We’ve all seen the pictures of America’s poor. There is not one of us who hasn’t been touched by the photo of homeless child in dirty clothing crying because of supposed hunger pangs. Our emotional attachment to that child knows no political boundaries. Sympathy for the poor is not something… Continue reading
All of us at one time or another, has had to face a bully. Whether in a school yard, at work or just some loud-mouthed jerk at a Little League ballgame. Can you remember if he ever backed down by the utterance of a kind word? Did he stop pushing… Continue reading
I recently sent a letter to the US Senator from Florida, Bill Nelson, expressing my concerns about a national health insurance plan. You know, I just kind of think that completely re-making the whole health care system to cover 5% of the population makes no sense. Especially when we cannot… Continue reading
For those of you who voted for “Hope and Change,” you might want to view this video. It was made by a protestor in Reston, Virginia, who displayed a sign with Obama’s picture on it. Police Officer Wesley Cheeks, obviously a supporter of the Messiah, did not approve of the… Continue reading
In case you hadn’t noticed, I have a vowel at the end of my name. Growing up, I spent a lot of time hanging out on the West Side of Buffalo. During the 50s and 60s it was a predominantly Italian section of this distinctively blue-collar city. Almost everybody had… Continue reading
A report from the Pentagon has just come down today and sent to Secretary of Defense Gates. In this blue ribbon paper, it recommends that the US military ban smoking by military personnel. Now, let me just say that I hate cigarette smoke. I smoked for a half-dozen years and… Continue reading
As we approach another 4th of July, I can’t think of a more appropriate endeavor than for each of us to read our Declaration of Independence. It, along with our Constitution, the Magna Carta and the Bible, is one of the most important documents ever written. If you take yourself… Continue reading
“The sky is falling, the sky is falling.” Cried Chicken Little. How quickly we adults forget the lessons of childhood. The new crisis (that we should not let go to waste) is being foisted upon us with dire predictions of a global catastrophe. Spurred on by an administration trying to… Continue reading
For those of you who remember the 70s; the good old days of disco, afros and Jimmy Carter; you’ll remember with fondness the air pollution scare that was taking the country by storm. Well the fear mongers were busy telling us that, quote, “air pollution is certainly going to take… Continue reading
