Growing up my parents owned a Mexican restaurant. The restaurant was very successful and my parents slaved away many years there. They had bought the huge place when I was quite young, and I still remember the excitement of knowing that I had access to large pints of ice cream whenever I wanted. Our dining […]
The Slow Death of Good Journalism
I have been reading a lot of articles concerning the national debate on why it is journalism seems to be dying out. Media experts and journalists alike all have their own viewpoints and recommendations for the swift retrieval of a world that may already be gone. One article was an interview of a former journalist […]
Become Inspired With Your Own Life
These days it seems everywhere I look there is a new disaster. Whether it’s the depressing pictures of the oil spill, new talk of more education cuts, the rage ensuing in Arizona or the never-ending war in the Middle East, we are inundated with intense realities. In a world that is constantly at odds with […]
Fear, It’s Something I Plan on Destroying
I didn’t think it was possible for me to become so wrapped up in running, but I have been flat-out sucked in. A few months ago I decided that it was time to put the running shoes on again. I had worked myself slowly into running last spring and completed a 5K, but when I […]
A Content Lone Wolf…
I read a post yesterday written by a woman who is content as a single woman in her later years. She is an intelligent eloquent woman who was married once, but never found her other half. She is perfectly happy with her life, having casual relationships, and has maintained her vibrantly bold personality. As a girl/women in her […]
Gadgets, iPhones, and Toys Oh My!
It seems today is ablaze with information about the newest iPhone and its newest features and physical counterparts in the media world. Since I have owned the previous models and am carrying the current 3GS I felt it was only my duty to elaborate on what I think of all this gibberish. I worked for […]
Blame Shifters: Americans
There hasn’t been much on my mind over the past several weeks beside the oil spill and the law passed in Arizona. My heart went out when the flotilla was attacked, but nothing hits home like the events occurring at home. I just keep expecting to get on my computer, read the latest news and […]
Dear Boredom…
Dear Boredom, There is so much I want to say to you and yet I am at a loss as to why I have to say anything. I did not see much of you for months-in fact I may have called your name looking for you during the past year, but time wouldn’t allow it. There wasn’t space […]
New Laws Don’t Face The Real Problem
Tears fell down my face as I read that the Arizona law, SB 1070, had been signed into action by Gov. Jan Brewer on April 23, 2010. Although this law has been passed, we cannot afford to forget about it. SB 1070 makes it legal for Arizona law enforcement to ask anyone for their immigration […]
Do I look Illegal To You?
Today I attended and participated in a march protesting SB1070, the new law in Arizona that will make it a crime to be illegal/undocumented and will make it legal to ask a person to show proof of their citizenship based on the way they look. This was the first protest I have ever participated in […]