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Glennette said on 2009-01-13

January 13, 2009 – 11:59 pm

Happy New Year 2009 to ME

January 1, 2009 – 1:41 am

Happy New Year 2009 to You ALL

Originally uploaded by misu / Mikhail Palinchak

This year is going to be different. I am actually going to make a plan. I am actually going to set some goals this year.

Every year, I make a resolution of some sort, but, I never make out any plans to actually achieve them. They are usually pretty vague, like, lose weight, find a new job, make new friends. This year is going to be different. I am going to set some SMART goals.

This year is all about me, mostly.

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Washington Post Express: Freudian Slip or Just a Typo?

December 10, 2008 – 12:04 am

I will admit that I am not a regular reader of The Washington Post Express. In fact, I am not a regular reader of anything. This morning I just happened to pick up an abandoned issue at Starbucks while waiting for my son to finish is hot cocoa and chocolate donut when I started to read the article 9/11 Defendants Ask to Plead Guilty. The headline caught my eye and piqued my curiosity as to why the defendants would suddenly want to confess all of these years.

The article says that the defendants decided to confess after they found out that Barack Obama had won the election and they want to “rush toward convictions before inauguration” because they know that Obama has vowed to close Guantanamo Bay and they want to be executed in order to seek martyrdom.

9/11 Defendants Ask to Plead Guilty

9/11 Defendants Ask to Plead Guilty

The article was all good until the last paragraph. If I were the reporter, Andrew O. Selsky, I would be somewhat upset because some how or another the “O” was dropped in front of Obama’s name. You know what that spells, bama. The line reads, “Even if the trial were held, it is all but certain none would begin before bama takes office on Jan. 20.”

Upon reading it, my jaw dropped in disbelief because I could not believe that the Post would be so careless in proofreading. I was completely blown away. I thought that maybe it was the reporters error, but, the same article ran on Yahoo! News as Confessions throw Gitmo 9/11 trials into confusion. No “bama” in sight.

Let this be a lesson to all reporters. Don’t forget the “O.”

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Why Can’t We All Just Move Along?

December 5, 2008 – 5:55 pm

Old Souls, originally uploaded by Andrew D MacDonald.

I would really like to know why at this late date, why we are still talking about whether or not Barack Obama is eligible to be the President. Unless I am completely wrong about the guy, I would think that a constitutional lawyer would know the Constitution.

There is a case before the Supreme Court alleging that Barack Obama is not eligible to the President and that his Hawaiian birth certificate is a fraud. WTF? What is even more disturbing is that Clarence Thomas is leading the charge into looking into this matter.

The challenge seems to be around the term “natural born citizen.” Now, unless Cesarean does not count towards being a naturally born citizen, how else could he have been born? Is there such thing as an artificially born citizen? I mean, seriously.

Here are the facts:

  • Barack Obama won the election for President of the United States.
  • The Constitution is clear about the eligibility requirements and Obama studied the Constitution in law school.
  • Barack Obama meets all of eligiblity requirements.
  • There are those who still can’t get over the fact that he won.
  • There are those who are trying to manipulate the system and waste our money on frivolous suits.
  • The Supreme Court should rule and put the idea of “natural born citizen” to rest.
  • Clarence Thomas should stop hatin’ on another brotha’.

It’s time to move on and get ready to accept Barack Obama. Let’s face it, what are we going to do if they rule him ineligible? Can we really take much more George Bush? Does that mean that John McCain wins and we’re stuck with Sarah Palin? Oh the horror!!!

Dear Supreme Court Justices: Please stop picking the President!

Update: On Monday, December 8, the Supreme Court turned down an emergency appeal from a New Jersey man who says President-elect Barack Obama is ineligible to be president because he was a British subject at birth.

Babywearing? #MotrinMoms? Speak for Yourself

November 17, 2008 – 11:32 pm

Okay, I thought that I had truly missed something when I opened on to TweetDeck and saw tweets with #MotrinMoms popping up on the screen. I seriously thought that some mother had overdosed on Motrin or that some child had been harmed by taking Motrin. Little did I know that it was over a silly ad that I believe was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. I mean, seriously?

Fifteen years after the birth of my first child, I probably still look a bit frazzled and crazy (for completely different reasons). I am certainly no where close to being the hot momma I used to be. I have aches and pains and Motrin is my best friend, I am sad to say. Motrin or some other pain reliever was my best friend then too.

