Yes, Virginia! There is a Santa Claus. And there’s GINA! Plus there is a lot of erroneous information in your op-ed printed in today’s Winston-Salem Journal. Much has been made of your bill H.R. 1313, The Persevering Employee Wellness Programs Act and its dystopian implications on genetic privacy laws already outlined in the 2008 Genetic … Continue reading Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Clause and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and Really Bad Letters to the Editor
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Malcolm’s Wish For World Down Syndrome Day (3/21)
Every year on March 21, the Down Syndrome International sponsors for the world community a WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY. You can read more about it here: https://worlddownsyndromeday.org/. The date is a direct reference to genetic condition known as Trisomy 21 (three #21 chromosomes) which is commonly known as Down Syndrome. But Malcolm does not think much … Continue reading Malcolm’s Wish For World Down Syndrome Day (3/21)
Musings With Malcolm – Time To Get a New Baseball Glove To Match the Hair
If you keep up with just a few of the postings about our little fireplug, you may have noticed that we have been in a bit of spring training. Why? Baseball season is about to start. For Malcolm, that means the Challenger League that for years has been running at Southwest Forsyth Little League with … Continue reading Musings With Malcolm – Time To Get a New Baseball Glove To Match the Hair
No More Meals On Wheels – When Lack Of Empathy Is A Preexisting Condition
The older I become, the more I reflect on my grandparents. Both my biological grandfathers and step-grandfather were veterans. One saw frequent combat in WWII as a member of a Black Widow Squadron. My father’s mother even served in the Navy in WWII while her brother sacrificed his life in battle in Europe. All of … Continue reading No More Meals On Wheels – When Lack Of Empathy Is A Preexisting Condition
Musings With Malcolm – You Play The Game With What You Have (And With What You Can)
Once again, my little man and I went to another event to cheer on some students except this tie it was not an athletic event, but rather an intellectual one. The Piedmont Environmental Alliance and the Wake Forest University Debate Team helped to stage their annual debate tournament. West sent three teams. Malcolm is not … Continue reading Musings With Malcolm – You Play The Game With What You Have (And With What You Can)
Musings With Malcolm – Next Season Started Yesterday, Games at West
One of the most endearing attributes that defines Malcolm is his ability to live in the moment. He can shake off a bad episode in no time flat and savor the good out of any situation. And I am jealous of that. So what do I do about it? Be a part of it. In … Continue reading Musings With Malcolm – Next Season Started Yesterday, Games at West
Shakespeare and “That” Billboard
In the second installment of the mystery that is the I-40 billboard, another pseudo-cryptic message was given by our anonymous source. Apparently the source is making fun of the backlash that the original billboard received. And I am glad that the source gave us an explanation that requires yet another explanation. If anything, it gives … Continue reading Shakespeare and “That” Billboard
Real Men Don’t Use Billboards To Tell Any Woman What They Should Do
Coming home from an afternoon trip to Greensboro, NC to visit the Nature Center, we encountered the following billboard on I-40 between Kernersville and Winston-Salem. That's right. It says "Real men provide Real women appreciate it." Of course, it made news. Even a news channel in Chicago reported on it. When I first saw it, … Continue reading Real Men Don’t Use Billboards To Tell Any Woman What They Should Do
Betsy DeVos’s Historically Bad Civic Understanding – Or, What The Hell Did She Just Say?
If you ever needed reminding that the person who was confirmed by our U.S. Senate as secretary of education possesses no working knowledge of public education and the history of segregation in our society, look no further than the following: Statement from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Following Listening Session with Historically Black College and University … Continue reading Betsy DeVos’s Historically Bad Civic Understanding – Or, What The Hell Did She Just Say?
Roundball , Round Earth – Shakespeare, Bugs Bunny and the Astrophysical Acumen of Kyrie Irving
The Taming of The Shrew – the lost astrophysical scene PETRUCHIO Come on, i' God's name; once more toward our father's. Good Lord, how bright and goodly shines the moon! KATHARINA The moon! the sun: it is not moonlight now. PETRUCHIO I say it is the moon that shines so bright. KATHARINA I know it … Continue reading Roundball , Round Earth – Shakespeare, Bugs Bunny and the Astrophysical Acumen of Kyrie Irving
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