Regarding Will Smith When I was a teen, if I got a zit, I thought I was hiding it by putting a small bandaid on it. But, like most teens, I felt absolutely everyone was looking at it. And if they were, that would tarnish me irreparably in the eyes of everyone. Okay, maybe not everyone. I guess I thought I was the center of Read More Continue reading The Hollywood Bourgeoisie
This looks very cool. That being said, how feasible is this city? Continue reading Saudi Arabia, Architecting For The Future
Have you heard that some Democrats and Republicans have created a new party? It’s called FORWARD, and it was reported by Reuters yesterday. So, of course, I should be excited, but I’m skeptical. Why? Because I question the birth of this party; was it born out of centrist beliefs or just a way to find another avenue to power? And even more importantly, will it Read More Continue reading Is The President Just An Avatar For A Political Party?
We all have something we love to do with our spare time; for my cousin, I assumed it was collecting chainsaws because she has about a half dozen of them. It turns out she has the family mechanical inclination and likes buying broken ones and putting them into working order. Unfortunately, her collection was void of a chainsaw that could handle her newly downed cedars. Read More Continue reading China Shears the Golden Fleece of the West
I am a Gen X’er. That’s the media and marketing label assigned to me by the wheel of greed. The wheel of greed seems to spin relentlessly, and it’s born out of popular culture and then adopted by marketing as a way to aggregate and analyze us to sell us products. One of the side effects of these labels is how it is pitting generations Read More Continue reading Myrna Blyth, Grow up. (November 2019)
We are coming up on another election. Once again, the centrists will have to listen to the psychotic rants of Republicans and Democrats. Yes, I said it, psychotic. I’ll even call it crazy because I am not a therapist, and I don’t care if it’s politically correct.
“Daddy, will the evil King come and kill us?” A quote from a friend’s niece in Poland after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
After a historically peaceful 25-year period, Poland is back in the hot seat; unfortunately, that’s where it’s spent much of its existence.
Poland was a superpower in 17th-century Europe, and at the height of power, it included Poland proper, Latvia, Lithuania, Rus, Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Estonia. But like most Slavic nations, it became hardened and determined to protect its borders and way of life because of historical events like the Mongol and Turkic invasions. This ruthless enslavement of Slavic people by the Nogai Khanate and Mongols included an estimated 1.2 million people over four centuries. These enslaved people were dispersed throughout Asia, Arabia, North Africa, and anywhere else that would pay the price. It’s referred to as “harvesting of the steppe.” The Steppe is Eurasian Grasslands that stretch from East Asia to Europe. (Note that people of all races and religions were enslaved and funneled through the Crimean Peninsula, and no one knows the number of lives ruthlessly destroyed. Even the Vikings and Italians were banking on the slave auctions.)
Continue reading “The Pains of Poland”When I was 17, I got a Christmas job at Bloomingdales. I had just moved back to Manhattan and wanted to make money for the holidays. I was thin, pretty, young, and fit right in with the Bloomies’ image. I couldn’t wait to get on the floor and help people find the perfect gift or assist them with directions around the store. I felt beautiful and all grown-up. I would always wear a clean white blouse, a black pencil skirt, and some small stud earrings I had received as a gift years earlier. I was modelesque, and I knew it! So it offended me when I needed to attend a mandatory class on presenting myself and providing customer service. Who, me?
Since the article below on “Medium.com” chose a thespian as a litmus test, let’s remain in that testing group. I’m a fan of Keanu Reeves, but I don’t think he’s more intelligent than someone who speaks more frequently. George Clooney, is what my grandmother would call chatterbox and very intelligent. Geena Davis, Natalie Portman, and others who have gone to Ivy League schools are also very outgoing and extremely intelligent.
Yes, that says $3.99 each.
Obesity in America is a national affliction, and we’ve had many arguments about the government dictating how many ounces of something we should consume and the taxes accompanying them. Items like soda, wines, liquor, snack foods, etc., have been the target of taxation for quite some time. One of the funniest conversations I’ve heard on the subject was on the CNN daily talk show called “Crossfire.” Tucker Carlson and James Carville. It had to do with the “Twinkie Tax.” Many people were calling for more tax on junk food. The conversation included a snippet where someone mentioned that the taxes would go towards educating the public on what makes a person unhealthy and overweight. Tucker Carlson wasn’t buying it, so he disclosed his daily exercise routine. He then said that it afforded him the right to have a few potato chips at a fair price. Then, he alluded to some resentment that he should have to pay extra because someone else was too stupid to realize that they would get fat if they ate the entire bag. But the laugh came when he said something to the effect of, “Why stop there? Just have everyone step on a scale on April 15, Tax day, and we can charge them per pound.” (note this quote is from memory. I can’t find the CNN transcript.) Sadly, we will be talking about taxes and food again because prices are soaring.
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