Terrorizing Parents
I can only read the awful story about the murder of eight-year-old Leibby Kletzky with the most profound sympathy for his family and community. We try so hard to protect our children without stifling their desire for independence– in fact they have to be allowed to go out into the world if they are to [...]
Rebekah Brooks– Good Hair, Thin and Greasy Ethics
Lots of nobodies have been fired with the closing of News of the World, and seven people are facing criminal charges in England. The Rupert Murdoch hacking scandal is even moving up the ranks. Rebekah Brooks has resigned… LONDON (AP) — Rebekah Brooks, a loyal lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch, resigned Friday as chief executive of [...]
I Do It For My Patients
No sacrifice too great. When I start my day with a few cups of turbo-charged, locally roasted fair-trade coffee I endure the rich aromatic chocolaty taste and mild euphoria. Because someone on the net said that coffee prevents dementia. Or maybe people with dementia forget to set up their coffee maker and mistake decaf instant [...]
Air-Conditioned Hell
As I mentioned in a previous post on working as a motel maid, the shock of stepping from a hot concrete walkway into a stuffy, refrigerated room has put me off air-conditioning. The good side of that is that I have the windows open and fans bringing in outside air. The bad part is that [...]
Unregulated Loaded Gun
Ignorance can be remedied, but there’s no cure for stupidity. This is really scary… A freshman Arizona state Senator may be in need of some gun safety lessons. Richard Ruelas, a reporter for The Arizona Republic, found himself staring down the barrel of Republican state Sen. Lori Klein’s raspberry-pink firearm during a recent interview at [...]
Cuts Are Taxes
Yesterday I sat in my hot car with the radio on listening to the President’s speech and press conference on the pending debt limit. I agree with some of the President’s critics that Social Security and Medicare have to be protected. There are too many people who want to raid these programs for short-term gain. [...]
Goodbye Cruel ‘World’
Thanks to Alexander Cockburn on CounterPunch for this link to the British newspaper, The Guardian that explains why the Murdoch phone hacking scandal is so incredibly evil that even the Brits don’t think it’s funny… Scotland Yard is now investigating evidence that the paper hacked directly into the voicemail of the missing girl’s own phone. [...]
Betty Ford
Betty Ford has died, a long-term survivor of breast cancer and outspoken advocate for people with addiction. She was a person in her own right when political handlers would have liked a demure helpmate to her husband. But Gerald and Betty seemed to truly love each other. She wasn’t his shadow, or there just for [...]
Enlightened Self-Interest
This study puts numbers on what nurses and providers who work with low-income Americans already know– medical care when it’s needed saves lives, health and money… When poor people are given medical insurance, they not only find regular doctors and see doctors more often but they also feel better, are less depressed and are better [...]
Workplace– At the Food Pantry
by Patricia Walling I do not have a career plan. In college I never worked towards a specific work market, instead choosing to focus on learning things I loved, as my father always told me “never let a career get in the way of your education.” I followed his advice faithfully, and I do not [...]
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