(Community Matters)just as trees budding signify the coming of spring, honey from Lani & Manny Azenberg a sure sign of Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown Friday. It’s the Jewish New Year, ten days of repentance which’ll conclude with Yom Kippur As for the day of judgment, I’m hoping to be included in the intermediate class if not the righteous
(Community Matters)Census Bureau reporting poverty rose to 13.2% from 2007 to 2008, 40 million people living below the poverty line (ie., below $22k annual income for a family of four). Middle class didn’t fare well either – median income dropped 4% the same year. Of course, the tail of the GOP’s Great Recession will yield even harsher statistics during 2009.
(Community Matters) Joe Wilson’s son says his daddy isn’t racist & I believe him. And, if you’ve ever heard from city council members or editors at AAS, you know racism is alive & well, even in Central Tx. People leave messages and send letters that would make sailors blush. I have no doubt this plays a large role for some of our first Black president’s opponents.
Those attending protests have a responsibility to either 1) convince someone to stand down a racist sign or 2) move away from those promoting such ideas. There’s a responsibility to disassociate oneself from that trash. You can’t support protesters carrying racists signs and be shocked over the confusion
(Community Matters)Interesting. Someone between Wichita & Newton, KS (Lat/Long: 38, -97) is asking interesting questions about me through google and is being referred to this blog - hmm, they could be driving north on I-35
(Community Matters)This guy starts out sounding reasonable, then Anderson Cooper quotes from Mark Williams’ blog – the President is a “Indonesian Muslim turned welfare thug.”
(Community Matters)Sorry to have missed my dear friend, Thom Singer’s, book launch and signing tonight – Batteries Not Included: 66 Tips to Energize Your Career. I have purchased the book, but now I’ll have to grovel to get an autograph.
(Community Matters)I am not feeling great. Since June, we’ve been trying to compassionately catch Nangini II. She’s been eating koi, so she had to be relocated. First time to spot her and I didn’t have a choice in how I captured her. sad
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Eugene Sepulveda
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