Posted on November 29, 2012 by Leona in Barbara Walters, morality, society, The View
Anyone who’s read my articles knows that I’d rather stick knitting needles in my ears than watch an entire episode of “The View.” The idea of watching a bunch of cackling women sitting around a table spewing their mostly idiotic views is more than I can take. If I watch a segment every few months, […]
Posted on May 2, 2012 by Leona in Hollywood, modesty, morality, personal responsibility, shame, society
I recently wrote an article about my disdain for Hollywood remakes and someone commented and said “I strongly suggest you step out of your age-ism and try really hard to recognize that the world we live in is not the one you grew up in.” Well, clearly I’m aware that the world we live in […]
Posted on July 12, 2011 by Leona in culture, food stamps, government spending, morality, Planned Parenthood, political correctness, politics, society, U.S. debt, welfare
Minnesota, like so many states, is facing a harsh reality. On July 1st, the government shut down and each side began blaming the other for failing to pass a budget that would solve the $5 billion deficit. What caught my attention was the story of Sonya Mills, a 39-year-old mother of eight children – six […]
Posted on September 14, 2010 by Leona in bad behavior, celebrities, culture, feminism, morality, sexuality, shame, society
Before I begin, I want to set the record straight. Despite claims by my husband who is convinced that I was the topless girl on the roof of a car in the movie “Woodstock” (he wasn’t there by the way, I was), I’ve never been topless any where in public in my entire life. That […]
Posted on September 6, 2010 by Leona in bad behavior, culture, Kobe Bryant, shame, society
I recently saw a television show about a man who left a suicide note and disappeared. He left his wife practically destitute with only the proceeds from a small insurance policy and death benefits from Social Security for their two sons. Five years later, he was declared dead. Fourteen years later, after rebuilding her life, […]