Yahoo has disabled the ability for commenting on their news stories. This doesn't surprise me. It is not the first time I have had difficulty getting my comments to post. Now, it appears that a lot of people besides myself have irritated Yahoo with their personal comments.
Recent events have prompted people to light up the internet with debates over gun issues. When those comments include sensible remarks such as "Mexico has a total gun ban, yet 55,000 people have died there from gun violence in the past three years", it does not bode well for Yahoo's apparent support for gun banning. Yes, it is apparent in the way Yahoo publishes every conceivable article that is slanted with anti-gun bias.
Go to this link to read for yourself Yahoo's lame excuse. http://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111213150000AAU4QNi
Yahoo, I am not fooled. The American people are not fooled. We are on to you, and quite frankly, at a minimum, we must say "shame on you."
Friday, December 21, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Immigration and Assimilation
The following was written by an internet friend with whom I correspond in another forum. With her permission and a few minor editing changes, I am sharing it with my readers. Whatever your position is on immigration, I think you will find some very well made points in her personal thoughts. A comment section follows each of my blog posts and your thoughts are just as welcome as hers. A link to a two minute video follows this blog post. Please take a minute to view the video as it highlights the subject herein. I'll leave you now to read on. I hope you enjoy this blog post. Let me know either way:
~By M~
America is a melting pot and always has been. As a native New Yorker my family associated with many different nationalities and religions and encouraged it among their children, me for one. It's called assimilation, a celebration of all nationalities, customs and religions with respect for our differences.
International customs have filtered into American society over the past 200+ years. The Christmas tree - Sweden, eating 7 kinds of fish on Christmas eve - Italy, burning 8 candles for 8 days - Eastern Europe - Jews, carving pumpkins - Ireland, Pizza - Italy, The Statue of Liberty, the most recognizable symbol in the world of America - a gift from France.
We - America did NOT protest these traditions or differences. We adopted them with good will and freedom of choice. No one forced them upon us. We absorbed these customs freely and treasure them today without a second thought of their origination.
France has always been very protective of her heritage. So much so, that they have an agency that interprets the names of new foreign words and translates them into French. This was brought to my attention by a student of French language and culture over 25 years ago. The French did not want their beautiful language 'bastardized' with foreign words, Ex: walkman is le baladeur.
Of the hundreds of nationalities, including my own family, that came to America, they came to express themselves freely, for varieties of reasons.
They contributed - Chinese built railroads, Japanese grew pineapples in Florida, Norwegians built dairies, Irish became LEO's & Firemen in NY, Greeks owned diners, Danish were wood craftsmen etc.
Now there are current immigrants that leave countries of great political oppression (as did millions who fled here to our country at the turn of the century), no work, war torn, no economy, no industry etc. Many leave countries that have no infrastructure, no libraries, museums, schools or even a fire department. They flee to countries that HAVE these things to offer freely. The established countries fought wars and bled to maintain their heritage and culture.
If my neighbor's house was burnt, and I offered them housing, food, and hospitality....how would I feel if they began to change/alter how I ran my household to THEIR way of living, then cursed me for my lifestyle, imposing their will upon me? Would I become a bit resentful of my guest?
Immigrants come as GUESTS! They chose to LEAVE the ugliness BEHIND them, NOT re-create or force it upon the host country!
THIS is the crux of why the new immigrants have problems. NOT racism, but forcing one's way of life upon the host, who has offered them sanctuary and a safe haven for they and their children. How about a little gratefulness, CONTRIBUTION and less belligerence?
International customs have filtered into American society over the past 200+ years. The Christmas tree - Sweden, eating 7 kinds of fish on Christmas eve - Italy, burning 8 candles for 8 days - Eastern Europe - Jews, carving pumpkins - Ireland, Pizza - Italy, The Statue of Liberty, the most recognizable symbol in the world of America - a gift from France.
We - America did NOT protest these traditions or differences. We adopted them with good will and freedom of choice. No one forced them upon us. We absorbed these customs freely and treasure them today without a second thought of their origination.
France has always been very protective of her heritage. So much so, that they have an agency that interprets the names of new foreign words and translates them into French. This was brought to my attention by a student of French language and culture over 25 years ago. The French did not want their beautiful language 'bastardized' with foreign words, Ex: walkman is le baladeur.
Of the hundreds of nationalities, including my own family, that came to America, they came to express themselves freely, for varieties of reasons.
They contributed - Chinese built railroads, Japanese grew pineapples in Florida, Norwegians built dairies, Irish became LEO's & Firemen in NY, Greeks owned diners, Danish were wood craftsmen etc.
