Protecting Our Women
Just a question for you real American men. Not men like ‘Joe’ the ‘Plumber’ or ‘Jeff Gannon’. I’m thinking more like Scott Brown, the senator with ‘available’ daughters. Would you want some guy with a drug history and possibly an odorous leaking sore in his personal area to be staring at and judging your daughter [...]
Just Wave From a Distance
Am I the only one who reads the tabloids in the supermarket line? I haven’t read the scholarly, in-depth analysis yet, but I seen the cover. Octomom, wearing a bikini, posing with a come-hither look. I would think any guy would want to go-thither, real fast. Some women are just scary.
Redefining Richness
Amitai Etzioni writes for The New Republic (reprinted in Utne) about the ways in which our feelings and approaches to money are going to need to change in the new economy. From The Utne Reader: [...] Several studies have shown that, across many nations with annual per capita incomes above $20,000, there is no correlation [...]
Don’t Buy Books by Crooks
Anyone remember that slogan from after Watergate? When such as G.Gordon Liddy were shopping around for publishers? Crime shouldn’t pay, but the White House party crashers are reported to be holding out for a half-million to tell their story. They probably owe that much, too, to other people they’ve scammed over the years. What kind [...]
Shadow Woman
Women in the Muslim world risk flogging to wear jeans. Why? Because being yourself in the world is worth suffering for.
Not Planning Ahead
I don’t think we should underestimate the influence of significant numbers of Americans who believe in the Rapture, Armageddon, the Mayan Calendar and other myths. This belief works against taking the long view, in planning for big projects for the common good and sacrificing today for future generations. A paradigm of this mindset is a [...]
White Girl Beat up on the Bus by White Girls
Pilgrim High School in Warwick in 1969 was almost 100% white. I entered as a freshman anticipating a great intellectual experience after eight years in a tiny Catholic school. So you can see why I got pounded.
Wedding Entrance Dance Remix
As my sister Laura says, “This is so joyful — I had to share!”
The Water We Swim In
If you think life experience should not influence a judge, I know a lot of smart people who can automate the whole process. Let’s nominate Judge HAL-9000. Good evening, Dave.
It’s a Hat Thing– You Wouldn’t Understand
Drudge wears a hat, but Aretha’s is way more cool. And no one can rock the Mall like the Queen of Soul.
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