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  • January 31, 2005 / by Robin Munson

    A MIRACLE

    A MIRACLE Yesterday the citizens of Iraq had their first free election in decades. Watching the footage on television, I was awestruck by the courage of these people. With the reality of suicide bombers in some cases, just around the corner, with the sound of gunfire as a constant background noise, with the tense, tight

  • January 29, 2005 / by Robin Munson

    WE CAN HOPE

    WE CAN HOPE I am saying a prayer for the people of Iraq today. Tomorrow is their election, and the violence has been escalating for a long time. Last night on the news, a reporter interviewed an elderly Iraqi man who said that he would vote tomorrow “if the weather is good”. The reporter explained

  • January 28, 2005 / by Robin Munson

    ONE MINUTE AT A TIME

    ONE MINUTE AT A TIME Yesterday I spent the day with my mother. Mom has emphysema (among other things). We had a long discussion about how best to play the hand life deals you. It seems there are two major schools of thought where such matters are concerned. The first school of thought is the

  • January 26, 2005 / by Robin Munson

    PRIVACY

    PRIVACY There has been controversy in the past year about a new phenomenon in the Southern California area. The City of Los Angeles has been putting little cameras at strategic places in the city so that they can monitor potential crimes in progress. There have been cameras installed in a public park and now, a

  • January 25, 2005 / by Robin Munson

    BACK ON MY SOAPBOX

    BACK ON MY SOAPBOX This morning I was reading some articles in USA Today about the problems confronting us with Social Security. In particular, there is an article by DeWayne Wickham (USA Today, Tuesday, January 25, 2005, Page 13A, “Social Security reform: Women may be big losers”). This article sounds the alarm for American women.

  • January 24, 2005 / by Robin Munson

    THERE GOES JOHNNY

    THERE GOES JOHNNY I don’t know what I can say about the passing of Johnny Carson that hasn’t been said already – and it’s only twenty-four hours since he drifted away from us. I was so taken aback when I heard of Mr. Carson’s death, as I’m sure many people were. I felt genuinely sad,

  • January 20, 2005 / by Robin Munson

    INAUGURATION DAY

    INAUGURATION DAY The other day I got an anonymous e-mail from someone who had somehow interpreted one of my blogs to mean that I was a fan of the President. I have to say for the record, I am not a fan. Politically and socially, I have too many disagreements with Mr. Bush for me

  • January 18, 2005 / by Robin Munson

    JUST A THOUGHT

    JUST A THOUGHT I know I have argued before in favor of sloth and leisure. Today I am going to do the opposite. I am going to ask the musical question, “What could we do if we didn’t have to sleep?” Those extra eight hours would come in real handy for, oh, say a full-time

  • January 17, 2005 / by Robin Munson

    I SPEAK AMERICAN

    I SPEAK AMERICAN Last night we were out with friends, and somewhere along the way, I found myself telling part of the story of my immigrant grandparents and how they happened to come to this country. I don’t know what was running through our friends’ minds at the time, but I found myself compelled to

  • January 16, 2005 / by Robin Munson

    AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME

    AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME Thanks to living in a litigious society, we now have warnings posted for virtually all drugs – “Warning: May cause dizziness” – “Warning: May cause drowsiness” – “Warning: Do not operate heavy machinery while taking this drug”. We’ve all seen them – on our aspirin bottles, on our cough