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Comedy Central used to run a show called "The Man Show" with Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Corrola. One of their many bits was a segment they called Manovations. The idea was a simple invention that men would use. Of course, most weren't practical at all and none of them actually existed. So, in the spirit of the Man Show I'm going to offer up three such manovations some friends of mine and I developed (ie...

Dear Daily Hurricaners, For the last 3 years, blogging has pretty much been my life, either here or at that place that shall remain nameless. Whether looking for what to write about today, or reading and responding to comments, or looking for something to write about tomorrow, it's been time consuming and pushed aside other things. So I'm going to take a few steps back starting today and take some time away from the daily...

In two non-political news items of the day, another good reason to watch the games at home:"Almost one in 10 sports fans has a blood alcohol content above the legal limit as they exit the stadium after football and baseball games, a study found...The research, which involved giving breath tests to 362 attendees of 13 baseball and 3 football games, also found that 40 percent had been drinking, according to the report in the journal....

I find myself in one of those lulls where I live of substance to offer that hasn't already been offered. Dr, King was a great man with a great message. To talk about that in the face of what has already been offered on this site and elsewhere would be too little and too late. So, I will offer a little and then throw up my subject for the comments section. I have to say...

Blogger's Note---This is the fourth edition of the Martin Luther King Reading & Reference List. There are three additions for 2011.While it is always instructive to watch a rebroadcast or listen to a recording of the I Have A Dream speech, there is a next level for someone who wants to better understand Martin Luther King and his message.Reverend King asked serious questions about America as a war criminal nation in Vietnam. He asked if America merited...

On the weekend that we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I'd like to comment on something that we usually hear about this time. What I'll call the Poor Persecuted White Man syndrome. I'm sure most of you have heard what I'm talking about--the anti-affirmative action, there's no specific holiday for Washington or Lincoln, there's no organization for the advancement of white people, there's no United White College Fund--line of thinking.First, let...

The Tuscon memorial service for the Arizona shootings began with a rendition of Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man.(Above--Mr. Copland.)This dignified tribute of the day-to-day work of democracy, is a strong way to note the work of politics and freedom. This was the work taking place at the constituent meeting Congresswoman Giffords was holding at the time of the shooting.We are all equal citizens.Here is a brief history of this work from National Public Radio. You can...

We sure could use a little good news today, and we've got some coming out of Arizona. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' doctors put her chance of survival at 100%: "What her recovery is going to do I really don't know. I'm very optimistic however that she's not going to be in a vegetative type of state," [Doctor Peter] Rhee said. "I think she's going to make a fair amount of recovery. What kind of deficits she'll...

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I would first like to say that I hope everyone had a fun holiday with their family and friends. It was fun for me, so I've missed a week or so of writing here. Tomorrow my wife and I go back to the grind and hopefully I will get back in the swing of things here. Politics with me is an eb and flow kind of deal. It is impossible to keep my attention on...