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The Voice of the Problem
When I wrote a post on the night of the shootings about the fact that members my family grew up in Newtown and went to Sandy Hook Elementary School, I was touched by the comments of most of you. One …...
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Public Health Problem
Let’s put this in perspective, now. Gun violence is a public health issue. Period. We reduced other public health threats by taking appropriate action. We can fix this one too. From the Journal of...
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Lessons Learned
It’s pretty much universally accepted that we all learn valuable lessons at our first job. I certainly did. My first real job was at a burger joint in Connecticut called The Big Toppe. It was modeled...
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Chicken S*#t
[Washington, DC, February 15, 2013] Pundits were astonished today when members of the GOP-led House Committee on Science, Space and Technology announced plans to hold hearings on science and the lack...
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Different Dominos
Last night, I was really tired and wanted to go to bed early. But then I heard the start of a story by Rachel Maddow on Nixon, treason, and five years of needless war. How the Vietnam war was on …...
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Job Security for Cowards
How important is your job to you? What would you do to keep it? What would you be willing to sacrifice to keep it? Who would you be willing to sacrifice to keep your job? Would you be willing to …...
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Now Why Didn’t I Think of That?
It’s kind of late in the game for me. My son is in college. He drives. He Facebooks. He’s beyond my control. So I am really upset that I didn’t get this vital piece of parenting advice from Senator...
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Mary Grace
In the summer of 2011, my friend Carol, a nurse, joined a mercy mission to Haiti to treat people still suffering from the January 2010 earthquake. A last minute volunteer, she hadn’t had time to...
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It’s A Cookbook!
You probably don’t know this, but at one time I was a terrific cook. And I have the books to prove it. I’ve bought cookbooks wherever I’ve gone — I have them from all over Europe, although following...
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I’ll Take a Free Vaginal Ultrasound!
You probably know that I love me a bargain. Some times, I just can’t resist. Cheap stuff. Buy one get one for 50% off! Two for the price of one! Seventy-two rolls of Charmin! So when I heard that...
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Changing The Name Game
A perfect weapon. Because, after all, what’s in a name? My thanks for this video, and for being the first person to encourage me to start a blog, goes to my friend and colleague Bao.
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WHOAH!!!! What happened?!?!
I admit, I’ve been doing a whole lot of this lately But I was surprised how in two months during which I did almost no political posts whatsoever, that the world could have possibly gotten its...
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Need a New Job? I Got One For You!
Need a new job? A new career path? Are you stuck in a dead end job? No future? No expansion? No ability to grow, to expand? Well there is a whole new field that is just opening up. And the …...
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Go Fish
Did you play “Go Fish” as a child? Of course you did. Remember how wonderful it felt when you could shout out: “I Got What I Asked For!” How’s it feelin’ long about now? Because many folks got...
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The Rule of Law
Let me preface this post by saying this: I get it. My Dad, whom I adored, was a WWII vet. I toured European battlefields with him. I read the history and heard the tales. I stood on Omaha Beach and...
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Left vs. Right — You Choose
In the left corner, representing us, we have a true statesperson: Senator Elizabeth Warner: When was the last time the anarchy gang called for regulators to go easier on companies that put lead in...
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One Picture
You know that old adage “One Picture is Worth A Thousand Words”? Sometimes, one picture really is all you need. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that a black family resides in the White House....
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reblogged from BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD: Let us not be afraid to help each other—let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not...
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As I Was Sayin’
As anybody who hasn’t rolled their eyes, clicked “Like” and then clicked “X” to scurry out of my political posts knows, I’ve been saying since I started FiftyFourAndAHalf.com (because I was pissed off...
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The 3 Ps: Politics, Penises and Pooches
I got nothing to add. Except my thanks to my dog-lovin’ sister-in-law who sent me this picture. The origin is unknown. My guess is the Values Voters gang.
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