In returning a 5-4 ruling concerning Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court of the United States has given life to corporate personhood and, in many ways, limited the effectiveness of the everyday person’s contributions to political campaigns. Many who are happy with the decision feel that SCOTUS has ruled in favor of… Continue reading SCOTUS Ruling on Campaign Finance
I have blogged before about the Photo Club I go to in Groton, New York. The beginning of January brought the monthly meeting and a homework assignment – take pictures of snow. Remarkably, it snowed that night. I need to pick my favorite five so am going to let you all help me. Vote by… Continue reading Photos of Snow
Yesterday, Governor David A Paterson presented the Executive Budget for the fiscal year 2010-2011. New York’s fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31. In introducing Paterson, Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravage used the word collegial twice. This should have been a warning to all – lawmakers and others – listening and watching the presentation… Continue reading NYS Executive Budget Presentation
I am a huge salmon fan. Like my fanaticism surrounding the sport of hockey, I find new and delicious ways to serve salmon all the time. My favorite is simple and grilled on cedar planks. I have also done salmon with lentils in a crock pot. The lentils cook all day and the salmon goes in on… Continue reading Salmon Patties
Saturday night I went out with a good friend from high school to hear another high school friend and the band he plays in at Number 5 restaurant. The original plan was to go to this restaurant and listen for a while, then go to another place to hear another band. We never left Number… Continue reading A New Beer Tried
I have spent a lot of time this new year – and yes, the first month is just barely halfway through – reading and commenting on balance, perceptions and judgment. The problem, personally, is that I was not relating these readings or my comments to my own situation. While balance is, and seemingly will always… Continue reading Balance, Judgment and Some Personal Thoughts
A friend of mine posed this question on his blog on Friday and I couldn’t help but bite. I did ask permission first and am slightly scared to delve into this now as I truly have no idea what is in my wallet. Deena also took the challenge to see what was in her purse.… Continue reading What’s In Your Wallet?
What would you do for your children? Friday I turned on BravoTV at 8 am to take a break from reality. I have watched news clips almost continually since seeing the Haitian earthquake first hit the news while I was in line at the grocery. I tend to see a lot of news on those… Continue reading Parents and Parenting
Help is a four letter word. When a natural disaster strikes, four letter words abound. Most of them are such that we should not repeat them in public but we may swear. We may cry and sob – three letter words that relieve stress and sometimes cause additional, different stress. I would like to suggest… Continue reading HELP
The drama started back on Wednesday. I just always figure it will work itself out so I let it go. Unfortunately, #5 seems to be getting a lot of press lately – at least here on my blog. #5 is a diver. While he has only hit the diving board a hand full of times,… Continue reading Another Day, Another Drama
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