A good deal happens in the first four episodes but it comes down to this: Jack is right and everyone else is not.
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Oprah’s New School in South Africa: A Lesson in How to Give of Oneself
In a poor country on a poverty-stricken continent, Oprah has made a difference.
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Educators often talk about “teachable moments,” and this rescue by a regular fellow going about his everyday routine definitely qualifies.
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Despite “his crimes against humanity” and all the other horrendous things the man did, his execution does not make me satisfied in the least.
Read More »Satire: Santa Claus Conquers the Martins
In the usually quiet days after Christmas, Santa faces his greatest challenge when disgruntled parents question the way he determines his Naughty and Nice Lists.
Read More »Does Santa Claus Need a Makeover?
I’ve always had a feeling that there was a darker edge to Santa Claus, one that has been suppressed by adults and the corporate world.
Read More »Saying Goodbye and Goodnight to Day Break
So I will bid adieu to Day Break before I get too annoyed with it.
Read More »Boring Rats: Cultural Learnings of “CitiField” For Make Benefit Inglorious Nation of Mets Fans
CitiField? Man, that is not only boring but a less than amazing choice for the name of the new home of the Amazin’ Mets.
Read More »No Trick Or Treat: Trying to Survive Halloween After Losing Someone
This Halloween season has been distinctly different for me. I am having a difficult time because I lost my mother and aunt earlier this year.
Read More »Reflecting on the Mets’ Loss in Baseball Playoffs: The Tale of My Broken Heart
I’m not in my right mind, and I know if I saw Mr. Met on the street (with his incessantly happy face) I’d punch him in his great big head.
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