I can’t help but be intrigued by what our leaders are reading. And let’s just say, I do believe our current President actually cracks open these books.
Being heavily involved in our local Big Read I was a tad disappointed the President isn’t reading our city book THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER by [...]
Grown-ups told us to stop acting like pigs and wash your hands for a reason.
“According to state agents of the Mexican social security institute, the vector of this outbreak are the clouds of flies that come out of the hog barns, and the waste lagoons into which the Mexican-US company spews tons of [...]
This made me laugh.
It’s unclear why Fox is going with “Lie to Me,” given that a viewer can get that 24/7 on Fox News.
BarbinMD of Daily Kos on why Fox won’t air the President’s press conference marking the 100 days in office–in the midst of the swine flu thing, the economy tanking thing, that unemployment [...]
Whether with a look, a dramatic pause, or a sarcastic snap of the word whip, no one could give a punch line a knock out punch like Bea Arthur (1926 – 2009).
She was born Bernice Frankel in New York City. Her family moved to the Chesapeake Maryland area where her father owned [...]
The Obama Administration is looking for innovative ways to make government more effective, efficient, and less wasteful. Can these standards be applied to TARP recipients? Can government be as efficient as a kitchen table economist planning the family budget and financial priorities? The White House needs to invite my mom to that [...]
Everyone’s talking about “The Wire” these days, a show that only recently wrapped up its run on HBO. DVD sets are on the shelves ready to buy or ready to fly into your mail box courtesy of Netflix.
Articles and interviews about “The Wire” are all over the place. Here are a few:
Bill Moyers [...]
…we should never underestimate process. The experience of the doing really is everything. The ending should be the end of that experience, not the experience itself.
J.J. Abrams for Wired magazine 17.05
creator of Alias, co-creater of “Lost” and “Fringe,” and director of
the upcoming “Star Trek” movie.
I love Bill Cunningham’s “On the Street” fashion columns in the Sunday New York Times. For the slides shows on-line, Bill’s raspy voice makes you think he’s reporting from the scene of a crime.
Bill gets around. Having recently turned 80, he pedals his bicycle around the big city streets collecting [...]
At some point every organization and business has to bring in the change manager, people who observe the goings ons, meet with the staff, point out the duplicity and waste, and finally makes recommendations for cuts. And yes, lay-offs are part of that process. In his weekly message, President Obama announces his appointments [...]
The last I checked the YouTube sensation featuring Susan Boyle’s reality check on “Britain’s Got Talent” it was over 20 million views. I’ve already seen it three times. I live for these Susan Boyle moments.
This woman is no accident. She knew she had the chops. She performed like a pro. [...]
