Politics
Kindness
Posted By : Cayce CrownI'm certainly no expert, as anyone who has spent more than 20 minutes with me can attest, but I do know that it is the single most important thing in our world today. Especially in the week ahead, with the Presidential election happening, I am encouraging kindness to all. Don't tell me why someone is awful, tell me why you love someone. Wikipe …
Pandas Off the List
Posted By : Cayce CrownFrom the HuffPost: The giant panda, long a symbol of the conservation movement, is no longer listed as endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The bamboo-loving bears have seen a 17 percent surge in population numbers in the decade ending in 2014, largely due to conservation efforts in their native China. The mo …
Great day to be born...
Posted By : Cayce Crown...especially if you love women. Who knew that September 14 was such a powerful day for human rights and creativity? In 1879, Margaret Sanger was born, founder of Planned Parenthood and one of the very first outspoken advocates of choice. For all you lawyers out there, in 1921 Constance Baker Motley was born, first African-American woman to be appo …
Dying to Not Vote
Posted By : Cayce CrownIt always amazes me how far people will go to be against something or someone. Its a habit, a well established neural pathway and, of course, I am guilty of it myself. What a different world we would have if we could just concentrate on what we are for, what we support, rather than what we don't want. What we resist, persists. Here's HuffPost's Wei …
06/26/15
Posted By : Cayce CrownI moved to New York City in 1975, subway fare was 35 cents, I thought a studio apartment in Greenwich Village for $180 a month was too much money and New Year's Eve in Times Square was a lot of fun. I've seen a lot of changes. A. Lot. Of. Changes. I still think New York City is the greatest city in the world, especially Manhattan (I'm warming up …