Afghanistan’s “Freedom Fighters” Best American Friend Is Dead
Charlie Wilson died today at the age of 76. The Texas Congressman was known in Washington as “good time Charlie” for his appreciation, some time excessive, of beautiful women, booze, cocaine and hot tub. But again who can blame him, this was the “swinging 70’s”. However, Congressman Wilson had a deadly serious side to him, […]
A Rainbow of Gay Relationships Supported by Tech and Touch
Maybe it is safer and easier to be online than to confront climate change, a homophobic society, massive social inequity, a failed American government of four decades, a crappy economy, an uncertain job market, a global village filled with people who loathe what the USA has become, etc, ad infinitum nauseum
New-Orleans & Port-au-Prince: Two Tales Of Government Failures
Today, after the Super Bowl win by the Saints is a day of celebration in New-Orleans. Four and half years after Katrina ran amok on the Crescent City in 2005, New-Orleans is still very much in need not only of a moral boost but also of an economic one. When the Saints play in New-Orleans, […]
The Business Of Proselytizing
The right wing conservative Christian organization, Focus on the Family, is paying an estimated $2.5 million for an ad on CBS to use Tim Tebow’s noteriety as part of their ongoing anti-choice, anti-gay agenda.
Super Bowl, American Idols & BigMac: “Panen Et Circenses” Of Today
In the days of the Roman Empire, “Panen Et Circenses” (literally ” bread & circuses”) was the formula for the “well being” of the population or more exactly a political strategy implemented by Rome’s rulers to keep the populace quiet if not fully satisfied. The “Panen Et Circenses” formula offered a variety of pleasures and […]
