Archive for the ‘Social Stuff’ Category

“reinventing america!”

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

This is the write up for Bill Novelli's book 50+ from buy.com "Calling for the unification of retirees, "50+" is an uplifting and inspirational rallying cry for Americans age 50 and over by the head of the AARP. Abridged. 4 CDs.   Annotation: In this call to arms to a key American demographic, Bill ...

Miss Teen SC Trys… Then Trys Again

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

If at first you don't succeed, try... then, try again. Miss Teen South Carolina was asked a particularly daunting question on The Today Show. When she realized that the segment wasn't going well, she did what anyone would do. She asked for a do-over: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DEBNMhziqc]

another shitty day in young america

Monday, April 7th, 2008

anya kamentz of generation debt-how this title gets longer and longer when i see it in the press (although it really is an important book) took a trip upstate ny recently. she goes on to say in the huffington post or reposted in the huffington post that a deli ...

Financial mobilization

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

There is a lot of talk mobilizing millennials and younger generations to get their vote on and there should be. Groups like David's Smiths Mobilize.org and Justin Rockefeller's Generation Engage are vital to actively reminding young Americans how important it is to get involved civically and make their way of ...

Get Your Blog On

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

There are a lot of blogs out there. Some of them contain content of less quality than others. This is probably one of them. Only in comparision to these other blogs: The Freakonomics Blog - Run by the co-authors of the bestselling book, they cover a lot of interesting subject ...

A world without Twinkies

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

For the reference I have officially decided that Jonathan Berr who posted a blog that discussed the sad passing of one of the world's first mass processed foods is an official idiot. Apparently ABC News is reporting that through bankruptcy from the umbrella food organization that produces Twinkies, the ...

The Generational Gap

Monday, September 17th, 2007

There is a conflict looming in the future of America – and no, I’m not talking about the impending duels between Kid Rock and rocker Tommy Lee, Kanye West and 50 Cent, or the hazy notion of an invasion of Iran (or North Korea, or any other future member of ...

Enjoy that flippin Belgian Waffle and make me pay for it.

Monday, September 17th, 2007

I was on a business trip recently and begun to get really heated in my opinions on healthcare. Upon discussion our current issues with social security and medicare...etc, I got extremely angry when it was presented to me that we are living longer lives not because ...