Posted in Rants, tagged Privacy on July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I want to start by quoting an article from my local newspaper, which was filed by the Associated Press. I’d like you to read the article, and then I’ll run my fingers – again.
Library’s Standoff With Police Underscores Dilemma
Kimball Library Required Warrant for Brooke Bennett Records
July 20, 2008
By JOHN CURRAN The Associated Press
RANDOLPH — [...]
Posted in Thoughts, tagged advertising, penis, penis size, self image on July 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Let me say, right out of the gate, that I’m in no way trying to equate this particular form of pressure on males with the pressure that women have faced for years. Women have been bombarded with advertising images that make them constantly question their appearance, their weight, their sex appeal, etc. And while men [...]
Posted in Rants, tagged commercials, old-age, television, volume on July 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Have I missed something? I try to stay fairly current with things in this country, and around the world, although I’m not what you’d ever call a news junkie. I know that roughly sixty-five percent of American adults are either obese or overweight; I know that approximately thirty-two percent of children and adolescents fall into [...]
Posted in Thoughts, tagged assault, children, crime, memorial on July 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, the Vermont State Police discovered the body of twelve-year-old Brooke Bennett, buried in a shallow grave near her uncle’s home. Evidence uncovered in the uncle’s home led police to her body. The uncle, Michael Jacques, is presently being held in jail on unrelated charges of sexual assault on another minor girl. [...]
