Posted on July 28, 2011 by Leona in Down the Drain, government waste
Is it any wonder why California is in the financial mess it’s in – particularly when you read a story like this one. Dr. Jeffrey Rohlfing, a California employee, is a prison surgeon who took home $777,423 last year and has a history of mental illness, was fired once for alleged incompetence and has not […]
Posted on July 27, 2011 by Leona in bad behavior, culture, I See Dumb People, morality, sexuality, society
Ashley Madison, who believes that “life is short, have an affair,” touts her website as “the most recognized and reputable extramarital affair company. Our married dating services work. We are the most successful website for finding cheating partners.” Along with that has to go eduHookups.com which is a “college website for sex hook-ups.” It started […]
Posted on July 26, 2011 by Leona in Barack Obama, election day 2012, politics, television
Conversation which took place over twenty years ago: Colleague: “Heard you were getting married; do I know him?” Me: “Salazar, in Department 404.” Colleague: “He’s marrying you? But, he’s so nice…” Me: (Puzzled look) Colleague: “….oh, I mean, it’s not that you’re not nice, uh, you’re just different.” In my professional life, I was viewed […]
Posted on July 25, 2011 by Leona in evil, society, unborn children
In early 2004, two men, Antonio Dejesus Idelfonso and Eliseo Marcelino-Quintero were driving past a woman on a Nashville street when she collapsed. They immediately stopped their pick up truck to see if they had hit her. They found Tracey Owen, a 32-year old pregnant woman, lying on the road crying for help. Idelfonso told […]
Posted on July 22, 2011 by Leona in Al Sharpton, circumcision, culture, Jon Stewart, Kobe Bryant, Mel Gibson, morality, Russell Crowe, shame, society, Tracy Morgan
Does anyone really buy into apologies — the frequent “written or spoken expressions of one’s regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured or wronged another” that we hear all too often these days from people in the news? I’m probably not the best person to be writing about this subject. I’m the gal […]
Posted on July 21, 2011 by Leona in Down the Drain, government waste, National Institutes of Health
Well, my favorite black hole of government waste, the National Institutes of Health, is at it again. Our federal government helped fund a study that examined what effect a gay man’s penis size has on his sex life and general well-being. I won’t get into the specific findings, but if anyone is interested, you can […]
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Leona in bad behavior, frivolous lawsuits, I See Dumb People, society
I’m not sure who is dumber, the child-molesting teacher or her lawyer. Ann Knopf pleaded guilty in October 2008 for having sex with a 13-year old in her home while her family members slept. She was civilly sued by the boy and his father for sexual assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence. With […]
Posted on July 19, 2011 by Leona in culture, education, gender, Gov. Jerry Brown, LGBT community, sexuality, society
Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed a bill which would require inclusion of the contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans in school lessons and textbooks. This had to be the dumbest thing I read last week. Why, you ask? Let me start by saying, I don’t want to know or care […]
Posted on July 18, 2011 by Leona in ACLU, Danny Glover, health care, Hugo Chavez, Sean Penn
I couldn’t help but laugh when I read a piece in the WSJ today about Hugo Chavez and the Venezuelan health care system. I’m not laughing because Mr. Chavez has cancer, but the fact that he’s seeking treatment for it in Sao Paolo, Brazil. He expects his countrymen to accept the below-par health care available, […]
Posted on July 16, 2011 by Leona in culture, Jane Fonda, television, Vietnam War
It looks like the American public hasn’t lost its collective memory and is not ready to embrace Jane Fonda any time soon. She was supposed to appear on QVC to hock her new book, Prime Time, but was canceled when viewers threatened to boycott the show if she showed up. Her response, “I am, to […]