Japanese English Ad Copy

2012 Nov 28 Out of context this ad copy from a 2012 Nov 27 JShoppers.com email is reasonable… but when paired with photos of the product – a medium brown puffy down coat with burnt orange lining – is amusing. From the same email this ad copy is describing another puffy down coat – only…

The trouble with socialists

Is America becoming a ‘socialist state’? 40 percent say yes. – CSMonitor.com. – 2012 July 30 Setting aside whether or not health care reform should be equated with socialism, why do so many Americans have issues with the word socialism?  Maybe it’s because those same people (mistakenly) believe that America is capitalist society (when the…

Rain Barrel Bear – YouTube

Rain Barrel Bear – YouTube. At least this bear emptying the rain barrel isn’t as damaging as the flooding caused by the raccoon who shoved aside the sump pump outside the downstairs french doors.  After having the basement flooded twice and replacing a burned out sump pump, we caught the culprit in the act.  The…

Moyers & Company on Voter Suppression

Episode Description for: MOYERS & COMPANY. – Suppressing the Vote Bill Moyers and his guests make a compelling case for fighting voter ID laws because the right to vote is a fundamental democratic principle and the number of otherwise eligible voters that these laws effectively prevent or discourage from exercising their right to vote is…

Moyers & Company on Voter Suppression

Episode Description for: MOYERS & COMPANY. – Suppressing the Vote Bill Moyers and his guests make a compelling case for fighting voter ID laws because the right to vote is a fundamental democratic principle and the number of otherwise eligible voters that these laws effectively prevent or discourage from exercising their right to vote is…