Polaroid

This story would read better on April 1, 2009, but Polaroid might be defunct by then, so I’m running it now.
In a late effort to stave off insolvency, Polaroid announced late Monday that it was bringing to market a new digital camera that produced instant photos with the date and exposure information on the BACK [...]

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The Second Non-American President

I was tempted to say “There goes the neighborhood”, but felt that using it as a title would be a bit misleading.  You see, the sentiment behind the phrase is too racially charged and in light of who our next president is, perhaps a bit insensitive.  However, in reading a news story yesterday, I couldn’t [...]

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Driving a Hard Bargain

This past Wednesday, a friend asked me whether I would vote for the auto “bailout” if I were a senator.  As I considered Dave’s question, all of the swirling issues ran through my mind:

The auto industry brought their decline on themselves through bad decisions, a failure to embrace alternative-fuel vehicles more aggressively, and the burdensome [...]

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Character Attacks

What is the correct response to have when one is confronted with a question—a near allegation—of wrongdoing?  No, I’m not talking about Rod Blagojevich.   There are too many blog posts about him already without me adding to the muddy waters.  No, this time, this is about me.
Someone saw me handling an item and without watching [...]

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A True American Icon

Author’s Note:  Please leave a comment as to what brought you to this post.  Thanks.
 
A photo has touched me over the years.  Perhaps you have seen it too.  The photo shows a woman, apparently dealing with a lot of issues, hand-to-chin, and two girls on either side of her, nestling into the background as if to [...]

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A Dangerous Precedent

Be careful, Mr Obama, what demons you let fly as President-elect, for dangerous precedents can be established.
The Chicago-based work force of Republic Windows and Doors are staging a sit-in over concern that with their lay-off, they may not receive their severance and vacation pay.  As the protest of concern goes into its fourth full day, organizers [...]

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Throw Out the Constitution

When the Constitution stands against what you want to do, throw it out.  When ambiguities of circumstances cloud the issue of eligibility to serve, complicate those ambiguities.  And when the Constitution is clear, find loopholes.
So far, the incoming administration has not adequately answered the questions as to Mr Obama’s right to serve, and now, according [...]

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Face Facts (Part 2)

I appreciate the perspective given in a comment to the original post and I mean no disrespect to these men or their other accomplishments—which is why I note that there were no illegalities in their actions in their day.
But as Obama prepares to become our 44th President—43rd if you look at Grover Cleveland (22nd and [...]

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Face Facts

In a recent CNN article, the writer talks about the historic nature of the Obamas moving into the White House—a building that once had slaves at work within, as well as a home that housed slave-holding presidents.
It comes as no surprise that some of these presidents—whether the lived in the White House or not—were slave [...]

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Falling Gas Prices (Part 4) and More Stories

…I went to buy a soda for lunch. I put my money in the coke machine and pressed the button. Rumblings, rumblings—my bottle dropped into the opening below. As I bent to retrieve it, more rumblings (from the machine) and a second bottle dropped. Handing off the first bottle to a bystander, I bent to [...]

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