OF A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY, AN END TO SEX IN THE CITY, AND POLITICS

A Great Big "Happy Birthday" goes out to my Mom, who on this day in 19xx (don't worry, Mom, I won't say it) was born to Jack and Essie Mandel in the great state of New York. My Mom is the best Mom in the world, period. She is kind, generous, smart and honest, and she has supported me thru thick and thin, all the while never once allowing me to think or feel that I wasn't capable of anything. I owe her so much that it isn't even funny. The lessons she has taught me--just by being who she is--have had, and will continue to have, an amazingly profound impact on my way of being. She's my best friend, my most ardent supporter, and hands-down the most appropriate critic and teacher I have in this crazy world of ours. Happy Birthday, Mom! I Love You Very Much. I hope that someday I can be at least half the parent and friend you've been to me!

If You're A Fan of HBO's Sex and the City, then you already know that in the end, Carrie Bradshaw abandoned the Russian and returned to New York with 'Big'... but what I really think happened is this... the person Carrie really ended up with, as the curtain dropped on the final season of the hit HBO show, was herself. It was a great ending, because in life, as I'm still learning, there is no perfect ending. Instead, we tend to find emotional bliss and true happiness in places and with people we probably didn't expect, or love with a person who might have seemed fated to be a big disappointment. In the end, life just goes on, and you're either a part of your own solution or you're just not.

Why Can't Ralph Nader Run for President? He can, and that's the point. Nader announced on NBC's "Meet the Press" this past weekend that he will run again for the presidency of these great united states, stating quite eloquently, I feel, that Washington D.C. has become ěcorporate occupied territoryî and making a strong case that there's little difference between the Republican and Democratic parties. ěThis country has more problems and injustices than it deserves,î Nader said. ěThereís too much power and wealth in too few hands." Would anyone really disagree with this? I for one am glad that Nader has entered the fray. It's time we took a serious look at the two-party monopoly in this country. I don't know if I'll vote for him, but I say, more power to ya, Ralphy-boy!

Happy Birthday to "THE MOM"! That was a very nice tribute you posted there Mikal. But geeee, YOU wrote it! Bet she doesn't know(or maybe she does); that those words are spoken to friends regularly, about THAT woman/lady/special person/ your Mom. "That" may not be rare because I think many of us feel fondness for our Mom's. We ourselves are a reflection of our parents and how they raised us. I very hard job! Ya did a fine job there Mom... what a gift you gave to us. Be well, and have fun with a smile on your day.

I ditto the rest of your interesting post.

A happy B-day to your mother.

As for Nader and a serious 3 party system, AMEN! But, not this election cycle. I proudly voted for Nader during the last cycle. This year I will vote to oust King George II, as I believe many other Americans will do. I believe that our country doesn't want a repeat of the voting debacle of the '00 elections.

Happy birthday Mrs. B. I have heard so much about you (only good things of course).. :)
Sex and the City, I wish real life (mine) would have the same happy endings...
And about Ralph Nader, Mikal, I already told you what i think of your "more power to ya, Ralphy-boy!"

1. Happy Birthday, Glenda!
2. Sex & the City rocked! Good thing Carrie dumped the Russian. And kudos to John, aka Mr. Big for coming after her.
3. Ralph Nader had his chance, but hey, this is America. I don't think he'll get as many votes this time as people see this as Bush vs. the Democrat - most likely Kerry.