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It never ceases to amaze me how so many people in America can live in what has been called a “parallel universe”. A universe Fox News not only helps to create, but apparently believes in itself, as witnessed on election night, when its pundits were taken completely off guard by Obama’s victory. Continue reading
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Ah! Only seven days and one to go to Halloween, my ravenous readers, so I feel compelled to warn you. I move as though invisible through the streets and alleys and I observe the good citizens of my subdivision decorating their trees and lawns with whimsically carved calabashes and synthetic spiderwebs, comfortably convinced that ghouls are merely a myth, a myth upheld for no other reason that to have a costume party. Continue reading
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Tagged alliteration, American education, american extremism, Amerikaans onderwijs, bigotry, birthers, Christian extremism, conservative talk radio, costume party, education, Halloween, horror, KKK, media, Obama, opinion, politics, racism, racisme, scary monsters, talk radio, talk shows, tea party, zombies. Amerikaanse politiek
Time for a blast from the past.
One of the Plinky prompts was to name my favorite TV shows as a kid. Well, I watched shows from three continents, so lots of you out there should recognize these. Continue reading
the past in pop culture
but now I'm not so sure
Smile! You’re at the best WordPress.com site ever
the various ruminations of a reluctant expatriate
I point therefore I shoot.
When will we ever learn?: Common sense and nonsense about today's public schools in America.
Where have all the slackers gone?
WILD IN FLORIDA: Exploring and Photographing Florida's Threatened Ecosystems, Wildlife, and More
ideas, projects and beautiful things
art design & oddities
dare to believe in our common humanity
Tales of a Yankee adventurer in Norway
~ Be Here Now
Where you learn about what's out there and what's coming up.
Rising from the ashes of domestic violence
a chronicle of recollections
A Husband and Wife Perspective on Life in the UAE
Birthplace to all ideas:please, let me share a few of my own.
You are your own best teacher
fine art photography
There are 5 sisters. She's the middlest.
We can rebuild him. We have the technology... Drier. Hilariouser. More satirical than before.
A curated serving of the visual arts
"I thought, therefore I was." - Me
have fingers, will type
Making Absolutely No Difference in Today's World
With camera in hand, exploring European lands, cultures, food, and drink...mostly with a plan, but sometimes enjoying the adventure of just getting lost.
How life as a stand-up comic prepared me for motherhood
Notes from the margin of middle age (with photos)
a place to put my thoughts on paper
Life on the Sidewalk.....(No, I'm not lost.)
My new life in the Netherlands
The Art and Craft of Blogging
