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Practicing Good Behavior

Posted on May 6, 2017 by tgilson

Recently on “Morning Joe” someone started a conversation about how society has become so coarse, rude, vicious, aggressive, and even impolite. What a surprise! Many of us have noticed this for years – crude language in music, road rage, random … Continue reading →

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Thoughts with Boston

Posted on April 20, 2013 by tgilson

I was planning on writing a peaceful, beautiful blog on Paris in Springtime this week.  That will have to wait.  We are caught up with a terrorist attack in one of our major cities – Boston.  We are in the … Continue reading →

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NYC soda ban defeated: Time to freak out!

Posted on March 16, 2013 by tgilson

Although Alex Garfield will probably never drink a larger than a 16-ounce glass of anything except wine or Scotch or vodka in my books, I couldn’t resist commenting on this week’s court ruling over drink size in New York. First, … Continue reading →

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The week in politics: SOTU, water, drones and talking heads

Posted on February 15, 2013 by tgilson

What a week of staring at television (perhaps there is a reason for the nickname, “the boob tube”?).  The State of the Union (SOTU) was not the inspiring, wake up call to “what the future can bring” speech.  Let’s start … Continue reading →

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We avoided the ‘fiscal cliff’ … for now

Posted on January 4, 2013 by tgilson

Whew!  Thanks to some rational people we avoided the “fiscal cliff.”  And since all sides hate it, it probably isn’t as bad as the whiners make it out to be.  Of course, we only postponed the big battle for a … Continue reading →

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9/11: Why have intelligence if it is not used?

Posted on September 14, 2012 by tgilson

On Tuesday, Kurt Eichenwald wrote a piece for the New York Times showing that the White House was actually warned by the CIA as to the possibility of a massive attack against the U.S. much earlier than we originally thought. He shows … Continue reading →

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