Category Archives: etiquette

DISCONNECT

Posted on September 15, 2016 by jalesy55

When you get on a subway in New York City, you see rows of people holding cellphones.  At restaurants in Syracuse, where I live, I’ve often seen entire families with cellphones: father, mother and children paying no attention to each … Continue reading →

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BOARDING SCHOOLS

Posted on March 17, 2013 by jalesy55

Child neglect by the poor is well known.  Child neglect by the rich is also well know socially, although not so documented by the government.  One of the most effective ways for the rich to place them in boarding schools, called … Continue reading →

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CARDINAL EXCLUSION

Posted on March 4, 2013 by jalesy55

Over the next few weeks a new pope will be elected.  It’s no secret that while many cardinals are gathered in Rome, only the ones under 80 will be allowed to vote. The practical purpose behind this policy is political. … Continue reading →

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STOP THE NONSENSE: THE NRA’S LEAKY LOGIC

Posted on December 25, 2012 by jalesy55

On Friday, December 21st, the NRA broke its silence after the Connecticut school shootings.  At a press conference, the NRA’s vice-president suggested that future catastrophes could be avoided by the presence of an armed guard in each school.   A bad … Continue reading →

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WHO’S LISTENING?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by jalesy55

We live in an Orwellian society.  There’s no question we are being watched.  Many cities, in order to catch traffic infractions, now have cameras posted at intersections.  It is standard for stores and other businesses to position security cameras so as … Continue reading →

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KATNISS

Posted on September 15, 2012 by jalesy55

Death is her shadow, Hunger her trainer, Love her motive. War is her region’s past and fam’ly’s future. She strives, and still loses most ev’ryone.   So you with Plenty’s keys in your hands so soon, how do you see … Continue reading →

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PARENTS RICH AND POOR

Posted on July 22, 2012 by jalesy55

The socialist George Bernard Shaw said that wealth is as hard on the rich as poverty is on the poor.  Certainly with regard to parenting, this is true. The problems poor people have as parents are well known.  They are … Continue reading →

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IDEA: BAN SOME PARENTS

Posted on December 18, 2011 by jalesy55

Even in the sea of noise and electronic congestion, life still has some pleasures.  One, I own, is eating.  Another is shopping for food, which requires the similar organs of imagination and memory.  As I get older, and a number … Continue reading →

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A LOT OF FONDANT

Posted on October 8, 2011 by jalesy55

I’ve blogged a few times before about my passion for cakes.  What doesn’t make sense to me is the current interest in fondant.  Fondant is a substance used for decorating cakes.  Hence it’s been featured in the making of elaborate … Continue reading →

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MEDICAL MANNERS

Posted on September 15, 2011 by jalesy55

There are many distressing things connected with illness.  One of the things that distresses me the most is the manner in which people in the healthcare system now address patients.  As patients enter doctors’ offices and clinics, receptionists and nurses … Continue reading →

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