Achieving Social Change - A Lesson From France
posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
Lately I have attended two very large, peaceful demonstrations in favor of health care reform. The press was in attendendance at the first vigil, but didn't even bother to show up at the second. Neither event was mentioned in the local news, altho...
Killing Old People and Other Fun Liberal Pastimes
posted over 2 years ago, updated 2 minutes later | 0 comments
Like most Americans, I've been following the health care issues very seriously.
I'm 58 and do not qualify for the GOVERMENT RUN Medicare and/or Medicaid that so many people are afraid to lose because it works so well. I work for myself and that m...
I'm 58 and do not qualify for the GOVERMENT RUN Medicare and/or Medicaid that so many people are afraid to lose because it works so well. I work for myself and that m...
Relationships
posted over 3 years ago, updated 7 months later | 0 comments
I had the good fortune to see The Curious Life of Benjamin Button today. The theme of the movie is that nothing lasts. True. Hopefully our relationships will last longer than what Benjamin Button was able to enjoy, but they will not be forever. It...
Republican Support for Gay Marriage?
posted over 3 years ago, updated 2 minutes later | 0 comments
It was inspiring to listen to the final debate tonight and hear John McCain refer repeatedly and I do mean repeatedly, to the love child of Joe Six Pack and Jake the Plumber, Joe Plumber. Yes, that's right. Joe Plumber. Good old Senator McCain did...
What is it worth?
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
I grew up hearing a lot of talk about what my country was worth. To my family, our country was worth the sacrifice of the lives of family members. Their deaths in World War II not only robbed us of the love of sons, brothers, husbands, fathers, ne...
Consider This Before You Vote
posted over 3 years ago | 3 comments
I have been registering voters this year. It's a rewarding process and I have been happy to bring new voters into the process of forming our government. Althought I am an independant, I do most of this registering with Democrats as they are the on...
Gifts
posted over 3 years ago, updated 1 day later | 0 comments
I have a pack of miniture long-haired dachshunds. They are a joy to behold. OK, everytime the weather turns nasty, one or more of them decides it's more convenient to pee on the kitchen floor than go to the dog run. Don't your loved ones have faul...
Who Represents America
posted over 3 years ago, updated 5 minutes later | 2 comments
We were all recently treated to a lot of talk about who is representative of America. The statement was made that small town America and especially Middle America represented us. I thought that what represented us was the way most of us live. Acco...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find Out What It Means To Me
posted over 4 years ago, updated 5 minutes later | 1 comment
I asked the widowed husband of a long gone friend to a movie this week. I had heard that he was very lonely and thought that maybe he could use a friend. I told him that this was not a date, but just an opportunity for two friends to get together....
The War
posted over 4 years ago | 1 comment
I recently was treated to the very special documentray, The War by Ken Burns. Although I was born in 1950, well after the end of WWII, I grew up hearing about that war. I cannot tell you from personal experience how it changed America, but I can t...
