Sunday, February 18, 2018
Chocolate Pound Cake
From the Washington Post -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/chocolate-pound-cake/16298/?utm_term=.7bb6bdcd2225&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/chocolate-pound-cake/16298/?utm_term=.7bb6bdcd2225&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Friday, February 16, 2018
Cowardly Response
An excerpt form the NY Times -
The Bad Parent Caucus
By Timothy Egan
Here’s a thought: The next politician to express sorrow over the slaughter of students at a school without offering any specific remedy should be run out of office, for cowardice and failure to protect American children.
Here’s a prayer: Let us remember to hold that thought for at least seven months, to the next election.
President Trump delivered 702 words to the nation Thursday on the murder of 17 kids in Parkland, Fla. — one of more than 150 school shootings over the last decade. Not once did he mention guns, or more specifically the semiautomatic rifle used by the mentally unstable white-supremacist teenager who entered a school with an AR-15.
The president did order the flag lowered to half-staff. He should have run up a white flag of surrender. Along with a gutless majority in Congress, Trump is hiding behind the shield of “thoughts and prayers” while showing himself derelict of duty in failing to defend the lives of school children.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/opinion/florida-school-shooting-guns.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share
The Bad Parent Caucus
By Timothy Egan
Here’s a thought: The next politician to express sorrow over the slaughter of students at a school without offering any specific remedy should be run out of office, for cowardice and failure to protect American children.
Here’s a prayer: Let us remember to hold that thought for at least seven months, to the next election.
President Trump delivered 702 words to the nation Thursday on the murder of 17 kids in Parkland, Fla. — one of more than 150 school shootings over the last decade. Not once did he mention guns, or more specifically the semiautomatic rifle used by the mentally unstable white-supremacist teenager who entered a school with an AR-15.
The president did order the flag lowered to half-staff. He should have run up a white flag of surrender. Along with a gutless majority in Congress, Trump is hiding behind the shield of “thoughts and prayers” while showing himself derelict of duty in failing to defend the lives of school children.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/opinion/florida-school-shooting-guns.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share
My Inspiration
My mom trains this 93 year old and it’s the cutest thing ever. Her laugh and smile makes her young #blessed pic.twitter.com/oeRWylrLV4— jo (@joana_zanin10) February 15, 2018
Black Panther
An excerpt form the Hollywood Reporter -
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on 'Black Panther': All This Fuss Over a Superhero Movie?
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
At its Hollywood premiere, Black Panther received a rousing standing ovation. What's impressive is that this ovation occurred before the movie was shown. Equally significant is that presales for tickets have broken Fandango's record for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Also, in the weeks before the film was set to open Feb. 16, more than 200 grassroots campaigns in black communities from Denver to Toronto to Ghana were arranging screenings in order to commemorate the movie event. This is an unprecedented global rallying for something that doesn't include Beyonce. All this fuss over a superhero movie?
Black Panther is not just another comic-book film but a cultural spearhead disguised as a thrilling action adventure. You may go for the hard-core action and hard-muscled bodies, but, if you're white, you'll leave with an anti-"shithole" appreciation for Africa and African-American cultural origins. If you're black, you'll leave with a straighter walk, a gratitude for your African heritage and a superhero whom black children can relate to.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/kareem-abdul-jabbar-black-panther-all-fuss-a-superhero-movie-1084545
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on 'Black Panther': All This Fuss Over a Superhero Movie?
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
At its Hollywood premiere, Black Panther received a rousing standing ovation. What's impressive is that this ovation occurred before the movie was shown. Equally significant is that presales for tickets have broken Fandango's record for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Also, in the weeks before the film was set to open Feb. 16, more than 200 grassroots campaigns in black communities from Denver to Toronto to Ghana were arranging screenings in order to commemorate the movie event. This is an unprecedented global rallying for something that doesn't include Beyonce. All this fuss over a superhero movie?
Black Panther is not just another comic-book film but a cultural spearhead disguised as a thrilling action adventure. You may go for the hard-core action and hard-muscled bodies, but, if you're white, you'll leave with an anti-"shithole" appreciation for Africa and African-American cultural origins. If you're black, you'll leave with a straighter walk, a gratitude for your African heritage and a superhero whom black children can relate to.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/kareem-abdul-jabbar-black-panther-all-fuss-a-superhero-movie-1084545
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