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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Fantasy Games Hard for Boys to Put Down

May 31, 2011by lbwoodgate 7 Comments

Here’s one of those news items that flash past you with all the bigger more important things as you peruse the headlines that makes you do a double take and […]

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People, Society and Politics

The State of Bubba

May 30, 2011by lbwoodgate 6 Comments

I have a member of my North Texas community who frequently writes to the Letters to the Editor column often accusing the President, the Democrats and liberals of every social […]

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Energy, Texas/Local stories

Is the Change We Voted for in 2008 Finally Gaining Some Footing?

May 28, 2011by lbwoodgate 4 Comments

In his Presidential campaign Obama promised voters “Change We Can Believe In” but did the economic down spiral generated long before his inauguration negatively impact his effectiveness and the voters’ […]

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2012 Presidential Elections, Budget Crisis, Economy, Health Care Reform, Society and Politics

To Not Die in Vain

May 27, 2011by lbwoodgate 3 Comments

Yet another Memorial Day rolls around With each flag placed neatly on rounded mound Of those lying silent beneath the ground. There lies each woman and man Who perished in a distant […]

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National Holiday

Our Meat Might Not Moo in the Furture

May 25, 2011by lbwoodgate 3 Comments

My friend Donna Cavanagh is having difficulty in deciding if her meat should come from a petri dish or the animal warehouses.   Getting ready to chomp down on your […]

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Humor, Our crazy and wonderful world

Liberty and Freedom in America Still Have Barriers to Overcome

May 24, 2011by lbwoodgate 1 Comment

A piece by Leonard Pitts on the editorial page of my hometown newspaper highlighted an event that on the surface appears anti-climatic but represents an event that was history making […]

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History, Society and Politics

Abnormal Extreme Weather Threatens a Rise in Property Insurance Rates

May 23, 2011by lbwoodgate 7 Comments

I’ve made numerous references in my posts on this blog about the association between fossil fuel use, how it affects our health and how that impacts our health care costs.  […]

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Business/Jobs, Climate Science/Global Warming

Ben Stein: Master Jurist?

May 21, 2011by lbwoodgate 4 Comments

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, or DSK as he is known in France, may have acted too hastily in selecting his attorney to defend him against criminal charges of “oral sexual conduct and […]

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Our crazy and wonderful world, People, Social Discourse, Television

Texas Tea Party and the Feds

May 20, 2011by lbwoodgate 5 Comments

Texas Governor Perry to Feds 6 months ago – “Get off our Back” Texas Governor Perry to Feds Today – “Why haven’t you got our back?” Remember the lines from […]

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Education, Health Care Reform, Texas/Local stories

What’s In a Name?

May 19, 2011by lbwoodgate 6 Comments

What should we call those who have our back as opposed to those who would put a knife in it?  What should we call those who fail to acknowledge that […]

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Budget Crisis, Business/Jobs, Economy, Jobs, Society and Politics

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