Monthly Archives: July 2009

Pete Seeger: Great Performances Tonight

With a career spanning more than half a century, renowned folk artist, political activist, and avid environmentalist, Pete Seeger, turned 90 in May of 2009. In honor of the milestone birthday, a multi-generational roster of artists, whose music has been … Continue reading

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Things that bother me, redux

Bad drivers: It’s a constant complaint – “People in this town [state, world, etc.] can’t drive.” The problem is that they can drive and do. I think it’s more often the case that their discourteous, rude drivers, e.g. they don’t … Continue reading

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Gates – Obama

President Obama: I’m sorry you felt the need to apologize for your comments on the Boston Police. I categorically believe you were correct in your words. And, I believe racism remains among the top three major problems this nation has … Continue reading

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Walter Cronkite Redux

I grew up with Walter Cronkite and he inspired me. However, I find it remarkable that rather than the regular people he touched, CBS chose celebrities, as well as of course, other reporters, for its retrospective. It is, truly, a … Continue reading

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Driving and talking

I’ve never been a fan of cell phones. They’re intrusive and I just don’t need to be that well connected, to anything or anyone. And people talking on them are generally rude. I can’t tell you how many times someone … Continue reading

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Oil Prices around $64 — Weak demand for energy?

“Oil prices wavered near $64 a barrel Monday as encouraging quarterly reports from major corporations were offset by what could be an extended period of weak demand for energy,” according to AP. This is a problem? Hell, we’re supposed to … Continue reading

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Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

Walter Cronkite didn’t inspire me to become a reporter. He inspired me to listen to, read and understand the news. While his broadcasts were all too brief, they jolted my interest in learning more about the world around me and … Continue reading

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Big Banks

Isn’t it extraordinary that Bank of America just reported billions in profits, as well as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan….less than a year after being party to the destruction of our economy.

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Gripes, large and small

I am always annoyed with SPAM, but it seems as if the spammers have stepped up their work over the past month or so, as I’m getting about 100 messages daily, perhaps more as I don’t count. I suppose it’s … Continue reading

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