Apr. 5, 2014 Update: I am experiencing a "Hoot" moment firsthand watching a bulldozer move to our final open space of green wetlands here in San Mateo, home to my favorite egret who I've watched feed and frolick for 15+ years...It's uncanny that the movie has me in full "movement" mode, with an old environmental impact report of 2007 and neighbors shoulder shrugging 'the … [Read more...]
Has the world gone mad? "Girls executed, boys let go.” No more media deconstructing for me. I’ll be reporting ‘positive picks’ for media messaging the rest of the week just to balance out my brain cells… ...Back soon. … [Read more...]
Shooter story update: CNN reported a 16-year old boy who ‘wanted to be a hero’ told the press the gunman wanted ONLY GIRLS as hostages, but "his mother said later that her son was lying.” Reason I’m deconstructing? We have a textbook case of media’s impact on kids here. 1.) A boy got all fired up on the froth of fame over facts. 2.) … [Read more...]
I'm sad and sickened by news that a wacko with a sexual fantasy targeted high school girls, "traumatized and assaulted" his hostages and killed a 16-year old. Normal dads will no doubt bear the brunt of paranoid profiling on campus for awhile, as this guy's mug stayed posted on CNN Int'l all day. The focus? His attack was 'sexual in nature', wreaking havoc on teens and … [Read more...]
While runway models are keeping the press humming about the slim scene, I’m tracking what’s going on BEHIND those curtains with celeb and ad types abuzz (literally) about a new ‘energy drink’ that crashed the runway parties. Just when you thought marketing to kids couldn’t get much more toxic, “Drink Cocaine” is the message, with 280 milligrams of caffeine in an 8.4 oz can, … [Read more...]
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