Hip, Hip…uh…How much will it cost? Thoughts on today’s Supreme Court Decision on the Health-Care Law

Thursday, 28 June 2012, 19:51 | Category : Healthcare
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The Supreme Court’s decision on immigration turned out to be a mixed bag with some extras thrown in from an executive order. But today’s ruling on the health-care law was probably the most anticipated announcement especially in an election year. I won’t get into the semantics of what constitutes — in the constitutional terms– a [...]

Workin’ It

Source: talesofadomesticmama.blogspot.com via Sarah @ The Pajama Chef on Pinterest Does this really work? Also, check out STRONG!, a film by Julie Wyman about the Olympian weighlifting Bronze medalist Cheryl Haworth. Today at brunch, Cheryl referred to her “bigness” — I call it her “awsomeness.” [And I've never used that word before in public.] That [...]

Songs for My Fathers

Sunday, 17 June 2012, 7:06 | Category : Culture, holidays, Music
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This is a beautiful mashup featuring one of my favorite Nina Simone tracks on her “Baltimore” album (1978). “My Father” was written by Judy Collins. The first time I heard Horace Silver’s “Song for My Father” was in my junior year of college when two of my college and also high school classmates performed it [...]

Aung San Suu Kyi’s finally receives Nobel prize in person

Saturday, 16 June 2012, 17:12 | Category : Asian, international affairs, Norway, People, Places, Politics, War, Women
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The peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk. It may be questioned whether all negative forces could ever be removed. The simple answer is: “No!” It is in human nature to contain both the positive and the negative. [...]

Waiting to Exhale on Immigration – Upcoming Announcement from the White House

Friday, 15 June 2012, 12:55 | Category : Barack Obama, Eclectique Citizen, immigration, People, Politics
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JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV This is the White House Live. At approximately 1:15 PM, the President will make an important announcement from the Office of Homeland Security about immigration and the status for persons who came into the country under the age of 16. If these individuals meet the criteria as established by [...]