Category Archives: Places, People & Cool Stuff

Because admiring, dreaming and reminiscing are among life’s delights

The Silly Tim Tebow Controversy: Haters vs Hardliners

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Deborah White

Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos young starting quarterback, is joyful, grateful, cheerful and publicly singing the praises of his particular religious faith. So what’s all the fuss and disgruntled frustration about? Not much, in my opinion. A tempest in an … Continue reading →

Posted in Places, People & Cool Stuff | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Tattoo Barbie: Pink Hair, Body Art Are Least Offensive Features

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Deborah White

A posse of protective parents is seething over “funky fashionista” Tattoo Barbie, a new Mattel doll inspired by Japanese art and anime. Describes the Christian Science Monitor of the edgy-cute doll that was newly released for sale on October 13, … Continue reading →

Posted in Places, People & Cool Stuff | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Replace “The Star Spangled Banner” as National Anthem?

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Deborah White

Should “The Star Spangled Banner” be replaced as our national anthem? Are there historic songs or hymns that would more aptly symbolize our great country in the 21st century? One small-town religious college thinks so. Goshen College, a 1,000-student Mennonite … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love & Craziness, Places, People & Cool Stuff | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Drowning in Plastic: Small Ways to Turn Back the Clock

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Deborah White

I’m haunted by the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, as I wrote about in Drowning In Plastic: Birds, Fish and Humans. Threats posed by the swirling, 90-foot-deep dervish of plastic tonnage are not just about mankind’s health or mankind fouling earth’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Places, People & Cool Stuff | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Drowning In Plastic: Birds, Fish and Humans

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Deborah White

I’m haunted by the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. And I feel shame that a million birds and 100,000 marine mammals and turtles choke to death each year on human garbage found in the world’s oceans. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, … Continue reading →

Posted in Places, People & Cool Stuff | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Annoy an Organic Foodie: 15 Clean Non-Organic Fruits, Veggies

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Deborah White

I hear it often: “Organics are a rip-off. Another scam to charge more.” “There’s no (or almost no) difference between organic fruits and veggies and those sold at the grocery store.” Well, sometimes that’s true. Sometimes it’s not true, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Places, People & Cool Stuff | Tagged , | Leave a comment