Tag Archives: postaday2011

Green and Raw

Posted on September 14, 2012 by likeitiz

I have to eat a salad of fresh greens at least once a day. I find that when I have to go for more than one or two days without it, I get these tremendous withdrawal symptoms and I can … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, France, French Food, Nice, Salade Nicoise, Salads, Travel | Tagged Culture, France, Niçoise salad, Nice, postaday2011, Postaweek2012, Salad, Travel | 6 Comments

An Open Letter To Your New Beau

Posted on August 23, 2012 by likeitiz

I’ve heard about you but I have yet to meet you. I suppose she may be reluctant, not sure where this will all lead to. After all, when you’ve been wandering around the dank abysmal corridors of a disconsolate existence, … Continue reading →

Posted in Happiness, Marriage, relationships | Tagged postaday2011, postaday2012, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Relationships, Second Chances | 1 Comment

Todd Akin & Rape

Posted on August 21, 2012 by likeitiz

Ever since Congressman Todd Akin (R) Missouri, gave that fateful television interview last Sunday, the airwaves, blogosphere, Twitter and other social media have been on a feeding frenzy. Mr. Akin was asked whether he believes abortion is justified in cases of … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Moral Issues, Politics, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation, Todd Akin, Women's Reproductive Rights, women's rights | Tagged Abortion, postaday2011, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Rape, Todd Akin, women's rights | 5 Comments

“There Is No One California” – Ouch!

Posted on August 20, 2012 by likeitiz

This morning, I listened to Victor Davis Hanson‘s interview by Michael Krasny on Forum, about his controversial article, “There is no California,” published on the Orange County Register, on August 15, 2012. I got curious. So, when I had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Califorina, Issues & Trends, Politics, social issues | Tagged California, Issues & Trends, Politics, postaday2011, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Victor Davis Hanson | 4 Comments

A Short For Otto

Posted on August 16, 2012 by likeitiz

This story was inspired by a photo Otto von Munchow used in one of his posts. The story is purely fiction and any resemblance to any real life people is coincidental. I’ve been traveling across what many call the “core” … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Short Story, Uncategorized | Tagged Family, fiction, Friends, Life Stages, postaday2011, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, short story | 5 Comments

The Best Is Yet To Be!

Posted on July 14, 2012 by likeitiz

June 30, 2012 marked the first day of my sister-in-law’s official retirement from her job at a private Long Island university. She had, at various points in her no less than stellar career, been a distinguished post-grad finance professor, an … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Boomers, Retirement, Women's Movement, women's rights | Tagged Baby Boomers, Betty Friedan, Equal Rights Amendment, Feminist movement, Gloria Steinem, Life Stages, Ms. (magazine), postaday2011, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Retirement | 3 Comments

Higgs-Boson: The Ultimate Linchpin?

Posted on July 5, 2012 by likeitiz

Last Wednesday, the CERN, or Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, the European organization for Nuclear Research, was on the spotlight. It was day of much celebration among physicists around the globe and at the largest particle physics laboratory in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Discoveries, Higgs Boson Particle, Nuclear Physics, Science, Uncategorized | Tagged Big Bang, CERN, Higgs-Boson, Large Hadron Collider, Particle accelerator, Particle physics, Peter Higgs, postaday2011, Postaweek2012 | 7 Comments

Here’s to the Fourth!

Posted on July 4, 2012 by likeitiz

Today, it’s sunny and warmer where we are. I saw people shopping for their fresh corn and watermelon as early as 7:30 a.m. People are walking around in shorts and sandals. This afternoon, many families will have prepared their traditional … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, Declaration of Independence, Equality, Fourth of July Holiday, gays and lesbians, July 4th, Race and Gender Issues | Tagged Bill Moyers, Declaration of Independence, equality, Fourth of July, Human Rights, Jefferson, July 4th, Pew Research Center, postaday2011, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Thomas Jefferson | 8 Comments

Health Care Law Stands!

Posted on June 28, 2012 by likeitiz

This morning, while getting ready to leave the house, I heard on the news that the US Supreme Court has upheld President Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act, including the much maligned individual mandate. Chief Justice Roberts provided the swing vote … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordable Care Mandate, Health Care, Individual Mandate, Supreme Court Health Care Ruling | Tagged Barack Obama, Health, Individual mandate, John Roberts, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, postaday2011, Supreme Court of the United States | 9 Comments

Farewell, Nora!

Posted on June 28, 2012 by likeitiz

I heard on the news yesterday that a much admired and loved icon, Nora Ephron, has prematurely passed away at the age of 71. She had been battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia, according to members of her family. I, for one, … Continue reading →