Archive for May, 2009
On A California Bailout–A Hollywood Treatment
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009California makes history as the first state in the nation to beg the Federal government to come to its financial rescue during the 2008-2009 US recession. Its treasurer, Bill Lockyer, wrote a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner yesterday asking for help in the form of cold, hard cash through TARP (the Troubled Asset [...]
Cops Toledo…
Monday, May 18th, 2009Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner made the news recently for cutting the city budget, and again yesterday for cutting the grass in the city park behind his home. The park was in need of a trim, since Carty’s administration laid off the grounds-keeping maintainance staff. This got me thinking….If Carty can fill in for the landscapers, why couldn’t [...]
Gender Bend
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Former First Lady Laura Bush has been involved with a couple of causes, the better known of which was her dedication to improving the nation’s literacy rate. Another is her husband’s initiative to tackle what is known as “Boy Advocacy,” or “Breaking the Boy Code,” the drive to eliminate those outdated notions about masculine behavior [...]
Holiday Fun
Sunday, May 10th, 2009I’m afraid I’ve not much time for blogging today…celebrating Mother’s Day and grading portfolios and figuring final grades keeps me from this calling. (Funny how the two cancel each other out, no? How can I celebrate AND grade!?!?) Know that once all this grading is done and the semester winds to its fateful end, my [...]
On Honesty and Policy
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009Vice President Joe Biden might just be the most honest guy in Washington D.C. When the Today Show’s Matt Lauer asked him what he would tell his family to protect them from the H1N1/”Swine Flu” virus, Biden did not mince words. “I wouldn’t go anywhere in confined places now,” he said. “I would tell members of my family, and I have, I wouldn’t [...]