I Just Watched “Homegrown Hate: The War Among Us” on YouTube

It’s really really scary to me that there are those among us who begrudge other people’s very existence. I will never understand.

I’m Watching “The Universal Credit Crisis – BBC Panorama” on YouTube

This is the second documentary I’ve watched about real estate in the United Kingdom. Universal Credit in The United Kingdom is similar to welfare in the States. The UK is switching their benefits program to making one payment to the family instead of paying everything separately. For example, instead of giving the housing allowance (section […]

I just Watched “We need to talk about male suicide | Steph Slack | TEDxFolkestone” on YouTube

I just watched a Ted Talk on a woman who lost her uncle to suicide. The video is below. He was a 47 year old successful doctor. It happened ten years ago. It was a touching story. I’m glad I watched it alone because it made me cry. The speaker said that 12 men a […]

Thinking about “Last Man Standing” and HIV that Ravages the World

I was just thinking of the article I read yesterday “Last Men Standing“. It talked about the lives of people who caught hiv in the 80’s and are still alive or who far outlived their predicted demise. One of them talked about learning he was HIV positive and walking outside where the world seemed to […]

I’m Watching “The Mennonites – a trip back in time | DW Documentary” on YouTube

The Mennonites and Amish have always fascinated me. The first time I came into contact with them was in the mid 90’s… I was working as a Kelly Services temp and they had us traveling with a group of people who changed out stock at autoparts stores as far away as a couple of hours. […]

I’m Watching “How poor people survive in the USA | DW Documentary” on YouTube

It’s interesting to see how people outside of our country view us…. They discuss problems they say ” unheard of in other countries. “ https://youtu.be/JHDkALRz5Rk

I Just Watched “Surviving Alaska: Down and Out in America’s Coldest City” on YouTube

Why must people suffer?