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The DACA Dreamers

The DACA Dreamers
The temporary executive order dubbed “DACA” — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals —has resulted in another buzzword for the constantly changing immigration landscape: “The Dreamers.” It signifies non-U.S. citizens who arrived in the United States as children of undocumented immigrants and who are, therefore, technically, themselves “illegal immigrants,” even though they played no conscious role in coming to the U.S. Unlike so called “anchor babies,” born in the United Stat...

What Could We Expect from an Impeachment?

What Could We Expect from an Impeachment?
If he sneezes outside the crook of his arm, someone is waiting in a hazmat suit screaming, “Impeach!” In this war of words, history will not be kind to the participants; Trump, the mainstream media, and Democratic leaders will most assuredly stand accused of fueling a national tragedy.
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Book Review 'Between You and Me: Confessions of Comma Queen' by Mary Norris

Although this book should appeal to anyone and everyone that picks up a pen or types a message into an electronic device, it won’t. However, if you are a person that believes the rules of grammar are “rock solid” you most assuredly would benefit from this delightful book.Oh, how I wish Mary Norris could have been my grammar school teacher. Mary Norris aka the ‘Comma Queen,’ left Ohio in 1978, made her way to the Big Apple, and went to work in the copy department of The New Yorker.
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Emotional Intelligence Theory & Book Review

According to the authors, if you fall short of IQ or are unsuccessfully using your intelligence, you can increase your EQ (Emotional Intelligence) and live a happier more productive life.

When the concept was groundbreaking, I read Daniel Goleman’s ‘Emotional Intelligence.’ Goleman’s book is perhaps more informative, while Bradberry and Greaves’ version is a more interactive tutorial approach.
 In fact, when you buy ‘Emotional Intelligence 2.0’ you receive a passcode to their website where...

Book Review ‘Blue Nights’ by Joan Didion

We live with a certain expectation about the possibility of burying a spouse and even more certainty about out living our parents, however, most of us do not even entertain the idea of outliving one of our children.
Despite living the glamorous life of an innovative, successful author, Joan Didion's life has left her to cope with more than her fair share of tragedy. In the narrative, Blue Nights,  the beloved author   shares her experience as the mother of a unique, yet deeply troubled...

Book Review ‘Always Returning, the Wisdom of Place’ by D. A. Hickman

The author conveys a simple, calm as she paints a gorgeous picturesque parallel between earth from her physical point on the map and the makings of our individuality. To demonstrate, the prairie of South Dakota represents the macrocosm for the spiritual self. Free of dogma, it is a beautifully written spiritual guide for self-exploration, the images and lessons are brilliantly simple, yet complex in their representation.It is not a book to read cover to cover in a single setting, but one to r...

‘Barefoot in the Park’ Audio Performance

A sweet revival…
All things considered, Neil Simon is a marvelous playwright with an extraordinary resume.  Namely, a popular favorite, Barefoot in the Park, first appeared on Broadway in 1963 starring Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley.  Later in the decade on May 25, 1967, it debuted in theaters starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. Even though some of us were too young or not yet born, it is a classic romantic comedy and decades later, people continue to enjoy the display of hu...

Audio Book Review 'Looking For Me' from Bestselling Author Beth Hoffman

Beth Hoffman gained an audience with her International Bestseller Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt. Her fans yearned for another and it was well worth the wait. Looking For Me reflects Beth Hoffman’s methodical and elegant style. 

Fortunately, I have had the opportunity to exchange thoughts with her a couple of times and she is a delightful woman. There is a strength that emerges from within her southern roots, a former interior designer, she has an eye for detail and a heart filled with hope for...

Audio Book Review ‘The Last Anniversary’ by Liane Moriarty

Literature without a clear purpose often disappoints me. Despite an author’s extraordinary storytelling ability, for me, dark novels void of even a quasi-hero are less than satisfactory reading, I cannot seem to shake the feeling that I am somehow missing the point and maybe I am.Surely, that is the case here in this well-reviewed book by a respected author nonetheless; I simply found the story annoying. In spite of the criticism I will receive for injecting myself so deeply into the review,...