It has happened again. This time the other next-door neighbor is cutting down trees. "trimming" consisted of removing all branches from the lower 80% of the tree.
The only good thing I can say is that the tree leans toward their property. I wonder how long it takes for a tree to die under these circumstances.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Preaching to bishops
Preaching to bishops, is like farting at skunks. You'll win some battles, but lose the war. - a long-dead churchman q.Thomas Lynch Commonweal ©2010Jan15 CXXXVII.1
Friday, February 12, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Chris Matthews
stimulus
http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/01/28/chris-matthews-msnbc-i-forgot-obama-was-black-for-an-hour/?icid=mainhtmlws-main-ndl1link3http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bvblackspin.com%2F2010%2F01%2F28%2Fchris-matthews-msnbc-i-forgot-obama-was-black-for-an-hour%2F
response
Dear Dr Watkins
I don't own a TV so I see CM only on the TV in the breakroom at work. Personally I would prefer a real news channel like Bloomberg than msnbc.
And no one has ever called me a liberal.
But I think I want to defend CM. Like many whites he is ill at ease when discussing race. Since blacks, like whites, are a very diverse group, it is difficult to know what to say at times that will not offend. He was projecting the joy he felt at the possibility of a post-racial nation onto his political persona.
At my workplace, we have a mix of races and nationalities. At my office, the highest ranking person was a black woman until she retired after having a stroke. The next level down, a white male retired early, leaving another white male and a black male.
During the campaign, there was some felt but not well articulated tension between the races. Since the election, none is evident.
As a white male, I can tell you it is not appreciated when race is always brought to the table. There are issues that are non-racial.
Dr K
http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/01/28/chris-matthews-msnbc-i-forgot-obama-was-black-for-an-hour/?icid=mainhtmlws-main-ndl1link3http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bvblackspin.com%2F2010%2F01%2F28%2Fchris-matthews-msnbc-i-forgot-obama-was-black-for-an-hour%2F
response
Dear Dr Watkins
I don't own a TV so I see CM only on the TV in the breakroom at work. Personally I would prefer a real news channel like Bloomberg than msnbc.
And no one has ever called me a liberal.
But I think I want to defend CM. Like many whites he is ill at ease when discussing race. Since blacks, like whites, are a very diverse group, it is difficult to know what to say at times that will not offend. He was projecting the joy he felt at the possibility of a post-racial nation onto his political persona.
At my workplace, we have a mix of races and nationalities. At my office, the highest ranking person was a black woman until she retired after having a stroke. The next level down, a white male retired early, leaving another white male and a black male.
During the campaign, there was some felt but not well articulated tension between the races. Since the election, none is evident.
As a white male, I can tell you it is not appreciated when race is always brought to the table. There are issues that are non-racial.
Dr K
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