, and there is no turning back. We know what ...
How Do You Say Goodbye?
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Right Conduct | 5 Comments »Here is an open question for everyone, how do you say goodbye. A friend's mother is in hospice, partly the result of age, and partly the result of several diseases she failed to manage properly catching up with her. My friend flew ...
Sunday Morning Snobbery
Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Right Conduct | 5 Comments »I first noticed the father, a vaguely unkempt looking man picking out a bowling ball. It was hard to tell his age, but I am guessing around mine, pushing 60. His hair was all white, and he was bald on ...
The Five Agreements
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 Posted in Book Reviews, Religion, Right Conduct | No Comments »From the jacket cover of the book The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery by Ruiz & Ruiz available @ Amazon.com BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORDS Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against ...
Another Reason I Vote Democratic
Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in Politics, Right Conduct | No Comments »It is not that I am such a staunch Democrat. I have a lot to not like about that party. And like most politicians when they get elected their brains turn into mush. I used to be a government regulator. My old ...