Now there are current immigrants that leave countries of great political oppression (as did millions who fled here to our country at the turn of the century), no work, war torn, no economy, no industry etc. Many leave countries that have no infrastructure, no libraries, museums, schools or even a fire department. They flee to countries that HAVE these things to offer freely. The established countries fought wars and bled to maintain their heritage and culture.
If my neighbor's house was burnt, and I offered them housing, food, and hospitality....how would I feel if they began to change/alter how I ran my household to THEIR way of living, then cursed me for my lifestyle, imposing their will upon me? Would I become a bit resentful of my guest?
Immigrants come as GUESTS! They chose to LEAVE the ugliness BEHIND them, NOT re-create or force it upon the host country!
THIS is the crux of why the new immigrants have problems. NOT racism, but forcing one's way of life upon the host, who has offered them sanctuary and a safe haven for they and their children. How about a little gratefulness, CONTRIBUTION and less belligerence?
If your new home/hospitality is so displeasing to you, perhaps you'd be happier raising your children and returning to your country of origin, again facing the turmoil you chose to leave in the first place?
But do not feel you must impose your faith/culture/nationality upon the guest country. If your culture/religion/nationality was working so well for you, then why leave?
~M
But do not feel you must impose your faith/culture/nationality upon the guest country. If your culture/religion/nationality was working so well for you, then why leave?
~M
Please take two minutes to watch this video regarding a real immigration problem in France.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Should I have Food & Water Insurance? What is it?
The majority of Americans have some form of insurance. Car insurance is probably the most common. There's insurance for your pets , home, health, jewelry, boats, motorcycles, renters, and so on.
In this piece we are going to examine Food and Water Insurance. What is it? Who needs it? How much does it cost? Where do I get it? What are the risks of not having it?
Unless you live in a cave, you are aware of the recent super storm called Hurricane Sandy that recently devastated much of the northeast. Several years ago, there was a huge storm that devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast region. In both of these disasters, government assistance has been less than stellar if not outright negligible.
Let's not lose our perspective on super storms and hurricanes. There are any number of disasters that may occur, both natural and man made. Disasters can happen anywhere, so no one is immune to their effects regardless of status, class, or standing in the community.
FEMA traditionally recommends that everyone have three days of food and water at all times as well as a quick way to grab your important and necessary papers. The latter is based on the premise that you may have to suddenly vacate your home. The former is predicated on you being self sufficient until help can arrive.
What happens if help doesn't arrive? We have seen in the cases of both Sandy and Katrina that many people have suffered or died because help was not available soon enough. I could write an entire other article on government response, and I may do so later, but I want to focus on helping you devise a better plan.
In this piece we are going to examine Food and Water Insurance. What is it? Who needs it? How much does it cost? Where do I get it? What are the risks of not having it?
Unless you live in a cave, you are aware of the recent super storm called Hurricane Sandy that recently devastated much of the northeast. Several years ago, there was a huge storm that devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast region. In both of these disasters, government assistance has been less than stellar if not outright negligible.
Let's not lose our perspective on super storms and hurricanes. There are any number of disasters that may occur, both natural and man made. Disasters can happen anywhere, so no one is immune to their effects regardless of status, class, or standing in the community.
FEMA traditionally recommends that everyone have three days of food and water at all times as well as a quick way to grab your important and necessary papers. The latter is based on the premise that you may have to suddenly vacate your home. The former is predicated on you being self sufficient until help can arrive.
What happens if help doesn't arrive? We have seen in the cases of both Sandy and Katrina that many people have suffered or died because help was not available soon enough. I could write an entire other article on government response, and I may do so later, but I want to focus on helping you devise a better plan.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Welcome to Air Source One
When you hit the air waves, looking for news and opinions, where do you start?...your television networks and cable news channels?...your internet homepage?...your newspaper? If this is typical of how you regularly gather information about the world around you, it would be an understatement to say you are missing the mark.
News travels fast. If it is happening, it is on the internet, but not necessarily on the homepage of your favorite search engine. Technology has turned the average persons into citizen journalists. Nearly everyone has a cellphone with a camera and video capability. The quality has increased dramatically in the past couple of years. Couple that with social media and sites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Ustream, and the world of technology is ablaze with everything current and relevant,...and the not so relevant.
With so much information traveling so fast, it is difficult to determine what is accurate from what is exaggerated or right out false. When you share a link to a story of interest on Facebook, it will sometimes be met with the Doubting Thomas's of the world who stand ready to debunk the information because it isn't from a 'credible' news source. Just as often, someone will post a link to Snopes or Wikipedia just to rub in your face that you are spreading lies.
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