In honor of Mother’s Day, The Boston Globe’s Ellen Goodman had a post about Barack Obama’s mother.
It seems she was a pretty remarkable woman.
Ms. Goodman believes that Sen. Obama’s mother is representative of the typical woman that is supporting Hillary Clinton - women whose votes Obama will need in November - and that he can demonstrate to these women that he “gets” them by talking more about his deceased mother.
Goodman concludes her essay by stating that she is “not suggesting Obama drag out his mama as a prop.” Isn’t she, though?
Now, I frequently disagree with Ms. Goodman, what with her being an extreme feminist and all, but this column upped the nausea factor ten fold.
I can only hope that Sen. Obama has more taste than that.
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Charity
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IMAO with Top Ten Things We’ll Miss About Hillary.
I especially liked 7, 3, 2, and 1.
In all seriousness, it’s funny how the left’s apoplectic reaction to Hillary (once their imaginary hip black friend came along) almost makes her, dare I say, likable. Almost.
(I have to note here, for the humor impaired, that the title is wholly tongue-in-cheek. I do not consider people with differing political viewpoints - no matter how fundamentally flawed - to be my enemies.)
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Charity
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Don’t worry - I’m not talking about the blog. She is here to stay.
Today, I contacted Channel 17, the Greater Burlington Area government access TV channel, and let the program manager know that I will no longer be able to do the She’s Right monthly show.
It was a hard decision to make, but the right one nonetheless.
It was a great two-and-a-half years, but all good things must come to an end.
Thank you, all who watched.
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Charity
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There have been quite a few stories lately about how people will be spending their economic stimulus money. Most people, it seems, will pay down debt. That is a great idea.
But what if you have been living like paupers for the last couple of years, so you could finally be debt free? What if you have gone without things you wanted, postponed buying a house, forewent the second car, worn old clothes, clipped coupons, shopped sales and stuck to a budget, so you could say that you paid your last car payment and credit card bill and even started building up your savings?
Well then, you might want to go out and buy yourself a brand new laptop. Like I did. Just this morning.
The newspaper tried to make me feel guilty with their Buy Vermont campaign, but then I realized that the state just made 50 bucks off the sales tax, so I am doing my part for the state.
Besides, I have been coveting admiring this beauty for so long.
There is a moral to this story; it’s not just an opportunity for me to brag.
If you are trying to get your finances in order, just remember, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
And when you finally get there, it is the sweetest thing.
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Charity
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So, tomorrow is the big day when we in the She’s Right home will get our economic stimulus money.
Any time money comes into our lives, whether it is earned, a gift, or on loan from China, we give 10% in thanks to God for all He has given us.
I’m not trying to sound all pious or self-righteous; it is just something we like to do. It’s really fun to give money away.
Most of our regular monthly tithe goes to our church and a couple of Christian ministries that brought me to the Lord, unless God puts it on our hearts to give it to someone else. But when we get unexpected money, it gives us a chance to give it somewhere that we normally do not give to.
So, what do you think we should do with it? What are your favorite charities?
And just to show you that I am not all good, tomorrow I will tell you about something completely selfish I am doing with the rest of the money.
Posted on May 8th, 2008 by Charity
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Show of hands, please. Who did not see this coming?
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Charity
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On the same day that a post appeared on Vermont Daily Briefing stating that Rich Tarrant “now spends his days in a gated community down Florida way, looking for the sunscreen and thinking about what might have been,” Vermont Tiger has a guest column penned by none other than Rich Tarrant himself.
Apparently, Mr. Tarrant has been doing more than just thinking about what might have been.
Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Charity
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The mainstream media coverage of the economic stimulus payments from China the US government has been abysmal. Reports give the impression that everyone who works will get $600, or $1200 for a couple. But what they leave out is that for people with a tax liability less than that, the payment will be as low as $300 for individuals and $600 for couples. The $300 per child is not affected.
Most people have not received their payments yet, but the media is all abuzz with articles on how to spend your money.
These articles give the impression to the casual observer that they will receive the maximum dollar amount. I have yet to read any explanation about the amount being less if you have a low tax burden. And the Free Press even had an article that stated the amount as $600/$1200, without the quantifier “up to.”
I took the time to read the IRS website about the stimulus payments, so I have known the exact dollar amount we would receive. But I have come across a number of people who expect the maximum amount, and won’t be getting it.
Most of these people are low income and not as well informed as the average news-junkie blogger. They get their information from MSM sound bites.
The MSM has let them down.
I worry about the people who have already spent their money, only to later find out that they were getting $300-$600 less than they expected.
I have a feeling that we are looking at another situation where the government, in its attempt to fix something, is making the situation worse. In more ways than one.
Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Charity
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I was just checking my spam filter and I had over 1,300 spam comments. I guess it’s been a few days since I last checked it.
I just went ahead and deleted all of them without reading them first. There are only so many comments advertising Viagra or porn that I can bear looking at. None, really.
So, if you left a comment that did not appear, feel free to repost it. It’s not you; it’s me. I swear.
Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Charity
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Ha! It figures that when I finally wrote a retort to anti-homeschoolers, I used “do” instead of “due” in the title.
What can I say? I am extremely sleep deprived and it was getting late. We’re all human.
Still, I feel a little stupid.
Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Charity
Filed under: Blog Business | 8 Comments »
