For the most part, I’ve been keeping my opinions of the events in Ferguson to myself. I wasn’t on the jury, I was not present when Michael Brown was killed, and I’m not here to cast judgement on something I have no proof of. However, in the days following the shooting, something has been weighing … Continue reading
Every Christmas, my sister and I bake and decorate gingerbread men. This is my first Christmas not living with my family, so I’m carrying on the tradition alone (unless my boyfriend bravely volunteers). This year, I started wondering where the story of the Gingerbread Man came from (i.e. “Run, run as fast as you can! … Continue reading
This documentary about texting and driving by Werner Herzog is SO important and should be required viewing for everyone operating a vehicle. Please take the time to watch it and share it with friends.
Today is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day and National Doughnut Day! I have no special insight on the origins of Ice Cream Day. My bet is that the ice cream industry created it to get more money. Doughnut Day, however, honors the Salvation Army “Lassies” of WWI. It is also used as a fund raiser for … Continue reading
Did you know that in 2010, each person created 4.43 pounds of trash in the United States? That may not seem like a lot, but if you multiply it by 365 days, that’s 1,617 pounds of garbage per person over a year. Plastics are one of the top things thrown away and are the least recycled. A … Continue reading
Child abuse is any mistreatment or neglect of a child that results in non-accidental harm or injury and which cannot be reasonably explained. Child abuse can include: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. April is Nation Child Abuse Prevention Month, and is a time to acknowledge the importance of families and communities working … Continue reading
I’ve done a lot of research on Emmett Till, and I’ve written a lot of blog posts about him. If you have never heard his story, allow me to tell you about it: Emmett Till was a little boy from Chicago, where racism was not as strong in the 1950s. He has family down in … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day is one of the holidays that people either hate or love. In the US and other places around the world, people will be exchanging flowers, cards, and chocolate tomorrow. But where does the tradition come from? I was curious, and I thought some other people might be too. The story of Valentine’s Day … Continue reading
The Sandy Hook PTA wants to create a winter wonderland of snowflakes for the children when classes resume later this month in their new building. Send your snowflakes to: Connecticut PTSA 60 Connolly Parkway, Building 12, Suite 103 Hamden, CT 06514 by January 12, 2013.
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, and I hope 2013 is fabulous for everyone. I was writing this post to let everyone know that AAA is providing a service called the “Tipsy Tow” between the hours of 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and 3 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Anyone who wishes to take advantage … Continue reading
The next time you cringe when looking at your holiday shopping receipts, keep this story in mind. Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson has an annual Christmas ritual. He funds twelve children selected by Child Protective services to go on a c. The children range from ages 8 to 16, and have all suffered from some form … Continue reading
A patrol car at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has a new paint job. It is for a good cause, although it may not scare criminals. The patrol car has been painted pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It will patrol different areas and raise Breast Cancer Awareness The Sheriff, Mike Hale, said “We love … Continue reading
Every year, September 10th is Suicide Awareness Day. As of 2011, an estimated one million people per year die by suicide or “a death every 40 seconds or about 3,000 every day.” There are also twenty failed suicide attempts for every one that is successful. Suicide is also the thirteenth leading cause of death worldwide. In honor of today … Continue reading
I’m willing to bet that everyone has heard of the Penn State scandal, even if they don’t know all the details. The story probably leaves you absolutely repulsed, but you may think that it doesn’t affect you. You’re wrong. If you’re a woman who is in college, or you have a daughter, sister, cousin, friend or … Continue reading
Did y’all ever watch Zoboomafoo? If you did, you should know that lemurs are dangling on the verge of extinction. Madagascar’s lemurs are now the most endangered vertebrates on the planet. There are 103 known lemur species and 91% of them are threatened. Scientists blame destruction of the tropical rain forests for the decline of the lemur’s condition. Political unrest has made poverty rates … Continue reading
I’m not about to write some lengthy post about whether or not gay marriage should be legalized. I don’t want to throw my opinions at you either. However, I do want to give you something to think about. Interracial marriages are not uncommon. Well, up until 45 years ago, they were illegal. In 1967, the Supreme Court made … Continue reading
In the fall, a new law will require New York City cab drivers to keep an eye out for possible victims of sex trafficking. Although sex trafficking by taxi is rare, is does happen. Police have cracked down on brothels, which means that traffickers have to transport victims directly to the customer. The city is training drivers … Continue reading
He was an unusual looking creature, wasn’t he? Odds are you’ve never seen another one like him, because he was the last of his kind. George was the only remaining Pinta Island tortoise, and he was estimated to be over 100 years old. Lonesome George was discovered on Pinta Island in 1972 at a time when tortoises of … Continue reading
Feminists and women right’s activists have banned together to form Rock The Slut Vote. Rush Limbaugh called law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” for testifying before Congress in support of contraceptives. Women everywhere are banning together to “diffuse” the disrespectful term. The founder of the movement wants to change the meaning of the word, so that it can’t be used to bully … Continue reading
Forty four percent of Americans say that marijuana should be legalized, and sixty five believe that it will be legal within ten years. People say that weed is less dangerous than alcohol and tobacco, because it doesn’t cause drunk driving and isn’t as bad for your lungs. However, marijuana use does alter your mental status. A mother … Continue reading
In Toronto last year, a police officer caused an outrage after he said that women should “avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized” during a speech to a public university. That statement didn’t sit right with many women, who felt that the way they dress doesn’t make them any less of a victim … Continue reading
Around 800,000 children go missing every year. Surprisingly, out of those cases, only between 110 and 200 are abducted by strangers. Those rare cases get the most media coverage, however, and are how we ended up with May 25th as National Missing Children’s Day. Many of the most famous cases of missing children helped us to … Continue reading
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Even if you didn’t grow up in a religious household, surely you’ve heard the song with the lyrics “red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight.” Even if you are not religious, surely you can understand the importance of these lyrics to Americans at the time. Today, two NYPD officers were gunned … Continue reading
I recently gave the blog a makeover, and in the process I was looking for a new image to put on my sidebar. I have a whole Pinterest board full of quotes, so I took to the internet to find a new picture. Before I posted anything, I wanted to double check the source. I … Continue reading
OMG. Jon Negroni Every Pixar movie is connected. I explain how, and possibly why. Several months ago, I watched a fun-filled video on Cracked.com that introduced the idea (at least to me) that all of the Pixar movies actually exist within the same universe. Since then, I’ve obsessed over this concept, working to complete what … Continue reading
Alabama lawmakers are mulling over a bill that would “forbid the procedure if a fetal heartbeat can be detected” (AP). A representative said that since the lives of people with a heartbeat are protected, the lives of the “unborn” should be protected as well. Most people will say that this goes against the Supreme Court’s … Continue reading
Every man who ever plans on having children needs to read this.
Today, in my office, I over heard two men talking about how rape has changed. One of them made the comment that rape doesn’t happen the same way that it did fifty years ago, and now we have to be suspicious of rape allegations. I held my tongue, of course, and went back to what … Continue reading
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