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Category Archives: Modern Life
Roger Ebert On “The One-Percenters”
At the current stage of maturity of his career and life Roger Ebert has been generous in sharing his thoughts and values on any number of issues that impact his life besides motion pictures. In a piece in his blog … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics & Human Values, Modern Life
Tagged consumption, Donald Tump, greed, Murdoch, on-percenters, plutocrat, Roger Ebert
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Countering Rush Limbaugh & His Ilk
Bill Eignor, whom I admire as a very articulate blogger, and outstanding human being has a post up on Antemedius.com and at Squarestate.net titled: The Face Of The Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Racist Douche. In his posting he calls out Limbaugh, … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics & Human Values, Modern Life, Politics
Tagged america, consumers, critical thinking, democracy, education, marketing, Media, modern life, Politics, racism, republican, rush limbaugh
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Veterans – They Are You, Don’t Forget Them
Veterans may be your fathers, your mothers, your brothers, your sisters, your neighbors, your teachers, your waiters, your bankers, your firefighters, your doctors, your gardeners, your janitors, your grocers, your police officers, your mechanics, your plumbers, your newspaper deliverer, … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics & Human Values, Humanity's Best, Modern Life
Tagged fighting proxies, military, veterans, veterans day, war
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Robert Reich Has It Half Right
In his blog item titled “The Anatomy Of Intolerance” he expresses it half correctly when he attributes intolerant social behavior to fear, but it is not fear alone in bad economic times that causes intolerance to manifest itself in an … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics & Human Values, Modern Life
Tagged fear, ignorance, intolerance, Robert Reich, society
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American Entrepreneurial Ingenuity: Artisanal Pencil Sharpening
Former clip-art comic book author David Rees has launched an internet service sharpening pencils. His Artisanal Pencil Sharpening service rivals any indulgence that can be found in the Nieman Marcus catalog for both its affordable price and its exclusive cachet. … Continue reading
Posted in Eye Catchers, Humor, Modern Life
Tagged art, artisan, artisanal, craftsmanship, david rees, humor, marketing, modern life, pencil, satire, sharpen
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Clueless Loser File: Jesse Thornhill
This young man was bound to get his mug plastered on the Internet, however, not for the obvious reason. Everything would have been fine, Jesse Thornhill would have just continued living his non-descript, boring life, were it not for … Continue reading
Posted in Clueless Losers, Eye Catchers, Humor, Modern Life
Tagged horns, humor, jesse thornhill, society, windstar
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