My Blog
Schoolhouse Rock: Capitol Hill and Immigration
As a follow-up to my immigration plea, here's a funny video for you. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JUDSeb2zHQ0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Speak Out: Immigration Reform
You showed up to the polls. You elected new officials. Now it's time to act on it and speak out about immigration reform. I'll be honest--I try to avoid listening to politics because it makes me angry (Note: I did not say I avoid voting.) My husband used to ask why I...
What’s Wrong With Feeding The Homeless?
With all the horrible things happening around the world, it never ceases to amaze me the tiny battles people choose to fight. I suppose I'm a big-picture kind of person, but why, when there is so much crime to fight and true wars of justice to be waged, are people...
Band Aid 30
In 1984, popular artists of the day were enlisted to perform Do They Know It's Christmas? which was sold and profits given to help a world cause. The first cause was the famine in Ethiopia which was reported to have "sold 3.7 million copies and raised £8m for famine...
Selling Babies and Adoption
In the past two years, selling babies has really started drawing the attention of news networks and those advocating against human trafficking. One of the main stories that garnered international outrage was the blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl named Maria, found in a...
Why Do British Spell Differently?
Americans are prone to believe that, although we didn't create it, we did master the English language. Anglophenia has an explanation.
