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So We Knew He Could Dance

A few years ago we were challenged with becoming custodial parents for one of our grandsons.  This blog isn’t about that as much as it is about accepting a child no matter what.  Our grandson came to us at the age of five.  He was a clinging needy child who sapped my energy but gained... Read more »
By Danie,
Thursday at 4:40 pm
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Occu-pussies: Not

Here’s yet another abstraction for the Occupy movement.  I’ve heard Occu-puses; suggesting there are so many arms that the movement has no direction but also suggesting that there are so many damned things to be upset about that it takes numerous arms to tackle the mess.  I rather like the second explanation myself but allow... Read more »
By Danie,
May 7, 2012 at 10:55 pm
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Chicago State University: Something is Fishy

Chicago State University: Something is Fishy
Emmanuel Pratt leading kids to enjoy science It’s no secret that I’m an advocate for sustainability.  I happen to think green is sexy. I cruise the web looking for articles on building with bamboo, solar energy, wind energy.  I love the stuff but recently I discovered some real green excitement taking place in a little... Read more »
By Danie,
April 29, 2012 at 4:15 pm
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11 Hectares in England Could be 37 Acres in Chicago

11 Hectares in England Could be 37 Acres in Chicago
We are in keeping with the Ikea philosophy: We don’t want to produce for the rich or the super-rich; we want to produce for the families, for the people,” says Harald Müller, the head of LandProp A couple of months ago I carbon copied an email I sent to Kathy Boerner of Ikea to Alderman... Read more »
By Danie,
April 10, 2012 at 11:56 am
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$2 Gasoline: The Ides of April

I received the following email this afternoon from a good friend and bona fide penny watcher.  I did my usual look see at Snopes.com for associated urban legends.  This wasn’t there.  There was a story about not purchasing gas on April 15th.  Who wants to go anywhere that day anyway?  The IRS has taken the... Read more »
By Danie,
April 4, 2012 at 3:55 pm
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Conspiracies

Conspiracies
I rarely subscribe to conspiracy theories.  I should say I didn’t so much in the past.  As I get older I am seeing way too many patterns that seem to point to big conspiracies, some intentional, some maybe not so much. A friend and colleague posted something on my face book page about a mathematical... Read more »
By Danie,
March 5, 2012 at 4:52 pm
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Obama: Go to Hell

Obama: Go to Hell
I just finished reading a blog by Danielle Belton AKA the Black Snob.  So when I hit the comment button at her blog site, I was given the option to comment at my own blog.  Open doors sometimes need to be entered.  So to Danielle (Black Snob) from Danielle(B.U.G.) here’s my comment. Great article by... Read more »
By Danie,
March 3, 2012 at 12:16 am
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Where's the Beef?

Where's the Beef?
One of the cardinal rules of blog titles is NOT to use question marks. I have done this two days in a row, why?  I am just a curious kind of person?  That’s one reason and the other is that I get links (mainly from my husband) about all kinds of interesting things.  Most of... Read more »
By Danie,
March 1, 2012 at 4:59 pm
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Extra Extra: The Middle East Has Taken Over North Africa

Extra Extra: The Middle East Has Taken Over North Africa
I love the show Jeopardy.  Today I caught the show and thought I heard a wrong answer.  Morocco and points east on the continent are part of the Middle East?  I immediately ran to my desk top computer as soon as final Jeopardy was over.  Was this on the news?  Had there been an earthquake... Read more »
By Danie,
February 29, 2012 at 4:59 pm
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Who Shot That Child:The Sound Heard Round the World

Who Shot That Child:The Sound Heard Round the World
The sound of gun fire punctuated the tenants’ meeting in the 346 E. 53rd Street building last evening.  The shots were close by.  Close enough to cause a stir in the building.  Residents emerged from apartments, emptied out of the brightly lit meeting room where tenants play at Wii bowling or take exercise classes. People... Read more »
By Danie,
February 28, 2012 at 9:17 pm
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