Archives for the ‘Social Issues’ Category
Are you pursuing a job, career or a calling?
By M. Johnston • Jul 1st, 2010 |Jonathan Haidt in The Happiness Hypothesis says most people approach their work in one of three ways: as a job, a career, or a calling. Which one of these best describe your current situation?
If you see your work as a job, you do it only for the money, you look at the [...]
Learn your Spangurblext!
By M. Johnston • Jul 1st, 2010 |SacBee reporting a Spanish radio station is closing shop. SacBee readers are out in force reminding people English is the language spoken in the USA. LOL. Really? Seems to me neither English nor Spanish will prevail in the USA. I think we’re going to end up with something I call Spangurblext. It is a hybrid [...]
Read the rest of the story»Monday Morning Motivation: To be thankful.. or not
By M. Johnston • Jun 28th, 2010 |So last week our one year old Toro lawnmower decided to take some time off. Some bull. The guy who mows our lawn (our son) was in the middle of a nice hot mowing session when it belched a few times and died. Despite our best efforts we couldn’t revive it. I was frustrated because we [...]
Read the rest of the story»Civility is the victor today as Sacramento Press bans offender, implements anti abuse policy
By M. Johnston • Jun 24th, 2010 |Sacramento Press, you rock. THANK YOU for having the GUTS to stand up to hate today when you rolled out a first-of-its-kind zero tolerance anti-abuse policy and christened it by banning one of the region’s worst offenders.
Read the rest of the story»Should local government embrace the “green rush” or attack it?
By M. Johnston • Apr 6th, 2010 |Not long ago I wrote a piece here poking fun at Kevin “Green Shades” Johnson’s new love affair with renewable energy (even though it was only a footnote in his campaign, and it was actually his adversary Fargo who was the real “green” fan all along).
First of all Sacramento is not going to be the–what [...]
The deterioration of American values continues in earnest
By M. Johnston • Mar 30th, 2010 |Pitiful child exploitation in this video that has very small children re-enacting gangsta film Scarface to the delight of their adult parents. Legit play or viral hoax, this is a sad, sad commentary about the direction of our country.
What are your thoughts?
Read the rest of the story»Sacramento Steps Forward video hits home(lessness). Visit onedaytopreventhomelessness.org to help.
By M. Johnston • Feb 28th, 2010 |Chuck D brings the noise to Sacramento State University podium 2/6/2010
By M. Johnston • Feb 8th, 2010 |Homosexuality and the great American double standard
By M. Johnston • Jan 19th, 2010 |Well, gays are back on display in the press, and so is America’s hypocrisy. As the federal court hears arguments both for and against gay marriage, I can’t help but laugh every time I hear someone comment on how homosexuality is so “perverted” and “disgusting.” It’s long been argued those who protest too much are [...]
Read the rest of the story»Sen. Harry Reidneck: How to apologize for a racist comment in 6 easy steps
By M. Johnston • Jan 10th, 2010 |And they said Glenn Beck was a “conservative.” Hee! You have probably heard by now liberal cause celebre Harry Reid (D – Nevada) provided a most deplorable quote to the authors of a book on Obama called “Game Change.” Sen. Reid is quoted as saying he believed that ” the country was ready to embrace [...]
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