Breakfast Table Talk
Class in America
copyright 2014 Bettina Network, inc. We run into this ‘issue’ so often in a covert way we thought we would make it overt and write under the title of “Class” to try to help all of us distinguish between quirks, ways of being, personality…..and class. This will be a serial because we think too much…
Read MoreUBUNTU – I Am Because You Are
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2013 “I am not a saint – unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.” – Mandela. …………………………………….If only that described all of us! The world is pouring out its grief, celebration, joy, gratitude, love for the life of Nelson Mandela. ………………………………………………………..Which has to make you…
Read MoreA Thanksgiving Gift
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2013 We thought carefully over all the breakfast conversations lately and the one that seemed to be ideal for Thanksgiving was the one about how important it was to sterilize your forks, knives, etc. – especially since we all cook and eat with great gusto on this Thursday – That has been…
Read MoreRepublicanism BC and AD – oops, AT*
*BC = Boehner Cruz; AT = After Tea Party copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. The singing reported in the Tea Party’s caucus reminded me of the Titanic – remember? As they went down, those who could not or did not leave the ship went down singing Amazing Grace. Isn’t that what happened last night? It…
Read MoreGoing to the Toilet
copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. What a horrible title for a blog! We have postponed writing this blog for a couple weeks, but it has been such a great find and the topic of several breakfasts so with fear and trepidation – here goes!!!!!! We discovered – would you believe across the breakfast table –…
Read MoreGiordano Bruno – A Talk by Alan Powers
Alan explores the life, writings and legacies of Giordano Bruno. Powers has an addendum to his book on early efforts to map the moon. He calls Bruno “The Man Galileo Plagiarized and having written 26 books Bruno lost a University post to a man who had written a small pamphlet – you have to…
Read MoreWOW! What an article!
Thanks for your article on the Government shutdown. I am a Democrat who is constantly mystified by the workings of this political campaign business. As a regular traveller to Cambridge, I stay fairly often in your home. It is quite the place for good conversation. What I appreciate about this article is that I haven’t…
Read MoreThe Next Republican Presidential Campaign has started and it ain’t pretty!
copyright 2013 Marceline Donaldson What is this government shut-down about? Don’t even mention Obamacare because that has nothing to do with all of this hullabaloo. Obamacare is really only a distraction and something on which to hang the proverbial hat of those who have done this. They are really into red herring when they throw…
Read MoreA Stock Market Conversation – about PRHB
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2013 Every once in a while we have conversation about the stock market – stocks people are buying – all the things of interest to those who invest, trade, gamble stocks listed in the New York Stock Exchange, but sometimes we even have conversations about foreign exchanges and stocks traded around…
Read MoreLive by the Rule of Law – OR –
copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. Live by the Rule of Love! As a host family in the Bettina Network I’ve met all kinds of people, had thousands of conversations around the breakfast table and sometimes have great evenings with complete strangers in front of my wood burning fireplace. Conversations which changed my life and have…
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