Posts under ‘America’

I am one of those people that still like to listen to the oldies station back in the States. I listen to almost any kind of music, but the oldies are upbeat and easy to sing (badly) along with. Besides, who would turn the radio station when the King is on?
As a kid, [...]

The first time I heard Dr. Martin Luther King’s voice I was moved. His voice shook my very being. His “I have a dream” speech touched me and shaped my life into that of a dreamer.
I felt his strength and belief in a dream that one day the world would be free of [...]

I was looking on Amazon for French products. After typing in France and clicking the search button this sticker was on the first page. My gut started burning with anger. I can’t believe that Amazon would sell such a sticker. Why not just have a sticker that says, “Give France [...]

According to an article of National Geographic, young Americans score less than other countries on questions about geography. The article is based on this survey.
Even if I think that the survey is not perfect because it uses a sample of only 512 people and even if I think that the title of the article [...]

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Demonstrators poured out in the hundreds of thousands demanding fair treatment of immigrants. It worked!
Senate Panel has approved the Immigration Bill.
Feinstein won approval for the five-year program to permit as many as 1.5 million agriculture workers into the country. “It will provide the agriculture industry with a legal work force and offer agriculture workers [...]

While growing up, I LOVED the Harlem Globetrotters! I can remember sitting on the floor just in front of the television with my brother. We were both glued to every move these guys made. We didn’t want to miss one spin or trick.
With every spin of a ball on the tip of [...]

I don’t know if the so called proofs in this video are true or not. That is something else worth discussing. I don’t trust easily and in the case of media, I think that is a good thing. Information can be presented through media as facts and people tend to believe these [...]

Georgetown Times has an article online about Crystal Soles who has been missing from Andrews, S.C. since January 24, 2005.
Crystal Soles is my cousin and my aunt Gail is beside herself with worry. Crystal has a little boy that hasn’t seen his mother for over a year. He may never see her again. [...]

I don’t understand why my family feels so threatened by the fact that I have a French husband and live in France. It is hard for me to have a conversation without my mother getting defensive in regard to America.
For instance, today I asked her to look at my blog and tell me if [...]