In an article today by Joan Walsh, editor in chief at Salon.Com, she wrote a piece praising President Obama’s “the buck stops with me” address to the Press yesterday.

She contrasted Obama’s humble self assessment to the swagger and default blame absolution of the Bush administration. (more…)

Since I began my quest this year to hi-lite the excellent work carried out on a daily basis by so many charitable organizations, a lot of the research I have been conducting has lead me to some very somber conclusions.

It is quite easy to despair at the hatred and animosity perpetrated thousands of miles away. Innocent men women and children being killed in the name of God, or in the name of ancient rights to ancient lands. (more…)

Scrooge's Clothing Provided by H&M

An article in the New York Times today told a story that beggars belief.  On the back street of H&M’s flagship store on 35th Street, bags of unsold clothing are dumped into trash bags to await pickup by trash haulers.

One curious person, who noticed two people rifling through the clothes on a bitter Monday evening 4th January decided to take a look for herself. She was astounded to find that someone had slashed nearly every item of clothing; ensuring that no-one would ever be able to wear them. (more…)

New York Like Never Before!

Due to my auto immune disorder, I try not to step outside too much during the very cold weather that we are currently experiencing.

Still, at least once a day I like to go out onto the balcony from my condo in Brooklyn, where I can see the beautiful Brooklyn Bridge and I feel a sense of peace in its quiet majesty. (more…)

THE MOST IMPORTANT DECADE OF MY LIFE.

At the age of 36, I can say whole heartedly that this is the decade to remember. It is also, to be fair, the first decade that I can remember most comprehensively.

The 70’s started with my birth in England and I was watching the Muppet show in 1979 at the age of 6, so the big stories of the 1970′ s would have gone over my head, including the the OPEC oil crisis,the Yom Kippur war, Roe VS Wade, Watergate and the end of the Vietnam War. (more…)