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Sunday, July 18, 2010

JUST TO CLEAR THE AIR

Q: What's the difference between racism and prejudice? A: Racism is a system of advantage based on race. And you have to ask yourself, who is advantaged by this system, and who is disadvantaged? In the U.S., it's the white people who are advantaged. I'm not saying that all white people are actively... Sign in to see full entry.

BLOGGERS ARE FIGHTING ABOUT RACE

Regardless of what media outlet you switch to you are going to hear the current debate over race. On the right you have the Tea Party. These are the independents that out-conservative the neo-cons. Roll back the size of government, reduce taxes, and criticise the stimulus bills passed by both POTUS... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON LEAVES FOR ASIA TODAY

The larger issue of nuclear proliferation must be addressed in the talks between N. Korea and the rest of the civilized world. It is becoming more and more evident that N. Korea's nuclear tests were designed to assuage the doubts of the Syrians and Iranians whether the N. Korean atomic weapons are... Sign in to see full entry.

Blogger Falls in Love........................................... I finished Cuba and the Night, by Pico Iyer. It was the second best book I read all year. His latest I read and posted about in the spring, Abandon, A Romance. Jose Marti, the Cuban patron saint of the 20th Century wrote, "I have two... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

JURY OUT ON CONGRESS BUT WE FOUND A NEW PRESIDENT!

Yet another scenario in which Hillary Clinton becomes president. Here is what business thinks. First, as Peggy Noonan wrote earlier this month, the conclusion one hears from most "normal" American people is that the president "is in over his head, and out of his depth." Even most progressives agree... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

LOOKING FOR A NEW PRESIDENT AND A NEW CONGRESS

Here is the reality of our current national political setting. Shortly, by end of summer, voters will start paying attention to candidates and issues related to the upcoming November 2010 congressional elections. As the new CBS poll shows, the Obama Administration is at risk. The economy will sink... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

SO LET THIS BE A WARNING, GO EARLY IN THE MORNING, YOU'LL NEVER RUE THE DAY

Jolly Jeff totally helped me revisit my teen years. Let me explain. My elder sister was a local night club entertainer in Atlanta during the 1960's. A few times the family traveled there for moral support (from Lexington), but she didn't need it. Each time we visited there was a line out the door of... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 12, 2010

COUNTER-CULTURE VERBIAGE CONFUSING TO OLD DUFFERS

These days you have to be involved in your culture in order to comprehend phraseology, unlike the simple slang of the old days. These days I can't follow a conversation among teens with "...I was like...and...she was all like...and...this is all about you...and...I'm all about...anyways... In the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

MINDING EVERYBODY ELSE'S BUSINESS, SO MUCH EASIER THAN MY OWN

I'm worried about Wiley today, and wanted to pass along something that he probably already knows. How many times have I recognized what I was going through as something, a near replica of something that had thrown me for a loop when I was younger? Occasionally, I will have to have dealings with a... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

MY NANOGENERIAN MOTHER REPORTED WHAT THE WEATHER WAS IN PA.

I spoke with my mother again, as I do every week. She's 92.8 years old and feels pretty good. Getting up and moving around the house. She is living with my sisters, rotating: six months of warm weather near Pittsburg, six months cold weather near Tucson. She was laughing about how everyone in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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