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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Birth rites
I have never spent any time studying astrology, or thinking very deeply about whether the day and date on which I was born affected my personality or psychological tendencies. However, coincidentally, as my birthday approached today, I found on the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Children, Family, Human relationships, Life styles, Parenting, Politics, Sports, Writing
Tagged Astrology
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The right to bear arms
I am not going to get into a discussion with individual Americans, or the nation as a whole, about views concerning gun control. For me, I will just leave the image of Gabrielle Giffords announcing this week her resignation from … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Financial markets, Human relationships, Life styles, Parenting, Sports
Tagged Foreign exchange trading, Gun control, Karate, Martial arts
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Where are your aires and graces?
My second-grade daughter is very inquisitive, which is, of course, refreshing for her parents. She likes to read the morning’s newspapers with her mother, when they have breakfast, and has an ear open to the radio news reports. This listening … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Children, Economics, Education, Family, Financial markets, Government, Human relationships, Life styles, Media, News, Parenting, Politics, Public policy, Technology
Tagged Gingrich, Republican presidential race 2012, Romney
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Shakespeare and desserts
If you had ignored the arrival of snow on Friday night, and not let this start of a winter’s tale deter you, you would have been able to brush up your Shakespeare on Saturday evening, as the Stratford-upon-Avon bard’s plays … Continue reading
Posted in Human relationships, Life styles, Religion, Writing
Tagged Puns, Shakespeare, St. Alban's Church DC
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Write on!
I had lunch last week with a friend who is a publisher-editor. We do this occasionally at one of the cheap and cheerful small restaurants near his office. We do not have any specific agenda and usually talk about several … Continue reading
Trader’s Friday Fun
We should all understand that foreign exchange trading is not a get-rich-quick activity: money will not fall from the sky into our laps. It’s not a game, but a business. It’s hard, but, literally could be a rewarding part of life’s … Continue reading
Who is squeezing the balls?
What do I know about playing professional tennis? Nothing, except what I see as a spectator. The professional tennis circuit has moved to reduce the impact of possibly wrong calls by officials on matches by having official reviews (affectionately, known … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Human relationships, Media, News, Sports, Technology
Tagged Australian Open tennis, David Nalbandian, Hawkeye, John Isner, Tennis
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Sick to her core?
My little daughter is badly infected. I’m not sure if she caught the disease from me, or from her older sister, with whom she has spent a lot of time this weekend. It may be that she got a strain … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Children, Education, Family, Human relationships, Language, Life styles, Parenting
Tagged Mighty Boosh
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Mr. King on Dr. King
Colbert King (Washington Post columnist), spoke to the regular forum held after the 9.15 morning service at St. Alban’s Parish Church, on Sunday, January 15, as the latest in a series of illustrious speakers to celebrate the public holiday for … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Human relationships, Life styles, Politics, Public policy, Race and Ethnicity, Religion
Tagged Martin Luther King, Segregation
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King for today
Martin Luther King believed that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. Indeed, we could say that injust us, anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere. So, in just us, anywhere, is a hope for justice everywhere. Martin Luther … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Government, Human relationships, Life styles, Politics, Public policy
Tagged Martin Luther King
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