New Orleans I have to admit to deeply mixed feelings upon reading the news that Cindy Sheehan, the bereaved mother of an American soldier lost in Iraq, was throwing in the towel as a spokesperson and leader of the anti-war efforts. I don’t believe these are fights that any of us can quit on …
Category: Personal Writings
Not Fendi, Maybe Coke?
New Orleans Wal-Mart recently settled a suit brought by Fendi, the fancy couture and fashionable handbag outfit, because Fendi caught Wal-Mart selling counterfeit, bogus bags at Sam’s. Of course there was a huge discount involved, Sam’s being Sam’s, and counterfeit not being real. The settlement seems to have been fairly minimal, all things considered, …
Noogies
New Orleans My query to the White House communication office yesterday was rejected categorically as having “no basis in fact.” Nonetheless, I believe the response in more accurately filed as “not at this time,” because given the huge unpopularity of President Bush in the United States and around most of the world, it is …