Women still aren’t as equal as they’d like to be Women have come a long way in the United States, but they still don’t have the equality they want. Why are men and religion still trying to hold women back? There was once a time when the only thing a…
Poor education is responsible for a number of social issues The education system in the US is failing, and it’s showing in our society. People rally against the problems of American society, but no one’s doing the one thing that could change it: improving the education system. I was watching…
What are priests and nuns really doing? Some people think that Catholics are sexually repressed, but if you’ve seen the news any time in the last decade you know there’s a lot of scandal revolving around the Catholic church. For a while it was hard to turn on the television…
Well, anybody who doesn’t live in a cave probably knows that there’s a lot going on now, more than ever, to legalize marijuana. California is going to be the front-runner in this movement to make pot legal. I wish I hadn’t deleted it, because I was going to quote an…
Converting your anger about issues into useful actions We all get really fired up about certain issues in the world, but what are we really doing about it? Try turning your anger into action, and you might be amazed at the results. We’ve all done it… We’ve all griped and…
Give better service, get more happy customers Have you ever stopped doing business with an establishment because of poor customer service? It’s pretty common, but some businesses don’t realize that better customer service equals better profits. There’s nothing quite as annoying as getting bad customer service, and few things as…
Anyone who reads my blog knows that I have some strong opinions, and I get pretty heated over things. Unfortunately, this is making my stress levels go up, and is not helping my health, so I am going to go for a calmer approach on this one. The thing that…
Negativity in the media affects the way we feel Turn on the news and what do you see? Murder, disaster and a steady stream of negativity. Isn’t it about time we change what the media is feeding into our homes? I long ago stopped watching the news. I made the…
When kids kill other kids, are parents to blame? We blame it on movies, music, video games and the news, but are parents actually the ones responsible when their children commit murder? Society blames it on movies and music, video games, the news and even other kids when children murder…
Cults are something to be avoided at all costs. Unfortunately, cults often use appealing subcultures as a ruse to lure people into their grasp. If you’re thinking about joining a vampire group, you need to know what to look for to ensure it’s not dangerous. Real Living Vampires sometimes have…
An article on Elite Daily mentions a Washington Post headline that blamed women for rape. It suggested that if women had husbands rather than boyfriends, they and their children would be safer. I’m not going all into how that’s not true or fair, but it did get me thinking.
I was just browsing around the internet and saw a video of a Chinese woman being beaten by a man that was presumably her husband. After she was beaten down to the ground people finally stepped in. Viewers are praising the crowd, but I think it took far too long…
I was reading an article about how women typically pay more for products even though they’re often absolutely identical to the male versions. It’s true, I’ve seen it myself, and a lot of people don’t think about it, but they probably should. I have noticed more times than I can…
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the gender inequality in toys that are currently on the market. parents want better toys for their daughters with less stereotyping, and they want toys for their sons that go beyond typical gender roles. I’m all for that, but it seems that…