Monthly Archives: July 2009

Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)

With all the talk about Michael Jackson, let’s remember and celebrate the birthday of a musician whose music has truly withstood the test of time: Woody Guthrie, who was born on this day in 1967. Woody Guthrie was one of the … Continue reading

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Health

I am so fed up with folks talking about their health: I need a B-12 shot, I’m so tired, I’m so this or that. No one cares about your health; at best they care if you’re alive.

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Senators and Sotomayor

…and Sotomayor: Please, we don’t need to hear your “opening statements,” which are remarkably self-serving and extraordinarily time consuming. Just get the Judge confirmed and onto the court: Enough with politics. We don’t need a history lesson — We do … Continue reading

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Spam

Forgetting, for a moment, the amount of spam that comes through to blogs (I probably have about 150 daily between two blogs), it seems to have increased sharply in my email. It’s beyond me, at this point, that any company … Continue reading

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Is there anything right with local TV news

That old saw, “if it bleeds it leads” seems to be universal with local news; that’s just about a given. But this morning, I hear in the background “It’s just an in your face movie.” In your face. Please, Pauline … Continue reading

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