Monday, October 22, 2007LESSONS NOT LEARNED FROM A REGULATORY FAILUREWith the Red Sox triumph last night heading in to the World Series and the New England Patriots kicking ass on the football field, we Bostonians had all kinds of reasons to be proud and happy, but sports are just a short term diversion for the masses. Actually, if you had bet your money on our local... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:59 AM Comments (8) (link) Saturday, October 20, 2007THE BIRTHDAY CARDThe large pink envelope arrived in today's mail. I knew it was a birthday card from my mother. It is part of the ritual, these small gestures that she has always done, her way of showing affection. It has always been so terribly hard for her. A woman whose whole life has been one of struggle to... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 11:15 AM Comments (2) (link) Wednesday, October 17, 2007CHENEY'S LAW, A PBS FRONTLINEWhile the ostriches who have head their heads in the sand (or stuck in some lower body cavity) over global warming, the Iraq War mess, torture at Abu Ghraib, the collapse of our system of justice, the erosion of our democracy, the loss of freedom under a secret domestic surveillance program, the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:53 AM Comments (5) (link) Saturday, October 13, 2007WRITING A BIOGRAPHYMy partner asked me to write a short biography about himself for the back cover of a new book he is publishing. As far as I know he has never written his own resumé or bio. He's avoided, for 30+ years, any situation like applying for a job for instance, that would force him to write about himself in... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:04 PM Comments (0) (link) GETTING SCOLDED - PUBLIC SHAMING - A CHRISTIAN TRADITIONBefore the age of daily newspapers, blogs, FOX news or YOUTUBE, we 17th century Americans had the public square where we would drag some wretch, who was suspected of being guilty of a crime or a moral indiscretion, place them in the stocks, and let them hang out there, exposed publicly, for all the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 10:24 AM Comments (0) (link) |
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