Magda Sayeg has taken graffiti to a new dimension – the 3rd dimension that is. The Austin, Texas mother of three is credited with the first public yarn bombings aka knit graffiti. Since Magda knit her first graffiti piece five years ago she has covered such public structures as a park bench in Central Park [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘children’
November 30, 2010
Road Scholar – From HomeSchooled in a Big Rig to Harvard
In my last post I discussed one of America’s dirty little secrets. Human trafficking, a form of human slavery, occurs daily across our country. Our nation’s highway system makes it easy to transport girls as young as 12 just about anywhere for sex. It’s the reason why a city like Toledo located along Interstate 75 [...]
November 11, 2010
What Does South America Have That The US Doesn’t? Women Presidents!
You’ve probably heard the US lags behind other countries in a variety of areas. For example, the life expectancy for American men and women between 45-65 ranks behind 12 other industrialized nations including Australia, Canada, France and the United Kingdom. Our high school students don’t measure up either in science and math, and our country [...]
October 14, 2010
It’ll Get Better. Don’t Let the Bastards Win!
It’s hard to pick up a newspaper (yes, some people still read the morning news in print form) or listen to the news these days without hearing stories related to gay rights. The saddest stories involve the death of tormented youth such as 18-year-old violinist and Rutger’s freshman Tyler Clementi Clementi who jumped from the [...]
October 4, 2010
This Gal is Living Proof That You’re Never TOO Old!
When they say: You’re never too old, here’s proof they really mean it! Sally Gordon began a professional modeling career at the age of 56. Gordon has worked for three of Nebraska governors. She also has worked as a court reporting, in advertising, and in retail. Ms. Gordon was recently honored as the female exemplar [...]
September 17, 2010
Is Immigration A Women’s Issue?
Is immigration a women’s issue? You bet! The definition of the word immigration seems innocuous. Immigration, as defined at dictionary.com, is the act of immigrating. It is further defined as a group or number of immigrants. The word feels static, but the action of immigration affects the dynamics of families, neighborhoods, communities, and countries. Immigration [...]
August 22, 2010
She’s a Woman on the Verge and She Wants Everyone to Know It
Children’s stories often have magical folk. Sometimes they offer the heroine three wishes. I’ve often thought about how best I’d use those wishes. As a wise woman I knew that my first wish would be to ask for unlimited wishes. But what if that was not an option? They do say: You can’t fool Mother [...]
August 11, 2010
She’s One Scrappy Lady. A True Hollywood Success Story.
I’m interested to know where a woman finds her inner strength. Some women appear shy and reserved yet they have an inner strength to handle life’s challenges. Other women appear scrappy but don’t have the strength to avoid being victimized. Mimi Lesseos’ inner strength and the development of her physical strength can be traced to [...]
June 20, 2010
What Could Be The Hazards of Parenting a Child in a Perfect World?
In a perfect world everyone would love one another. What are the chances that such a world will ever exist? Believe it or not a world of unconditional love already exists. At least it does for people who have Williams syndrome. People with this rare genetic disorder are pathologically trusting. Their world is populated only [...]
May 27, 2010
Sister Margaret McBride’s Ethical Dilemma
Question: Suppose you are the only adult around when a child begins to drown in a swimming pool. There are other children nearby, but they are too young to help. You see nothing in the pool area you can use to help the child. She is beyond your reach and in water more than 6-ft [...]
