Oh No – Oprah!

I have been hearing rumblings in the last few days that Oprah Winfrey is seriously considering running for President in 2020.  Well goody, goody.  Unless I have missed something in the last few years, she is not qualified in...

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Republican Party

It just occurred to me that the Republican Party has only won ONE national election out of the last SEVEN by popular vote.  And that one was strongly influenced by pseudo-patriots who admitted lying and/or were proven liars. Go...

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Local Reporters

Every time I watch the local news I am inundated with local reporters doing standups, often in the middle of the night at an empty parking lot.  Why?  To introduce a news clip from an incident that occurred hours, and sometimes...

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Second Hand Smoke

Every time some jackass, including such “luminaries” as the U.S. Surgeon General, pontificates about the dangers of second hand cigarette smoke it is usually followed with a retraction within a day or so.  The plain...

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Cell Phone Users

We all know that cell phones have only been commonly available within the last 20 years.  I personally find them extremely convenient and would  be without one, nor would I want a family member to be without one.  But I firmly...

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Female Transvestites

We all know about transvestites but our usual perception is regarding men who dress as women.  Generally the perception that this is of a sexual identification nature, whether the person wants to identify as a woman or whether...

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Sexual Misconduct

Just saw another public figures, Math Lauer, fired because of accusations of sexual assaults/misconduct.  I think everyone is suprised as to how widespread this is becoming.  I am glad that we are finally at a place where women...

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Relations

My family has been involved in genealogy for about 50 years and we have found out many interesting things and many interesting people in our family tree.  But along the way I believe that most of us have gotten a real...

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