Category Archives: Social Commentary
Ashes To Ammo: How To Reload Your Dead Loved One
From the “Only in the South” files via NPR…. When a loved one dies and is cremated, family members face a tough decision on what do with the ashes. Some want the final resting place to be spectacular — … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Anna Kendrick!
She is only 26 years old today…. But she already has had an amazing career- with, hopefully, much more to come! Surprisingly, this is one of my top rated and most viewed posts….so I’m going to re-post it again on … Continue reading
Filed under Broadway, Entertainment, New York, Social Commentary, Theatre
Woman Tattoo’s All FaceBook Friends Profile Pictures on Her Arm
Okay, I admit I just don’t get tattoo’s at all. Maybe it was growing up around too many World War II vets who got them while they were drunk overseas and kept saying the wish they had never done it. … Continue reading
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Danville Downtowner Motor Inn to be Demolished
Ah, another part of my misspent youth is going to be gone shortly… We had some damn good parties at that place and I used to eat lunch in their Restaurant when I worked in Downtown Danville at a Bank … Continue reading
Filed under Danville, Social Commentary, Uncategorized, Virginia
A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much
I found this article fascinating… I’m one of those people quick to call the younger generation slackers. They are entirely too coddled. Hence, my loving reference to them among friends and on my blogs as SJI’s (Slack Jawed Idiots). But … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Social Commentary, Uncategorized
Nation Down To Last Hundred Grown-Ups | The Onion
Great satirical article from “The Onion”, of course…. Please click the link at the bottom to read the entire article. It’s worth it…. SUITLAND, MD—According to alarming new figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation’s population of … Continue reading
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Mom Defends Decision To Give 8-Year-Old Daughter Botox
Instead of calling “Good Morning America” someone should call Child Protective Services… If this isn’t technically both physical and mental child abuse, it sure sounds like it to me… I thought we left this mentality behind in the 1960′s…. We … Continue reading
Filed under Social Commentary, Television
What Happens When You’re Buried at Sea?
I found this fascinating…. But then it may be just me…. I find cemeteries both fascinating for their history and a waste of space… I’ve already told my partner I want to be cremated and my ashes spread somewhere nice- … Continue reading
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One in three Africans is now middle class, report finds | Global development | The Guardian
The world is changing…. We just need to change with it… And adjust our perceptions to the new reality…. We aren’t the only rich consumer society anymore… From The Guardian: One in three Africans is middle class, a rising group … Continue reading
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The Cult of Chick-fil-A
This explains one of the reasons I will not eat at this place… I firmly believe in the separation of Church and Chicken. The other reason I won’t eat at this place is their nasty, greasy food…. Interesting article … Continue reading →
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