In my college psychology classes, I learned that a person’s perception of an issue is often dependent on their attitude toward the information source and the person’s predisposition to agree or disagree with the information being delivered.
We all know people who have unusual names. Some of them are intended to be “cute,” like Justin Thyme or Madison S. Garden. You might wince when you hear names like these, but others might think they’re clever.
The Urban Craft Center — hereafter referred to as the UCC — is hidden away in Edgemar, the Frank-Gehry-designed complex on Main Street. You would never know it was there unless you happened to get a cup of coffee at Peet’s, and strolled back to the patio to sit and read.
After last week’s column about DUIs, a reader named Mona, sent me a one word e-mail, “Sobering.” I hate it when readers are more clever than I am. You’d think by now I’d be used to it.
“[The issue of torture] has nothing to do with al Qaeda, [but] it has everything to do with America.” Those were the words of Senator McCain in 2006 — he was absolutely right.
When a proposal in California to ban black painted cars was revealed in March 2009, the blogosphere and talk radio buzzed with cries of “outrageous.” The state legislature, under the auspices of the California Air Resource Board, pushed to reduce auto emissions by controlling the color of vehicles.
I was recently standing on my old corner of Cloverfield Boulevard and Virginia Avenue. I remember being a youngster and running out to stand on the small hill after we heard accidents.
Libertarians make me laugh — mainly because I can’t take anyone who uses the terms “nanny-state” and “big government” seriously. It’s not that there is anything particularly funny about individual freedom, open markets, and limited regulation, it’s that these people don’t seem to understand how much
“Just like all Yankee women, all you are good at is ordering in restaurants and spending a man’s money!” — Kung fu master Pai Mei to Uma Thurman in “Kill Bill Pt.
Two self-effacing and humorous journalists, a sold out Broad Stage, one major industry on the verge of collapse and two ex-Mormon boys makes for an entertaining evening for me.
I didn’t want this column to be yet another “Detroit-basher,” but sometimes, if the shoe fits. We all know the economic horror show which is the current world auto industry, but the worst repercussions for the Detroit Three might not show themselves for several years.
Dolphin’s are playful, affectionate, curious, intelligent, social, vocal and enjoy sex — especially after a big meal. Are they the creatures humans would have been had we not left the water? Dolphin’s are aquatic, top-predator, mammals classified as a type of whale or cetacean.
