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Facebook versus the wooden spoon

Don’t stalk me, mom,” says the joy of my life.

“Don’t post it on Facebook, and I won’t stalk you,” says I.

With posting, texting and Twittering in 46 characters or less, you would think that parents today have a better hold on their kids and their whereabouts than in ancient pre-cellphone times. No way.

In fact, your kid can say he’s calling from around the corner and, unless you had a GPS activated in the phone, he could be on the moon (although, with my phone service, reception would be dicey).

Mymom, who never texted, tweeted or posted in all her life, knew exactly where I was every minute of the day. And if I didn’t respond in 10 minutes or less of hearing the sound...

4:14 pm


More of America by the Numbers… plus an opinion.

While President Obama’s approval rating averaged less than 50 percent for the first half of 2010 it is interesting to note that, according to Gallup, his approval rating among Muslim-Americans was 78 percent. Hmmm. Wonder why? … Anybody … antbody?

Thursday, September 9, 2010 5:11 PM EDT

Late-night surfing reveals hidde treasures

It’s 4 am, the house is really quiet. You are now wide awake and cannot fall back to sleep. What do you do to pass the time away? Many of us read a book with the hopes that it will make our eyes tired. Others slip out quietly to the kitchen for some ibbergerblibberness … leftovers to you. Me? I fire up the computer, answer my e-mail, and then examine out-of-town newspapers. I like to see what the stories of both the left wing and the few remaining right wing newspapers have to say and how they are translated into editorials. Last night I was glued to a story under the following long headline —“Obama Now Blames Poor Job Numbers on Congressional Inaction. Wait! His Party Runs Congress.”

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:14 PM EDT

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