Entries Tagged as 'Society'

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Follow Me On Twitter: JeffLindsay and Mormanity

Twitter has been an interested experiment. Kind of like it, and also hate it because it’s so fake. Followers aren’t friends and most don’t really care what you say. So is tweeting just shouting to the cosmos? No, it’s much more limited than that. It’s like a psychosis. People used to think I was mentally [...]

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Verbal Self-Defense

“Verbal Self-Defense” is a great article by Suzette Haden Elgin, Ph.D. She provides a couple of key tools for defusing verbal attacks, especuially those cases when someone criticizes you just to get you riled up and angry. It’s important to not let your emotions get too involved and remain calm so you can pick [...]

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Moving Walkways: The Key to Understanding Presidential Politics

Presidents draw their ideas from many sources. Could a moving walkway be one of them? Perhaps so. I’ve seen these signs a million times, but the possible link to the Republican Party occurred to me last night at the Milwaukee Airport, where I took this photo.
Stand right – but walk left. That’s how the Republican [...]

Saturday, October 21st, 2006

A Couple Photographs from Las Vegas

A scene from the foyer of the Bellagio Hotel on Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo.

You can lose more than just your shirt while gambling in Vegas.

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

Racial Tensions in Appleton?

While Appleton has come a long ways over the years and is generally a healthy, vibrant community with a lot of racial harmony, recent events have stirred up some racial tensions between the Hmong and white communities. The problem involves a Hmong man, Chuetoua (”Toua”) Lor, who was accosted by a white man while squirrel [...]

Saturday, October 7th, 2006

Support Your Police – But Also Get a Lawyer Before Talking

I’m a big supporter of law, order, and local police, but a tragic event involving a friend of mine leads me to this tip for all of you: If the police question you about an event where there is any chance that someone might accuse you of wrongdoing, don’t talk until you get a lawyer. [...]