At CNN, news has to be delivered in a fast-paced almost breathless style by the well-groomed, nay almost slick types from Hollywood casting. In spite of himself, Anderson Cooper has become more than likeable, overweight anchor, Candy Crowley is one of the most respected journalists and funny woman Jeannie Most keeps us laughing over her… [Read more…]
October 31, 2011
Politics is a dirty business and it just got dirtier today when Politico ran with the headline – Bombshell: Cain accused of inappropriate behavior by female employees. So the next thing we know, the man himself is being questioned on the matter and he and his press rep both deny the allegations albeit Cain in… [Read more…]
October 30, 2011
In Nanjing, my brother’s family met up with “Michael,” a Chinese exchange student who had spent the lastyear with them. Anna just loved him as you can see from this reunion photo left. Below, they have had Chinese meals and enjoyed local delicacies such as the green bean-looking dish in the middle of the table. … [Read more…]
October 30, 2011
SamHenry’s brother and her sister-in-law and two of their 4 children are now in China. Their mission: pick up and welcome “Grace” into our family. She is an older child and has a mild case of Cerebral Palsy. When Grace was found, she was about 2 years old and had been abandoned at the side… [Read more…]
October 29, 2011
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SamHenry will be going to a luncheon honoring the work at Planned Parenthood of a late cousin. Motivated by honoring Catherine and seeing the keynote speaker, Gloria Steinem, let it be known that SH does not agree with the work of Planned Parenthood in the area of abortion. In advance of the program, I determined… [Read more…]
October 29, 2011
One major reason world population growth cannot be curbed? We not only cannot agree that it should be; we cannot determine how it should be done. There is the risk that the vulnerable among us will be at risk – even for their lives: the sick and elderly and unborn children. Recently in China, a… [Read more…]
October 28, 2011
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For a multitude of reasons, some manufacture outsourced to China is returning to the US. It is not enough to end unemployment problems here but it does mean there are a few more choices in the market place and a boost to our flattened national ego. In a furniture store where I worked after retirement,… [Read more…]
October 27, 2011
Back in January, 2011 when the members of the Board of Governors and Presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks met, participants viewed the outlook for economic activity and inflation as having weakened significantly since last October, when their last projections were made. As indicated in Table 1 and depicted in Figure 1, participants projected that… [Read more…]
October 26, 2011
Bypassing Congress, the President, assisted by provisions in current Health Care Law (March, 2010) and precedent dating back to 1974 in the area of budget exercised executive privileges and powers to create a program of Forgiveness for student College loans. Provisions of the Program may be found here. President to Ease Student Loan Burden for… [Read more…]
October 26, 2011
An article in the Guardian has raised the specter of Chinese government enforcement of laws relating to the regulation of family size. For one family, daring to go beyond the 1 child rule and have 3 was taking a chance. The following article tells the unbelievable tale of this young family. The world is operating… [Read more…]
October 26, 2011
For those of us for whom big government is anathema, there is a sense that only a big government can battle a big bank these days. Bank of America’s abuses have been well-documented in their mortgage practices among others. Most recently the Bank has overstepped its role in a free enterprise system in their determination… [Read more…]
October 25, 2011
SamHenry’s native home is Rochester, NY in western New York. And proud I am (or once was) that it was also the birthplace of “the yellow box,” Kodak; Xerox; Gannett, Bausch and Lomb, Ritter, and Wegman’s. Wegman’s was where you LIVED. It was like Christmas every day with shelves creaking with products from all over… [Read more…]
October 25, 2011
An article this morning over at CNN tackles one of the most frequently asked questions “what do you do”? and its import to our society of knowing the answer. It was illustrated by the above photo. When I first looked at it, I thought that men’s rooms around the country had been integrated but then… [Read more…]
October 24, 2011
Don’t you just love the title? Now spam will be directed here from businesses of all manner. The new Winter Weather Complaint and Comment Center at On My Watch - its location and function – are outlined below. Did I say “outlined”? Perhaps this a a slight overstatement of the case. It is not in… [Read more…]
October 23, 2011
Because of my serious involvement with computers from my job at home to my blog to just having a good time, Sam needs lots of eyewear. First you must know that the time came this year that the curtain rang down on my youth: I was told that it was bifocal time. Never. I had… [Read more…]
October 31, 2011
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