Rantings on life
Does anyone remember when or why the term freedom fries came about? I do it was in 2003 as a wave of anti-French sentiment came because the French had the sheer audacity to oppose the US/UK lead illegal war in Iraq. So, I suppose that I find it incredibly ironic that in the wake Continue reading
Dear old people in the grocery stores . I realize that you have to get your groceries just like the rest of us, but apparently in your advanced years, you seem to have forgotten some basic public space etiquette. Please, let me remind you of a few small details. 1. You seem likely to be Continue reading
American higher education is on life support and not doing particularly well. We have a growing consensus emerging from industry and academia alike arguing that the institutions are not serving the needs of students. And clearly from my own experience as well as the experiences shared with me by so many in the last six Continue reading
Dear Americans: Today, in quite a rational and well-reasoned statement China argued that other nations would be wise to de-Americanize their investments that is (at least in part) the US dollar is held as a reserve currency for many nations around the world and many nations invest in the US financial system because of Continue reading
I ve been watching the events unfolding with Syria, the US, Russia, the UK, etc. etc. etc. like most people with interest, concern, and a bit of a dubious what the hell? kind of initial reaction . that is up until the moment that President Obama sent the request for action to a Congress that has held Continue reading
Dear overzealous feminists (male and female) whose knickers have been in a wad for DAYS now about Virginia Wade s 1977 Wimbledon win being somehow irrelevant in the promotion of the Andy Murray winning Wimbledon story: Perhaps American coverage has forgotten the qualifier of winning the Men s Championship at Wimbledon (I don t know for sure since Continue reading
A few weeks ago I watched The Newsroom pilot for the first time and the title character is asked an utterly American question, Why do you think America is the greatest country? his response It s not and in true Aaron Sorkin form offered a whole lot of information to support the argument. I had Continue reading
This is a great piece that sums it up . Since living abroad, I ve fielded so many questions/ comments like, An American once asked me where I lived, I told them in Frankfurt Germany and he said, Great I ve been there, I really enjoyed Belgium' , or asking why we seem to hate poor people, how Continue reading
Yesterday in on of the most ridiculous Senate votes, the US Senate rejected background checks for gun sales by a vote of 54-46 no, 54 Senators did not vote against the bill only 46 did. Let that sink in because Harry Reid, Democratic Majority leader did not push to get rid of the Continue reading
The following is a really nice summary and critique of the craziness in reporting and social media following this week s explosions in Boston . I definitely recommend checking out Cogent Comment if you like the flavor, tenor, and directions of my ranting.🙂 _________________________________________________ Boston, Baseless Speculation, and Celebrating Goodness April 16, 2013 Hot Topics Tagged:…