I hope two groups of people read this with some care and an open mind: 1. Those who think a government-managed economy is always the most beneficent kind of economy. 2. Those who think marriage laws, or the “proper”...
Monthly Archive:: February 2015
DYING CEMETERY
Here is a bit of history to begin the day. This is a historic cemetery in South Florida. The cemetery is literally dying due to neglect. Local politicians are uninterested. I guess there isn’t enough mileage to be had...
BOURBON POUND CAKE
This recipe is adapted from Damon Lee Fowler’s “New Southern Kitchen.” Is there anyone who doesn’t love pound cake? I mean seriously! Who can say that they don’t love that dense, rich, buttery, sweet flavor? Because pound cake is...
FREEZING HOMELESS CHILD
What would you have done? How often have all of us walked by someone in need? Living in a big city can make one jaded. I recall my early days in New York. I used to walk down 34th...
WHITE PEOPLE DON’T EAT LIKE US
During a town hall meeting concerning the fate of a local supermarket, New York State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, proffered that “white people don’t eat the same way we do.” The Key Food on Lafayette Avenue between Saint James Place...
APPLAUDING NET NEUTRALITY
Over the past few weeks I’ve made contact with several outstanding individuals, but let me tell you about the last guy, Codename Gambler. Gambler because he looks like Kenny Rodgers at the top of his game. Among other things,...
THE FUTURE OF BLACK MEDIA
Byron Allen, former talk show host and current president and CEO of Entertainment Studios has joined a 20 billion dollar (yes you read correctly – 20 BILLION) lawsuit against Comcast, Time Warner, Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, the NAACP,...
BRANCO ON NET NEUTRALITY
A.F. Branco on Obama and net neutrality. For all of A.F.’s humor and commentary, go here.
A PLACE CALLED HOME
It was midnight and I was looking at a two-hour drive. The theatre where I was working had given me keys to a condominium so I wouldn’t have to make the long trip, but something was calling me home....
DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE
Thinking about: Dark Chocolate Ganache: A rich cream made from chocolate and heavy cream. You can adjust the consistency desired by adding more or less cream. Equipment: Large knife to chop Chocolate 1 Saucepan Rubber Spatula Airtight container to...
NET NEUTRALITY: THE TRUTH
I’ve been doing research, trying to understand the net neutrality issue. I have looked at videos from both sides. Frankly, so much information has often done nothing but confused me more. Ultimately, there was one maxim that I have...
WHO ELSE HATES AMERICA
Last week, former mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani, created a bit of a stir when during a dinner at the 21 club he said, ““I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to...
JIGABOO MUSIC
A Cleveland news anchor used a racial epithet in describing Lady Gaga’s performance during the Oscars. Kristi Capel complained that it was difficult to hear Lady Gaga with “all that jigaboo music” playing in the background. (Her co-host continues...
KNOW THY NEIGHBOR
Get to know your neighbors, or else…says Bill Nye. NYE: So, what do you do about [anti-Semitism]? I think you get to know your neighbors. And it’s gonna take, what, does it take a century, something like that? I’m...