beware of falling pride
A few hours ago, I received an incensed press release that made my hackles go up. The cause of the hollering is the USDA releasing a recommendation for Amercians to try Meatless Mondays, an almost ten year-old program. cutting back on meat consumption is nothing new. According to Meatless Mondays’ about page Presidents Wilson, Truman [...]
Today is a time to celebrate. it is also a time to reflect on the truth that is women have to fight for equal opportunities. We live in a free country that favors white males. Raise a glass to Patsy Mink today. 196 after the U.S declared independence from Great Britain. 109 years after the Emancipation [...]
We have internet access all over our house. Laptops, desktops, Nintendo DSi, PS3, XBox 360, smartphones and tablets. Yes, it’s like that around here. We are strict about how and when our girls can be online. I have heard so many stories lately of kids being kids and thinking of new ways to explore under [...]
This ad campaign is too clever to let pass unappreciated. The rise of zombies in pop culture has given credence to the idea that a zombie apocalypse could happen. In such a scenario zombies would take over entire countries, roaming city streets eating anything living that got in their way. The proliferation of this idea [...]
I received this in an email from the US National Archives. Now you can nibble on scones (pronouce it sc-ONs to sound like a regent) during the royal wedding. In August 1959, Queen Elizabeth entertained President Dwight Eisenhower at Balmoral Castle near Edinburgh. At a barbecue in the Scottish highlands, the Queen made drop scones [...]
