Why is our jobless rate at a 5 year high?

Source: AP News, 05 Sep 2008, JEANNINE AVERSA Analysis/Discussion: Does anybody realize that thus far in 2008 the U.S. has had over 600,000 people lose their jobs? Or is this all just news to be brushed under the rugs of your wonderful $500k homes? Seriously, we’re closing in on 1 million jobs hitting the dust… [...]

Mother’s Nature

Loss of Privacy, Gain of Fame; Kanye arrested in LAX altercation

Source: Associated Press Analysis/Discussion: Damnit Kanye! You had an impeccable “media record” up until this point. It’s never a good sign to see positive individuals getting locked up, especially in cases like this. The incident was definitely provoked, BUT could have been avoided by “ignoring all hell” out of the paparazzi! Being a world-famous entertainer [...]

Top Picks 01 – M.I.A., The Verve, Solange

Analysis/Discussion: (notice: Our 5 point rating scale is based on the premise that the music is ALREADY hot, therefore a 1/5 simply expresses that it’s not “as hot” in comparison to the current status & overall History of the Genre it represents) M.I.A. is flat out rockin with her track “Boyz”. It’s a perfect blend [...]

Pre-Dementia? Damnit, I thought senility was a later phase of life

Source: Dr. Ronald Petersen on CBS News Analysis/Discussion: Jeez, it’s truly amazing that there is now an ailment called “Pre-Dementia”. It’s described as forgetfulness, frequently misplacing items, and frequently forgetting appointments and other details. The age of onset of “pre-dementia” is when people are in their 70s-80s. Ummm… I always thought that was called GETTING [...]

It’s A Matter Of Change

Unknown World: Chapter 01 – Hope’s Reality

One She turned in the doorway, head cocked slightly to the left as always, and twirled a soft lock of her lengthy, nutmeg hair absentmindedly. Blinking slowly, deliberately, as if to clear the cobwebs from her thoughts, she answered smartly, “And if a certain Angel doesn’t write him a letter, how will Santa know what [...]

Happy Birthday, Re-Launch, Love & Hate

Let me first pause to wish myself a Happy Birthday…I moped about for the first half of my day, wishing that the clock would stop taunting me…[but then] I realized: this was a GREAT birthday!…I had rediscovered my talents, buried deep inside of me from childhood, and chose to stop denying my true identity, my [...]

The Joys of Parenthood and Flying

Source: HybridMom, 07 Jul 2008, By Tom and Cynthia Papa, Analysis/Discussion: Well, in terms of traveling with our family, we’ve decided not to travel until our kids are OLDER. Good grief! This store is hilarious yet rings a bell if you have kids. We recently took a road trip to Virginia not too long ago, [...]

Soundtrack to Season One: I Am Not

Here’s our Soundtrack to “Season One: I Am Not…”