Obama: Not a Prophet, but a Good President

by | Jul 10, 2012 | The Public Humanist

Many Americans, including this author, were ecstatic that Barack Obama won the 2008 Presidential election. As the 2012 election campaign moves into high gear, it is time to evaluate his time in office. If we were choosing a national prophet, Obama would be in trouble....

Not in the World with Supermarkets

by | Jul 10, 2012 | Ten Gallon Liberal

An oddly poignant quote from 108-year-old Alice Herz-Sommer: “In my opinion musicians are privileged people. It brings you from the first tone to another world, not in the world with supermarkets, and not with money, in a world with peace and beauty.”...

No, You Can't Have My Fingerprint

by | Jul 10, 2012 | Sitting On The Baby

There’s a little blinking pad on my laptop that flashes its brains out at me whenever I log in to my computer. It wants me to scan my fingerprint in for easy one-touch login! And also as a security measure so no one else can use my computer. Well for one thing,...

What a Nice Day for a Bike Ride

by | Jul 10, 2012 | Sitting On The Baby

I’ve just come home from a vacation on Cape Cod (sob) and spent a lot of time riding their super-awesome bike trails. Check out my review here. Well, it’s less a review of the trails than of the humanity upon the trails. I even did the P’town loop,...

What Are We Waiting For?

by | Jul 10, 2012 | On Springfield

Activists are applauding a recent federal court ruling that upholds some tough anti-foreclosure ordinances passed unanimously last year by the City Council—and calling on the Sarno administration to being applying the new laws. Under the ordinances, mortgage...