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RonP01

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Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929. He was the oldest son of the Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King. He was named Michael Luther after his father, but later the Reverend King changed both their names to Martin Luther in… Read full post »

 I offer no editorial comment, no annotation, just the ranking, so you can provide the rationale or the reasons for certain items yourself. You may rearrange the list or make your own......Let the discussion and debate begin: 

1. September 11, 2001

2. The Election of Bar… Read full post »

DECEMBER 18, 2009 9:57AM

Merry Christmas!

          
I couldn't resist taking this opportunity to check in and wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, Safe and Prosperous New Year.....
Be well and be good to one another.......Thanks for the memories!!!! Read full post »
OCTOBER 31, 2009 1:19PM

Involuntary Emergency Flounce!

             
My house mate of the past several years just lost her job and is about to lose her mother.  She maintains a small sales enterprise online and it is now her only source of income.  
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The October 30, 1938 of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre 
broadcast on CBS Radio of H. G. Wells' "War of the Worlds", was delivered in a news bulletin format.  When mixed with the between-breaks dial spinning habits of listeners, it created widespread confusion among
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While domestic violence is not confined by the calendar, October has been recognized nationally as Domestic Violence Awareness Month:

NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, 2009:
                  

                       
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Edward Brooke is the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote
  • Using perseverance, he avoided anger, disillusionme/
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OCTOBER 28, 2009 9:10AM

Loathe the War, Love the Warrior

 My Two Cents:

two_cents1240950208 Bravery and valor on the battlefield are of no consequence if the war being fought has no just and honorable cause or purpose....There are no legitimate goals or objectives in an unjust or invalid conflict being prosecuted by force of arms and the blood of g… Read full post »

OCTOBER 27, 2009 7:29PM

Health Care Reform Video Competition

I just received an e-mail from Organizing for America which reads in part as follows:
      
"We just finished going through the submissions to OFA's Health Reform Video Challenge, and they're great. There are personal stories that grab your heart, brilliant summaries
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OCTOBER 26, 2009 7:56PM

In The Money!

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UPDATE!!!

My event, 7-Card Stud, was scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20. 

We played the final four tables on Saturday the 24th....I made the second cut and finished 12th over all. (four seats away from the final table.....)

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OCTOBER 23, 2009 7:08PM

Soupy Sales Dead at 83

           
Soupy Sales died on Thursday at the age of 83...........
        
I posted this without realizing that there was a post on Soupy Sales earlier today...The price of being preoccupied in a pokerRead full post »
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OCTOBER 23, 2009 8:11AM

Windows

When we post we are giving our readers glimpses into our inner selves by providing windows of words, pictures and videos.  In a sense, we are saying, "this is part of who I am."  We are most pleased when we see that someone "gets it" in their comment and in most
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OCTOBER 21, 2009 12:10AM

Oh Baby!

OCTOBER 19, 2009 8:05PM

Then and Now

                
THEN:

 
A Black girl escorted to school -
    
1960

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On November 14, 1960, nearly 49 years ago, 6 year old Ruby Bridges faced hostile crowds, and had to be escorted by
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OCTOBER 16, 2009 12:17AM

Soul Heaven: The 'Soul' of America

         
Some were absolute giants and some were less well known, but all of these performers had an impact on our culture and our lives in ways which most of us will not be able to recognize or acknowledge. In many respects these Afri
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OCTOBER 15, 2009 1:24AM

Reminder!

I'm OK...Thanks for inquiring........  275px-Hisstationand4aces-coolidge 
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See previous post, My Second Home.......
                   
      
Yeah! That's Stevie Wonder singing the lead with TOP!
                  

 In the 15th and 16th century, written history underwent a massive campaign of misinformation and deception. With the European slave trade in full swing, Africans were transported to various parts of the world and were stripped of every aspect of their humanity, and in most of western civilizati… Read full post »

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 9:40PM

President Obama On Saturday

 AM: Weekly Radio and TV Address: The G-20 Summit
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 9:32AM

Music for the First Sunday Morning of Fall

                      
No piece of music heralds the end of summer and the beginning of fall quite like Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.  Fall is the season du
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Secret nuclear facilities have been revealed in Qom, Iran.  Failure to fully report the existence of these facilities, which as President Obama said," are inconsistent with a peaceful program", to the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and permit the required inspectioRead full post »
Had enough of the murder, incest, political lies, humorless diatribes about sexless marriages and addicted offspring and the Wicked Witch of Wasilla?  Get more out of life. Go get some popcorn and rent/buy a CD that has a good story and/or some good music, sit back and relax...IfRead full post »
Former child star Mackenzie Phillips tells Oprah and audience that an incestuous relationship with her musician father, John Phillips (The Mamas and The Papas), began on the night before her wedding and that the incest and drug abuse with
her father went on for ten years: &nRead full post »

  

Who is CLSA-Hong Kong,

and WTF could they

possibly want/get from

Sarah Palin? 

  

The CLSA (Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia-Hong Kong) Investors Forum in Asia will feature former Republican nominee for Vice-President, Sarah Palin who will discuss Ch
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