NICU Pajama Drive My friend Bev Amundson Hall is an amazing knitter. The past two years, she has assisted a nonprofit organization called Dreams Foundation and its NICU Preemie and Newborn Pajama Drive. Last year, Bev donated pjs. This year she knitted 180 baby beanies and eight blankets. The above picture with Bev, Sarah and Bev’s husband Brad, displays her …
Winners and Losers February 20, 2020 Where do I start? I will start on a friendly “winners” note. Happy birthday to my friends Jill and Christina. I hope you two wonderful ladies are having a marvelous birthday. Make sure you do something fun for yourselves. Kisses and hugs. Let’s get straight to the losers. Mayor Pete Buttigieg was the loser …
Ok Boomer versus Snowflake aka Trump versus Sanders This evening NBC News will host a democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, ahead of Saturday’s Nevada caucusing. The debate, which begins at 9 p.m. ET, will surely be a boxing match between the current front runner, Bernie Sanders, and the remaining five of seven current 2020 democratic presidential hopefuls. “Okay …
“The Middle of the Road is no private cul-de-sac.” Those words were written by Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders. She wrote a hit song in 1984 about the Middle of the Road, and yesterday she was an example of living the middle of the road. My dad was so disappointed that I drifted to the middle of the road. He …
Happy Monday and happy Presidents Day. Some of you may have the day off. Some are busy toiling away. Mercury went retrograde this morning until March 8, so … hold on to your hats and your electronics … oh, and to your minds. Speaking of presidents, or the subject of presidents, democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was apparently here in …
Hello and Happy Valentine’s Day Today is the official launch of my newly branded Janet DelTufo blog site. Please stop by often, and subscribe to the blog, especially if you are looking for a breakdown of the day’s news. I do not generally have an opportunity to actually break news, at least not on a large scale, but I might …
Tulsi Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard is running for President of the United States. She is a United States Congresswoman from Hawaii. She is a democrat, and not everyone knows her name. I first came upon Tulsi Gabbard when she was speaking on a political program. I was multitasking and not really paying attention, and then I heard someone say something rational. …
Photographers: Eyes of the world Aren’t photographers wonderful? In a world with so much to see, they capture images of the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. I know a handful of very talented photographers, and I want to introduce them to you. I have been meeting photographers since I began my professional journalism career. I have had …
Is the Hollywood award season over yet? Gosh, I hope so. I think the most nonpartisan thing that could be said is this: Hollywood … shut up already! Red, Blue or Purple. Shut up Last night was the annual Oscar awards show. I love movies, which is a bit of a conundrum because they involve people I would sometimes prefer …
Photo by Florine Duffield Out of the Mute Box When I was living my glory days at Torrance Beach, California, I ruffled some feathers. Yes, that would be me. I ruffled some feathers. These were pretty big feathers and I was just getting ready to take my writing show professional. I was suddenly blacklisted in Hollywood. I could not find …