Monthly Archives: December 2009
Happy New Year, and New Decade, to All!!!
I am shutting down the computer for the night. Happy New Year to All! I will be listening to Jimmy Buffet and Nanci Griffith to welcome in the new year. I have some champagne to help with that too. God bless … Continue reading
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My Grandmother
This is a photo of my grandmother (on the right, a picture of my mom, on the left, and me below). The date was December, 1955 – I was not quite two years old. The auto featured was either a 1949 or 1950 … Continue reading
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New Food?
I watched this great video. It was a wake-up call for me. It is way past time that we think about ourselves and our food! Let’s take the next few steps forward and help those who follow after us! iggydonnelly
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Thursday, 12/31/09, Public Square
Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year’s Eve. And this year, revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to the rare sight. But don’t expect it to be blue—the name has nothing to do with the … Continue reading
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Train Your Brain
25 ways to get smarter! I found this article in The Daily Beast to be fascinating! I haven’t checked out all the recommended links and don’t know whether their list is one to be relied on, but I’m betting at … Continue reading
Filed under Creativity, Life Lessons, Media, Progressive Ideals, Research
The Redistribution of Wireless Wealth: What is the Right Thing to Do?
My son received an ipod touch for Christmas from his mother. With it he is able to connect to the internet where he can check his email and surf the web almost like he does when he sits before his … Continue reading
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The New Way to Fame: NPR’s take on YouTube…
According to NPR’s review of the Decade, YouTube had a significant impact on how fame is generated and has since its inception in 2005. Cats are our musicians, whereas dogs star in our most beloved videos on sports and acrobatics. … Continue reading
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“The Big Zero” Decade…
Paula’s heart-throb opines in this NYTimes Editorial that the 10 year period from 1999 to 2009 should be labeled the “Big Zero” – as in zero net gain in any economic sense. Job Growth = zero; housing value gains = zero; economic gains … Continue reading
Saturday, 12/26/09, Public Square
Hope Santa brought everyone a spirit of peace and goodwill toward man and it lasts all year long. Stay warm!
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Tiny Tim’s Rescue by Healthcare Reform?
Paul Krugman is accepting of the compromise that is the current Healthcare Reform legislation. He identifies three groups of critcs: 1) teabaggers, 2) conservative fiscal scolds, and 3) progressives who wanted a single payer system. Krugman takes the position that … Continue reading
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