Tag Archives: serious things

Priced Out

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

An article in the morning newspaper: young New Yorkers can’t afford their own homes.
In truth, they’re lucky to afford their food. Continue reading →

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Public Service Announcement

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Found this on FB, and I cannot begin to tell you just how true this is, and how many times this needs to be said. If I had a dollar for every time someone had asked me to shoot “for … Continue reading →

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On Newtown, CT.

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

72 hours. That’s what it took for me, and for a lot of other people to find a voice and discuss, or at least make an adequate attempt to discuss, what had taken place in Newtown, CT on Friday. Even … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a Re-election

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

Barack Obama won his next four years in the White House. To say that I’m relieved right now is an understatement. Considering how much has been at stake for this election, both for me personally and in the scope of … Continue reading →

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Sick Systems: How they work, how to create one.

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

I came across this post some months ago, and I will make no bones of it: it’s a massive eye-opener. I want to share it with you. In fact, I think it’s required reading. I’ve had a couple of those … Continue reading →

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Student Loans

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

So as of yesterday, I’ve had to deal with Sallie Mae. If I didn’t say that I detest student loans as a whole, it would be a lie by omission. Situation is this: I opted for a particular repayment plan, … Continue reading →

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The War on Women, And on Women’s Sex

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Yes, such exists, and if you hadn’t seen the news lately, then I suggest you take a look. I’ll wait while you pick up your jaw. Brilliant article: How the GOP went back to the 1950s in one day. In … Continue reading →

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On Domestic Violence – for the Hard Topic files.

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Article in the NY Times: The Republicans retreated on a domestic violence prevention bill, without one of them voting in favor of it.  Now, DV is a topic that I spent a LOT of time studying. Not just because I … Continue reading →

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On Susan G. Komen Foundation

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

It took me a while to gather all the information, and actually get a picture of what happened. I’ve signed the petitions, yes, because Planned Parenthood had faced enough assault in the past four years alone. But when I found … Continue reading →

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Book Country by Penguin

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Is not what it appears. Once again, I have to touch back onto Gayle’s piece on this. And as it turns out, there had been a good bit of brouhaha from self-published authors about this. And I think this will … Continue reading →

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