Thursday, October 18, 2007Condoning Statutory RapeRead this story before you read my article, if you haven't already heard about the middle school that's offering contraceptives to its students. I have a problem with this on a number of levels and for a number of reasons. But the biggest reason that I oppose this middle school's new "program" is... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, October 17, 2007Note to Ellen: Choices MatterI’m really tired of the news stories about Ellen Degeneres’s dog. She screwed up and her mistake has caused a world of hurt for a number of innocent people. That’s the long and the short of it, but that makes for a rather short post. So let’s look at the situation. Situation Summary: As I understand... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, October 16, 2007Today Is Boss's Day...in America, anyway. I took my bosses to breakfast this morning, and bought one of them (the one who could not make breakfast) a European garden basket. I have really great bosses, and I'm glad to honor them a bit on this day. I wonder, though, about people who happen to have crummy bosses. What... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, September 28, 2007Wasps and Other Evil Stinging Things(With thanks to whoever's post it was that I read a few minutes ago and was inspired by...) I seem to be a target for vicious, stinging insects. I don't understand it. Frankly, I try to avoid the nasty, evil creatures whenever I know they are about. I remember being chased by paper wasps when I was... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, September 11, 2007Blessed Rain!It has been overcast and rainy in Memphis for the past three days. It's wonderful. We have been in a state of drought for so very, very long. And now we've had nearly a week of off-and-on, gentle, soaking rain. It's very cool today. I could almost believe it was autumn. After several weeks of... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, September 7, 2007Another Legend Is DeadMadeline L'Engle is dead at the age of 88. I LOVED Madeline L'Engle. Her books introduced me to the realm of fantasy and science fiction. A Wrinkle in Time, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, The Arm of the Starfish... I grew up with Meg and Charles Wallace, Sandy and Dennys, Polyhymnia, and the... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, September 6, 2007Luciano Pavarotti e morto.I cannot believe it. Pavarotti is the first opera singer I ever heard. I fell in love with his amazing voice and the depth of emotion he could convey with the smallest, shortest note. He was amazing. Wonderful. Sort of an icon in my life. Like your parents, your icons are not ever supposed to die.... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, September 5, 2007The Best in the Country? I Dunno ...Front-page on MSN today is an article purporting to list the ten best donut shops in America. Of course, it has the standard disclaimer about this being the author's opinion based on his experience. But the sub-headline states that the author "scoured the country" looking for the best donuts ever. I... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, August 30, 2007Rents Are Rising(Thanks to Success Warrior for the inspiration....) I work in the multifamily housing sector, and one of the things that people don't seem to realize is that when property taxes go up, so does rent. When interest rates rise, rent goes up because the cost of property financing goes up. (And there are... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, August 23, 2007Able Was I ...We recently learned that my mother's family is related to Napoleon Bonaparte through his youngest brother Jerome, who married Elizabeth Patterson of Baltimore, MD. Their son who was the progenitor of the Bonaparte line in America. Interestingly, Napoleon disapproved of the marriage and ordered his... Sign in to see full entry. |