Salon Mag. on line had a wonderful article about a girl who became an independent adult at age 22. I did the same eons ago at age 21. However.......
My 25 year old identical twin boys were given the opportunity that was never available to me. I say they can choose the school they want and I would pay for their education, even graduate school. I couldn't think of a better way to spend some of my money.
One is going for an MBA, the other has an undergrad degree and going for advanced education in the radiology field.
They are smarter than me but never knew being poor or wearing hand-me-downs. I never had credit cards until I had a credit rating of note, and when I gave them a few cards, they asked me the credit limit. They like to tease their dad.
Though smarter than me at their age, I don't think they have a fire burning in their belly, don't have the do or die fight for survival and success, but they are better people than I'll ever be and I believe they will contribute way more than me to their family, to their community, society and country.
I asked them to become financially independent of me as a goal, but no time frame given. ASAP is my guideline. I'm in no hurry because I love them around. I'm sure they are motivated. Letting go is so hard. I know I have to.
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
THE EVILS OF SHARK FINNING
Because Asians like shark fin soup, many thousands of sharks are caught, their fins cut off and the sharks are thrown back into the water to die. President Clinton signed a law banning shark finning but there are loopholes and, since 1990, shark finning has reduced the shark population 90%.
I just signed a petition for congress to do something about this, yet my thought goes to cutting the demand. This means that Asian people and their government must change their soup habits to preserve and be humane to the specie. That will not happen because the whales and elephant and rhino tusks are excellent examples of the mentality that doesn't care about earth's inhabitants and heritage.
I really didn't want to write this blog because it is like pissing uphill. It is not like Asians don't know what is happening to whales, elephants, rhinos and sharks. They certainly know and that is the sad part; that is what is offensive to me.
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I just signed a petition for congress to do something about this, yet my thought goes to cutting the demand. This means that Asian people and their government must change their soup habits to preserve and be humane to the specie. That will not happen because the whales and elephant and rhino tusks are excellent examples of the mentality that doesn't care about earth's inhabitants and heritage.
I really didn't want to write this blog because it is like pissing uphill. It is not like Asians don't know what is happening to whales, elephants, rhinos and sharks. They certainly know and that is the sad part; that is what is offensive to me.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
PROPOSITION 8 OVERTURNED TODAY
For the thousandth time, thanks to Messrs. Ted Olsen and David Boies for taking this worthy cause to the Federal court and thanks to Judge Vaugn Walker for ruling correctly finding Proposition 8 unconstituitonal. I know this will be appealed by the crowd I have grown to actually hate.
Yes, I never used to think I could hate other than the most egregious and deleterious acts of inhumanity, but starting with the odious lies that I've learned was funded by the Mormon Church in a constant barrage of commercials spouting outrageous phoniness during the Proposition 8 voting era, and most of the rest of the religious institutions railing against the human rights of Gays, coupled with the bible toting haters, pandering to scaring mothers into believing that their kids will be taught gay themes in classrooms were amongst other disingenuous statements.
The people of California spoke and Prop. 8 passed owing to the millions spent to scare the voters. Now, the bigots, discriminators have been overturned twice. Let's hope that pernicious crowd wallow in a sea of their own tears.
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Yes, I never used to think I could hate other than the most egregious and deleterious acts of inhumanity, but starting with the odious lies that I've learned was funded by the Mormon Church in a constant barrage of commercials spouting outrageous phoniness during the Proposition 8 voting era, and most of the rest of the religious institutions railing against the human rights of Gays, coupled with the bible toting haters, pandering to scaring mothers into believing that their kids will be taught gay themes in classrooms were amongst other disingenuous statements.
The people of California spoke and Prop. 8 passed owing to the millions spent to scare the voters. Now, the bigots, discriminators have been overturned twice. Let's hope that pernicious crowd wallow in a sea of their own tears.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
ANTI SEMITISM IN THE CROSS HAIRS
Every time I read a news story where the word Jew or Israel is mentioned, there are numerous comments all with the same theme, and universally anti Semitic mindless statements. There are two major categories. One is the Arab voice, the second is the deleterious voice of bigots.
There is a loosely organized army of Arabs that comb through any news about Jews or Israel and bombard the comments page with their boring repetitive rhetoric. Zionists, apartheid, owners of Wall Street, Mossad, are the more common targets, but it is not the individual comments that have impact but they hope that the summation of this drone of repetition will sway public opinion and reduce support of the Jewish State. With no validity, I think these folks actually believe their nonsense.
Then, there are the home grown bigoted idiots who hate Jews, not different from the KKK hating blacks and not owing to any real valid concerns, but it offers them something to distract themselves from their miserable worthless existence.
Together there is a rise in the anti Semitic volume and I wonder if these people will be targeted when their annoyance reaches a threshold?
There is a loosely organized army of Arabs that comb through any news about Jews or Israel and bombard the comments page with their boring repetitive rhetoric. Zionists, apartheid, owners of Wall Street, Mossad, are the more common targets, but it is not the individual comments that have impact but they hope that the summation of this drone of repetition will sway public opinion and reduce support of the Jewish State. With no validity, I think these folks actually believe their nonsense.
Then, there are the home grown bigoted idiots who hate Jews, not different from the KKK hating blacks and not owing to any real valid concerns, but it offers them something to distract themselves from their miserable worthless existence.
