When I last posted, it was near Memorial Day and now Labor day is upon us.  So much has happened.  I have thought about posting many, many times.  Instead, I have been reading a lot of other posts on various blogs all over the web.  I have also been watching the news and tweeting about some of the changes that have been going on in the world. Below are a few of my observations from a very long and somewhat heartbreaking summer. First of all, I wanted to say how sad I was to say goodbye to Se... Read Full Story

Iran exploded in violence this weekend, but the breaking news on that was on Twitter, ot CNN or MSNBC (I don’t even acknowledge FOX as a nedia source).  I got into blogging because I wanted to work towards effecting change, but the goodpeople on twitter are shaping things up through social media microblogging.  When the MSM networks decided to take the weekend off, Twitterers from Iran to California started pressuring CNN for coverage through using the hashtag #cnnfail.  As you can se... Read Full Story

Another death, this time from an apparent member of the Free Republic who walked up to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. with a rifle. You can see the CNN story here. I came home from a long day and saw this piece from Daily Kos indicating that the shooter, James Von Brunn, was a member of Free Republic.  Readers of this blog may remember the Free Republic from this blog post and the abusive comments that blog post caused from this group.  They want to be considered “comservativ... Read Full Story

I want to thank all of the people who sent email, posted comments, and tweeted about the blog.  I was really very surprised by the response.  I have received such nice emails from many, many people, including some of the blogs harshest critics. On the other hand, I also received communications from regular readers that surprised me. The following is an email that I received from someone whose name I will withhold because it was sent via email, but it meant a lot to me so I will share a po... Read Full Story

To all of the bloggers who visit and my favorite lurkers, I have been doing some thinking about this blog and have decided a few things.  First, I am so appreciative of everyone who has taken time out of their day to come by and read what is written here.  I have met some really great people through blogging and never ceased to be amazed at how kind you all can be.   Second, I have always thought that if you cannot do something well, then why do it.  I am really proud of many of the posts at ... Read Full Story

Amanda Jo Stott-Smith   KATU of Portland, Oregon reports that 31 year old Amanda Jo Stott-Smith was arrested for the “aggravated” murder of her 4 yer old son and attempted “aggravated” murder of her 7 year old daughter. It appears that police suspect that the children were actually pushed off the bridge.  (See the video at the link). The two children were found in the water just after 2 a.m.  Nearly an hour before then, police responded to a call where someone had rep... Read Full Story

  When Barack Obama was elected, there was a lot of chatter as to whether the struggle for racial equality had ended.  I found this astonishing.  It was almost as if a segment of America wanted to sweep America’s ugly racist past under the rug and deny its racist present.  The inconvenient truth is that racism is still with us and not just in the deep South.  This past February, I posted about the racial backlash after the election, “‘White Heat’: The Racial Backlash ... Read Full Story

On this Memorial Day, it is important to put things in context. First, remember those sons and daughters, wives and husbands, friends and lovers who have died and/or been injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The following statistics are from antiwar.com.  Each of these statistics represents a living, breathing loved one to someone prior to the war.  American Military Casualties in Iraq American Deaths Since war began (3/19/03): Read Full Story

  Yet another gun spree has resulted in two deaths and another five injured.  Among the dead and/or injured was a police officer and a 10 year  child who suffered a graze wound to the head.  This was allegedly prompted by some sort of “altercation” during a graduation party.  ”The suspect went to his car, got a gun and shot two people dead on the front lawn…Police were eventually able to persuade him to leave the house and give himself up,” according to CNN.   ... Read Full Story

Buckingham Palace A Buckingham Palace chauffeur, Brian Sirjusingh, is alleged to have accepted 1,000 pounds (or about $1,500 USD) to allow two reporters posing as welathy Middle-Eastern businessmen access to the Queen’s garage and cars. Mazher Mahmood, of the London-based News of the World, claimed he was allowed to enter the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II without security checks after paying a man identified as a Buckingham chauffeur £1,000 ($1,591). Footage of the incident f... Read Full Story