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• Ernest Borgnine, Dead at Age 95

  

  Ernest Borgnine died Sunday at the age of 95. He became famous playing the film version of “Marty”, an unpretty man finding love with an unpretty woman (Betsy... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Morning Quote – So What Should We Know About Romney’s Money?

  

  “Americans need to ask themselves: why does an American businessman need a Swiss bank account and secretive investments like that?” – DNC Chairwoman Debbie... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• My Congratulations to Barney Frank and James Ready…

  

  This week Barney Frank became the first sitting US Congressman to be part of a same sex marriage. For that, he has my best wishes. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2012 SOCIETY

• Cartoon(s) of the Week – Answering Conservative Questions

  

  Nate Beeler in the Columbus Dispatch:Romney plans his first day in office…- and -Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal Constitution:After all, he has... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2012 SOCIETY

• My Life Has Changed… Not for the Better, I’m Afraid

  

  Following my radio show this morning, I’m sitting over at Mellow Moods haviong coffee while I wait for my friend Cecil to pick me upHe’s over at workshop at... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• So, According to John Boehner, Voters Need Not Love Mitt Romney:

  

  From a longer article at Roll Call:…at a June 30 fundraiser in Wheeling, W.Va., Speaker John Boehner offered a surprisingly frank assessment of the dynamic... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Saw This Disturbing Quote on Taegan Goddard:

  

  “Mosques are not churches like we would think of churches. They think of mosques more as a foothold into a society, as a foothold into a community, more in the... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 SOCIETY

• Paul Krugman Did a Fine Evaluation of Romney Today

  

  Krugman‘s NY Times column, entitled “Off and Out With Mitt Romney” was a real winner this morning. Here’s a few paragraphs… but I urge you to read the whole... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 SOCIETY

• Tax Benefits for the Middle Class with Obamacare

  

  No matter what the Republicans in Congress say as they pass Eric Cantor‘s legislative move to repeal Obamacare (don’t worry, the Senate will send it to the... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 SOCIETY

• Health Care Programs Benefit the Middle Class

  

  No matter what the Republicans in Congress say as they pass Eric Cantor‘s legislative move to repeal Obamacare (don’t worry, the Senate will send it to the... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Quote from a Conservative:

  

  Romney’s campaign ”belief that it’s about the economy and only the economy, and that they need to keep telling us stupid voters that it’s only about the economy... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 SOCIETY

• Our Second Night of CATF…

  

  Last night we saw two plays at the Contemporary American Theater Festival… and I have to have seen all five by Sunday so I can get my WSHC reviews in by Monday. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• 4th of July in San Diego – An Explosive Event

  Had you been in San Diego, CA, last night, you could have seen a greater fireworks failure than you could imagine. Somehow, 15 tons of fireworks all went off... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 SOCIETY

• I Really Need Your Support to Keep Under The LobsterScope Going…

  

  …and I will give you a free gift if you make a donation of $5.00 or more… …you get “Bill’s Cast O’ Characters” my favorite picture font, based on ornaments and... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2012 SOCIETY

• Quote of a Generation – A Discovery He Never Thought He’d See…

  

  Peter HiggsScientists at the world’s biggest atom smasher have announced the discovery of a brand-new particle—and it looks an awful lot like the long-sought... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2012 PHYSICS, SCIENCE

• Happy Birthday, America…

  Here we are, in the midst of a heat wave with still over a million of our neighbors in the mid-Atlantic states out of power, and it is the 4th of July. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2012 SOCIETY

• How Many Americans Actually Watch (or Listen To) the News?

  

  For instance, with all that has been said in relationship to the Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare, wouldn’t it be really disappointing to know that almost... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2012 SOCIETY

• Andy Griffith, Dead at 86.

  

  We remember him from “The Andy Griffith Show” or, later, from “Matlock.” Andy Griffith died about 7 a.m. this morning of a heart attack. In more than half a... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Fun with Christian Education…

  

  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has come under focus recently for the kind of textbooks he is willing to fund with State money, even they are for private... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 DEBATE, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• A Quote for the Day – Watch What You Tweet!

  

  “If you post a tweet, just like if you scream it out the window, there is no reasonable expectation of privacy.” - Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Matthew A.... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 SOCIETY