Richard O’Barry gets misty eyed when he talks about Cathy. His beautiful girl died in his arms. Suicide he says. Cathy was a bottlenose dolphin, one of five he trained for the 60’s television hit, “Flipper.” Her death in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium changed his world and set him on a course of activism. “I knew she was tired of suffering,” O’Barry says. “She … Continue reading Animal Suicide
Several of my friends and even my family think social networking is a waste of time. They won’t Facebook, Twitter or read blogs and can’t really understand what I get from it. I’ve found the most vehement opposition from my tango dancing mother and my friends who are cyclists. These are not ladies who exercise casually, but rather women who compete on the dance floor, do … Continue reading Favorite Friends I’ve Never Met
So often when officials slash budgets they are just crunching numbers rather than considering stories of loss. This article by N.C. Maisak from the New York Times tells how a group of Queens, New York bus riders who have become friends, practically family, over their years while riding the QM22 route, are losing their community on wheels because of cuts by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Just a poignant little reminder of the … Continue reading Budget Cuts and the Bus
After two years of posts and almost 15,000 hits to this blog I have been accepted as the Huffington Post’s newest blogger. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vicky-collins/politics-with-my-cappucci_b_568633.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vicky-collins/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/denver/ Thanks to all of you who have supported my blogging effort by reading and commenting. Please tell your friends too. For more information on Vicky Collins visit http://teletrendstv.com. Continue reading Huffington Post’s Newest Blogger
My barista leaned over the counter today. “What do you think of the MSNBC host who said she hoped it was a Tea Party member rather than a Muslim who set the car bomb in Times Square?” His colleague at the cappucino maker edged closer to hear what I had to say. “Well,” I replied, “I wish it was someone from the Tea Party. It actually kind of … Continue reading Politics with my Cappuccino
How good is this! KNBC overnight assignment editor Jacki Cisneros and her laid off husband Gilbert Cisneros win the Mega Millions Lottery. They spoke this morning to Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira on NBC’s Today Show from the Burbank studios after winning $266 million. Gilbert bought his lottery tickets at L & L Hawaiian Barbeque in Los Angeles, one of my favorite places. After they won she went to … Continue reading NBC Assignment Editor Wins Mega Millions Lottery
My husband, Darrell, was beside himself. What’s up with this? We have a son about to enter the Denver Public Schools and here they are banning employees from travelling to Arizona because of opposition to the new immigration law. He was fuming. Don’t they have more important things to worry about (like higher graduation rates?) He even called KHOW’s Caplis and Silverman radio show to vent. I tried to rationalize the … Continue reading Denver Public Schools Takes a Stand
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