The following is a continuation of a three-part series by Sara Robinson, published on August 11, 2009 on the Campaign for America blog. At the end of the article; I have added two links, one to an explanation of how … Continue reading →
On September 11, 1970, Spiro Agnew, in an address to the California Republican state convention in San Diego, uttered these famous words (crafted by William Safire): “In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering … Continue reading →
Yesterday morning, I learned that Van Jones had resigned from his position in the Obama administration. On March 21, 2009, I wrote a post in which I explored the role of faith in advancing the goals of progressives. I learned … Continue reading →
Over at Black Agenda Report, Bruce Dixon has some choice words for Barack Obama. This altered picture is the “hook” that makes you want to read what he wrote: A lot of progressives are getting tired of President Obama’s waffling … Continue reading →
Today is Labor Day. Yes, the day that the working class is celebrated and honored. Say what? Working class? Perhaps you thought it was just a paid day off when you could travel or have a picnic with friends and … Continue reading →
0n May 10, I posted an emotional piece, entitled Crispy Critter, in which I said that I was going to take a break to retrench and reflect on what I had learned in the previous 8 months. Today is also … Continue reading →
If you are running OSX 10.4.11, don’t upgrade to MarsEdit 2.3.3 until this bug is fixed!! I use a program called MarsEdit to write my posts off-line, as I find the WordPress Administrative Panel a bit too “unfriendly” for my … Continue reading →
When I started researching my family tree in the early 1980s, I was offered quite a number of old photographs, which I gladly accepted. In those days, some people loaned me photographs and I took them to a specialty photo … Continue reading →
I haven’t posted in awhile for a couple of reasons. The first one is that we have endured a brutally hot couple of weeks here in South Florida that just drained me of any energy I had left after working … Continue reading →
in 2005, I had a wonderful opportunity to travel to London to stay with a friend for a few days and take in the John Singer Sargent show at the Tate London. While there, I explored London a little bit … Continue reading →