It feels like the concept of contrition is truly a thing of the past. Ryan Braun and Anthony Weiner are both being blasted not just for their transgressions, but for the disingenous manner in which they handled their controversies. After testing positive for steroids last year, Braun challenged the system and eventually won, I believe even go …
I had very much wanted to blog about the Trayvon Martin case, about information poison and media greed. I very much want to contribute to fixing this. I very much want to help subside what really caused this tragedy...fear. Yes, fear, not racism, on both their parts was the catalyst…fear and societal breakdown. You see both were in bad situation …
It may have been Independence Day. with thoughts of revolution and fireworks, but to me, it was a day of nothing more than family, friends, nice weather and relaxation. It is not something that I get or enjoy often, but nonetheless, I did actually take some time to bask in it. I did remember at some point sitting back and being truly proud of wh …
I see everyone posting all over Facebook all of their kids' accomplishments...getting into college, honor roll, winning championships, peeing in the toilet. It doesn't really bother me and there certainly isn't anything wrong with it, but I am not a big believer in using Facebook to pat myself on the back on behalf of my son (especially since he d …
We heard about the Rutgers scandal with basketball coach Mike Rice a couple months back. He was fired for his abusive basketball style which was actually caught on video. He was guilty of physically contacting kids in a detrimental manner and using homophobic slurs. This week, former Rutgers coach Mike Rice was given a chance to address a baske …
I write this not to bash a company for an individual incident, but rather to shed light upon a policy that not only do many millions not know about, but also that all of the friends and relatives that I have who work for Citibank do not know about. I also am curious if this is legal or standard policy among all other banks, as I have not yet decid …
I was wrong. OK not completely wrong, but when Don last wrote about the Russian Punk protest band "Pussy Riot," I thought that they were just a bunch of screwed up kids looking to cause trouble. After watching a special documentary about them on HBO, I was wrong. I was right about the fact that nobody has a right to screw with other people's r …
Don's blog inspired me. We often look at technology, especially advanced technology to be riddled with fears and anxieties. While it is fair for Don to question what would/will happen when our robot technology becomes so advanced that it borders on gaining consciousness. Many often mention Star Trek when they speak of real life technological …
It was a simple proposition that I generated from a variety of thoughts. Part of it came from the repeated Rutgers "scandals". Part of it came from conversations I've had with my sister who is both a teacher and a mother of a special needs child. Part of it was conceived throughout Memorial Day weekend as I watched episodes of MASH, a special o …
There is a TV show on HBO called Girls that I have likened to watching a car accident. I understand that my taste might not be everyone's and I can accept that. What I'm curious about is how badly it makes it's female characters look. I have wondered if the same exact show were made by a man rather than Lena Dunham, whether women would be screa …
I read a recent article about how the family of former Pirates pitcher Fritz Ostermuller was upset about how their father was depicted in the movie about Jackie Robinson, "42". Historians now say that the movie represented more of a charicature, symbolic of all of the hatred and racism faced by Robinson, rather than an accurate portrayal. In is n …
We had struggled with it for years. My wife was more inclined to being open to the concept, where I was resistant. I had seen and heard about it being overdiagnosed for years. I felt ADD was something that often was a crutch for parents who would rather rely upon medication than instilling discipline, that teachers often relied upon rather than …
Earlier in the week, Rona brought up something that I have had on my mind for quite some time. While I was glad that someone else other than myself had noticed the same "effect", I disagree with Rona on the cause. While Rona correlated the decline with the new web site, I feel that the quality of the blogs and the interest level shown goes back f …
Last night I took my son to see 42, the Jackie Robinson story. I was a very good movie that, save some graphic language (that was necessary to the story yet difficult to sit through) had the feel of the type of feel good movie you might have watched in school. The best part of the movie I believe was how they delved a little deeper into the conc …
On Monday before hell literally broke loose in Boston, I was reading a post on Facebook. Obviously there are millions of them these days, but this one caught my attention and I ended up reading the whole piece and most of the comments. It was written by a woman who had lost her young daughter, nearly three, to cancer. She spoke with a subtle bit …
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