Together there is a rise in the anti Semitic volume and I wonder if these people will be targeted when their annoyance reaches a threshold?
Thursday, July 22, 2010
NOT OFTEN I SIDE WITH FRANCE
France voted in favor of outlawing the Burqua type of clothing women wear in middle eastern countries. It was said to affect some 2,000 women. Huffing Post, one of my all time favorites, had an article by Ms. Spelling against such a law. However......
I'm in favor of the ban. The logic of Ms. Spelling is flawed. This is not an assault on Islam or on women or on Muslims or any combination thereof. I would also ban it in the U.S. It could be a man under there and it could be a bomber under the bee keeper outfit. In my opinion, it brings down the property values on the street they walk and I'd be reluctant to walk near them as they might have assault rifles under the death threads.
If the women don't like it, they can move elsewhere. This is not a law, as suggested, as to tell what to wear, but a law stating what cannot be worn. There are laws against dressing to impersonate such as doctors in a hospital, policemen and so forth. This could be a terrorist impersonating a woman.
I think France would rather err on the side of safety and so would I. Also in Muslim countries, they force western female visitors to look like death. I did not see one word about this in the article. What goes around, comes around.
I'm in favor of the ban. The logic of Ms. Spelling is flawed. This is not an assault on Islam or on women or on Muslims or any combination thereof. I would also ban it in the U.S. It could be a man under there and it could be a bomber under the bee keeper outfit. In my opinion, it brings down the property values on the street they walk and I'd be reluctant to walk near them as they might have assault rifles under the death threads.
If the women don't like it, they can move elsewhere. This is not a law, as suggested, as to tell what to wear, but a law stating what cannot be worn. There are laws against dressing to impersonate such as doctors in a hospital, policemen and so forth. This could be a terrorist impersonating a woman.
I think France would rather err on the side of safety and so would I. Also in Muslim countries, they force western female visitors to look like death. I did not see one word about this in the article. What goes around, comes around.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
I WOULD HAVE BIT IT CLEAN OFF
I read in Salon about Jessica Stern and her sister's rape when they were little kids. It happened the same day, same place, same time frame. It moved just about every person commenting with anger and sympathy.
Like other readers, this made me sick to my stomach. The police gave the sisters no justice. They only they doubted them. Your father indicated, perhaps not directly, that he was not interested in justice. "They probably have forgotten about it".
At some time in the rape, the man told her to lick his penis. She had the idea of biting it, but didn't. If it were me, I would have bit his penis clear off and then tried to poke his eyes out. As gruesome as that may sound, it would have saved other girls, exacted punishment that fits the crime, saved her sister from this bastard, and if Jessica survived, she would not have spent all these years as a victim.
I know it is almost cruel for me to suggest this, but I would not have hesitated for a moment.
I read about the women in India in pink Saris, banding together in the thousands, exacting justice from the misogynist men, wife beaters. I suggested the Stockholm Syndrome drenched women in the Middle East try to do the same.
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Like other readers, this made me sick to my stomach. The police gave the sisters no justice. They only they doubted them. Your father indicated, perhaps not directly, that he was not interested in justice. "They probably have forgotten about it".
At some time in the rape, the man told her to lick his penis. She had the idea of biting it, but didn't. If it were me, I would have bit his penis clear off and then tried to poke his eyes out. As gruesome as that may sound, it would have saved other girls, exacted punishment that fits the crime, saved her sister from this bastard, and if Jessica survived, she would not have spent all these years as a victim.
I know it is almost cruel for me to suggest this, but I would not have hesitated for a moment.
I read about the women in India in pink Saris, banding together in the thousands, exacting justice from the misogynist men, wife beaters. I suggested the Stockholm Syndrome drenched women in the Middle East try to do the same.
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
THE PROBLEM WITH DIVERSITY
Diversity, in the U.S. adds to the wealth of our nation in terms of tolerance in living together, a fund of ideas, enrichment of language, the arts and sciences. I'm sure I left out a bunch, but we've taken your huddled masses and we have benefited.
However diversity also has its problems with making decisions in the public best interest, in resolving social problems owing to the many views, and there is less cohesion that tie us together. Diversity does not protect minorities well.
In America, we love our country and flag but do not love each other. The war cry is often "not in our backyard". Immigration, Gay Rights, and formerly Civil Rights were and still are major struggles.
In Argentina, you can make a point that the Catholic Church is wrong and people and legislature may follow, but in the U.S. you have to sell all Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, Temples being wrong. It is easy for a Karl Rove type to poison many wells and make common social agreement that crosses party lines more difficult.
A byproduct of diversity is that money and power become the prime motivating engines so only the courts can provide equality and only in some jurisdictions.
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However diversity also has its problems with making decisions in the public best interest, in resolving social problems owing to the many views, and there is less cohesion that tie us together. Diversity does not protect minorities well.
In America, we love our country and flag but do not love each other. The war cry is often "not in our backyard". Immigration, Gay Rights, and formerly Civil Rights were and still are major struggles.
In Argentina, you can make a point that the Catholic Church is wrong and people and legislature may follow, but in the U.S. you have to sell all Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, Temples being wrong. It is easy for a Karl Rove type to poison many wells and make common social agreement that crosses party lines more difficult.
A byproduct of diversity is that money and power become the prime motivating engines so only the courts can provide equality and only in some jurisdictions.
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