Month: May 2006
A Mothers’ Day Gift of Sleep
This latest review of our sleep-deprivation had little new to offer. Women are stressed, over-worked, simultaneously caring for children and elderly parents, and yes, hormonally challenged. But the article failed to mention the trio of elephants trumpeting in the living room: George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld. A Mothers’ Day Gift of Sleepby Susan …
Public Time and Educated Hope: Educational Leadership and the War Against Youth
by Henry A. Giroux; Pennsylvania State University Instead of providing a decent education to poor young people, American society offers them the growing potential of being incarcerated, buttressed by the fact that the U.S. is one of the few countries in the world that sentences minors to death and spends “three times more on each …
Mark Morford ~ Tell Americans what to do?
Tell Americans what to do? Dare to suggest that they’re doing something wrong, or that their behaviors are dangerous and destructive and irresponsible? Are you insane? This is America! We’re flawless! by Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist ~ Wednesday, May 10, 2006 quote: Bring On The $6 Gallon Of Gas ~ It would revolutionize America. …
more songs of protest ~ Jackson Browne, 20 years ago
Thanks to John Amato’s Crooks and Liars for reminding me of Jackson Browne’s song “Lives in the Balance” first released in 1986. (It was written about Ronald Reagan the USA involvemet in El Salvador. For bacground, see this on the PBS film Enemies of War with the story, a timeline, talkback, resources and more.) Lives …
Betty Bowers ~ america’s best christian ~ reviews “The Da Vinci Code”
Mrs. Betty Bowers is the First to Review “The Da Vinci Code” Quote from the review: As an unwavering Republican, I have quite naturally burned more books than I have read.[1] As such, I seldom read any fiction not found between the bejeweled covers of the Bowers’ family Bible. Nevertheless, believing that anything that infuriates …
Last night at Town Hall Seattle
It was a good night. First we went to Noel’s place and met Linus the cat who hid from us in the closet. Catherine got him to purr but he didn’t come out to meet Alec and me. Then out to dinner and to Town Hall Seattle. The Righteous Mothers were excellent ~ they sang …