Archive for May, 2011
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Chase Bank – Beware of Identity Theft Program
Chase is sending out flyers for their Identity Protection Program using their ID Risk Assessment.The flyers have an id and pin to sign in, but on both mine and Lee’s they don’t work. We called two friends who we thought had received the same mailing. They did and their id and pin didn’t work either.If […]
Monday, May 30th, 2011RIP Mike Sneddon
Many years ago I had the pleasure to get to know Michael Sneddon. He was energetic, full of life and well-liked. His death was very unfortunate. Writing graffiti in the subway may seem unimportant to some people, but in Brooklyn it’s a form of art and a thing young people do for status. […]
Thursday, May 26th, 2011Oprah’s Last Words
I watched Oprah for 25 years. I remember coming home from school and watching it with my mother sometimes. Back then, the only talk show hosts were men like Phil Donahue. Afternoon television was filled with soap operas and cartoons. In the beginning, Oprah provided information and humor in a one hour show. A week ago, […]
Monday, May 23rd, 2011Why People Hoped for Rapture
Retired MTA worker, Robert Fitzpatrick spent $140K of his money on billboard signs for the rapture. He spent Saturday living as if it was his last day. Most people around here were chatting about the rapture, but no one really believed it. For Fitzgerald, when the day was done he was disappointed and left wondering […]
Monday, May 23rd, 2011Brooklyn Newborn Baby Put in Trash
A newborn baby boy was found in a garbage bag inside a garbage compactor in the basement of an apartment building in Brooklyn. Eighteen year old, Laquasia Wright was arrested today for allegedly throwing her son down the garbage chute.Twenty-three year old, Dawa Lama apparently put her newborn in trash bin in the emergency room bathroom. The news reported that […]
Saturday, May 21st, 2011In Case the World Ends
I’m not too knowledgeable about “the rapture.” But everyone is talking about it and I figured I would write a small post just in case I get raptured – hey ya never know!I really don’t have any final words to say to anyone. Everyone important in my life knows that I love them and that […]
Monday, May 9th, 2011Beauty All Around
Saturday, May 7th, 2011Bin Lauden’s Death Doesn’t Change Anything
Almost ten years ago on 9/11/01 most of America didn’t know who Bin Lauden was. On 9/12, most NY’ers wanted him dead. And we waited for that justice to come.I thought I would feel differently about his death. In fact, I thought when he was captured, we would all celebrate in honor of some lost […]