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Daily Archives: March 15th, 2013

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A well known hair product was touting shampoo for “colored Hair”. This ignited a minor brain storm featuring: “what is colored hair”? Is the implication hair that is dyed, tinted or ethnic? Could colored hair be colored? What is “colored hair”?  All questions that are answerable in several ways and with several meanings. Examining “colored”, there are no colored people, there are people of assorted human color hues from pale to dark. The general  thought about color is anyone who is not “white” is colored yet the question is what is colored and what is white?  White as a human description isn’t the skin tone could be likened to the flesh tone found in a box of crayons. That is definitely not white but is a color!, considering the anthropological findings over the years we are all “colored”. These findings and possible revelations could serve as an indication that we have been doing it wrong all of these centuries and all over the known world. Modern man with all of their learning is no farther along than the first communal settlements where the differences were relegated to different villages with no color involved. War between villages existed and possibly slavery yet there appears to be no evidence of color bias just geographic, cultural and religious differences.

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There is a law in the process of being passed that would maintain the sound level of commercials to the level of the program it is attached to. If that is accomplished then when will the commercials be limited? In the early days of television the announcers on some the shows would announce (imagine that) the upcoming commercials with a line like: we will be right back after a quick word from our sponsors or we will take a 60 second break. Todays advertising consists of groups of commercial breaks lasting about 3 to 4 minutes and averaging 8 to 10 sponsors per break. This indicates each as is 10 to 25 or 30 seconds each. Imagine having just that small amount of time to persuade you to buy something.To accomplish that and keep your attention the ad agencies are producing products that get your attention with color, music and voice overs. The two main attention getters are the sound and visual aspects. The actual productions are as big as  Hollywood and as elaborate as any 30′ and 40′ musicals. The 60 second break was never 60 seconds and now it is 3-4 minutes of entertainment which results in sales of products and services. The key to making a judgement on the product or service is in the fine print which we never read as they are really small and shown very quick.  Look at what I have inserted below.

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Parting With The Parties


The last 2 major elections have brought out the best and worst of America’s major political parties. We hear daily rants (and some truths) from each side via also rans, soon to runs and hope to runs. What is emerging are the same types of rhetoric updated but seeking the same long term, future impact results. In the future there will still be great changes in the medicare, Medicaid and social security, these changes may balance the budget but at what cost?  The Dupublican party with Conservatives at the lead are still proposing the same pre election changes because the facts do not support the proposals. This is not to say that the proposals are wrong or right, what is being revealed is neither party can take all proposals and evaluate both, taking the best of and creating something that while not perfect may be close to what is required. You can call yourself a Conservative, liberal or Tea Partyer but we are all American citizens and no single or combination of solutions will suit us all totally, just reasonably. There will be politicking from now until the next national election but the truth lies in the details not in what various high profile pundits write. Remember no matter what happens the high profile people are being paid and write books that we buy so their incomes are not affected by anything the Congress and President does or does not  agree upon. The middle class and lower income citizens are always the recipients for  better or worse of what ever legislation comes down the pike. The end game for the majority of Americans is to have an existence above poverty, to work, earn and have the best life their earnings can provide. We will never and shouldn’t trust our legislators as they have proven to be untrustworthy once they gain the office. It will require a change to our voting patterns to get control of the Congress (who we elected)  to make changes that could eliminate the endless debate and separatism we see now.

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Why Are We surprised?


Recently the Governor of Michigan appointed Kevyn Orr as city manager of Detroit. The surprise is that Detroit  has been in trouble for years since the decline of the motor companies. Strangely enough Mr. Orr is Black (African-American) or what ever you chose to call him and negotiated the  Chrysler bankruptcy. The surprise is your surprise (some of you)!  Why would anyone be surprised if they are as liberal or ethnically open as the purport to be? This would  fly in the face of longtime accepted ideas of the place in America for Blacks, Browns, other non whites and different gender  (preferenced) people. To get to the point, why are we surprised? Some of us are surprised because we have had and currently have an ill-conceived and learned  ideas of what other Colors and gender people are really like. Would any of them be surprised to know that the person who invented the improvement on elevators that prevents a car (cage) from plummeting to its lowest point (bottom) was Black? Or that Raymond Burr, Rock Hudson or  Liberace were gay? Why are we surprised? The surprise in rooted in our past upbringing, learned behavior and stubborn adherence to family lore which often is flawed. The surprise is that many people cannot realize their perceptions are wrong and require updating. The surprise is that many high profile legislators, industry Captains are so outmoded in their thinking. We of the modern(?) times have not evolved from the  ways that restrict the real growth potential of our citizens, which by association restricts the growth of our nation and economy.