So, when I saw this whole thing blow up around babywearing and Motrin IB, I thought, this is silly. Then I thought, what the heck is babywearing? Then I found out that it was something that I used to do with my kids. It’s not that deep and women all over the world have been doing it for thousands of years. This is not a new discovery. Granted, I do not recall there being a Babywearing International in 1993, nor do I recall there being an International Babywearing week. I am sure that I would have ignored both. It’s not that deep.

Don’t get me wrong, I carried both of my children in a sling. I loved my Baby Bjorn. I did it because it was convenient, l did because I liked having easy access for nursing. By the way, yes, there were days when I had back pain. There were days when I felt like my stitches were going to rip. So I way this with all seriousness, speak for yourself.

Has it really come to this? Has it really come down to using our powers for change on the Internet to scare the hell out of a company because it tried to make a funny?  I mean, seriously, I thought that it was funny and rather cleaver and rang true for me. We could and should get angry about a whole lot more and spread the word by any means necessary.

I saw the sad video response with the posts from different women put to music. I wish that I had that much time. People, the Internet is powerful, please use it sparingly. Use your network for good.

Too Anal to Blog

November 16, 2008 – 8:16 am

The Anal Retentive Disney Visit

I am just going to put it out there. I am anal when it comes to certain things. Blogging is one of them.

For a long time I have been thinking about blogging. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts, discussing the issues of the day, and basically blowing off steam. Sounds like a great idea. The birds are chirping and sky is blue.

Then there’s this ivory piece of paper that sits before me and follows me around the room. It says Bachelors of Arts in Journalism-Print. That changes everything. It keeps asking, did you research that before you wrote it? Can you back up your sources? Are your sources credible? Is this just your opinion or is it fact? So many questions to answer.

I had a twitter exchange with someone a headhunter looking for bloggers. They suggested that they would love to higher former or current journalists but they had a somewhat “elitest” attitude toward blogging. I don’t find myself with the same sentiment, especially since I have never worked as a journalist or writer. But, I do understand.

Citizen Journalist

This is a term I have never cared for, mostly out of prejudice. I believe that there are some responsible citizens that can report the news, but, to call them journalists is another thing. I felt somewhat justified in my when during the whole iReport and Steve Jobs heart attack fiasco. I thought that we have taken this citizen journalist thing way too far. Apple’s stock dropped more than 5% that day and it hasn’t really recovered.

Bloggers

I like bloggers. I like reading blogs. I think that the difference between blog and news is that news is supposed to be unbiased and opinionated, blogs don’t have to be. There are many responsible bloggers that do the research and write about things that they know. Then there are those that don’t. I believe that eventually it will all shake out and the cream will rise to the top.

I, Anal Blogger

In the meantime, I am trying to reconcile my journalistic tendencies with my need to write. To that extent, I probably will write less often because I will have to balance it with my need to make sure that everything I write is well thought out and researched. I know it sounds crazy, but, I am trying.

I Want Her to Got Away!

November 15, 2008 – 7:45 pm

I am so very tired of hearing about Sarah Palin. I don’t want to see her, I don’t want to hear about her, I don’t want her invading my head. She is like the annoying song that you can get out of your head until you pass it along to someone else. Well, I would like to pass her on to someone else. Who will take her?

She doesn’t have a passport, so I can send her to another country. I am sure that she would like to follow up on her call with France’s President, Nicolas Sarkozy. I am thinking that she might like to flirt with some more after their great phone chat. I wonder if his wife would be threatened by former beauty queen runner-up.

Hello World! It’s My Birthday!

November 3, 2008 – 12:10 am

Today is the day that I write my first official blog post. I wanted to wait until this day for two reasons. First, today is my birthday. (I am XX years old!) Second, it is the eve of a historic election that could change the my life and my children’s lives forever.

I remember when I was in high school, I didn’t pay too much attention to politics, I wish that I had. It never occured to me how much electing Reagan as President would impact my future. My mom told me that I had Reagan to thank for cutting my educational benefits. You see, my father died when I was seven and my mother was retired on disability, so, the money that I would have received to help with expenses during college was cut by Reagan. I survived, but, it was hard. I ate a lot of shrimp-fried rice from the carry out.

Now, here we are on the eve of an election that could have the same life-changing affects. If Obama wins, the achievement bar will be raised for every non-white child in America. That would be a good thing. On the other hand, if McCain wins, my daughter faces a life deprived of the right to choose and my son faces certain danger since he is only eight years away from having to register for selective service. With McCain in office, we most certainly will be at war with someone even if he is dead and gone. More than likely, we will have to resort to the draft.

Hello World! Do me a favor, as a present to me. Get out to vote! More importantly, get out to vote for Obama and make sure your friends and family do the same.