Martha Randolph Carr from CaglePost.com Columns by Martha Randolph Carr from CaglePost.com http://rss.caglepost.com/columns.aspx?name=Martha+Randolph+Carr Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:41:20 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://rss-net.sf.net/ Martha's Big Adventure - I'd Rather Be Liked Martha's Big Adventure - I'd Rather Be Liked By Martha Randolph Carr My old mantra was that I'd rather be liked than most anything else. There was a constant check and balance going on in my brain weighing any new information against achieving that g... http://www.caglepost.com/article/bcf21d30-e37f-4983-b3f2-c0a69ad5f419.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:41:20 GMT TV News and the Fairness Doctrine TV News and the Fairness Doctrine By Martha Randolph Carr Let's bring back the Fairness Doctrine that required television journalists to at least attempt to be fair. That's right, there was a magic time in American when the suits at the three main ne... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c54451c9-206e-4c33-97ad-1e3d9c248a1b.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:54:44 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Peeling Back the Layers Martha's Big Adventure - Peeling Back the Layers By Martha Randolph Carr The older we get the harder it can be to remember what matters most about ourselves. We've been divided into the cool kids and the not-so-hot enough times that if we've finally ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c056af8d-cf6c-4f6d-a446-3fdfbd7c9aec.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:04:56 GMT A Shout for Democracy A Shout for Democracy By Martha Randolph Carr Sometimes other countries look at America and mistake how we practice capitalism with the ideal of democracy. They call for our demise based on the former, which is a business model, even while they're lu... http://www.caglepost.com/article/a7b8c1a0-2335-400d-925a-77a6b97a03b0.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:56:22 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Jumping Out of a Perfectly Good Plane Martha's Big Adventure - Jumping Out of a Perfectly Good Plane By Martha Randolph Carr Great economic upheavals can lead to strange new ways of thinking. Lose a job or a home and other things on the list of 'never going to happen' suddenly start to s... http://www.caglepost.com/article/47c0bdff-4590-467b-b922-b2bd67e9a3e0.html Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:44:14 GMT Happy Father's Day 2009 Happy Father's Day By Martha Randolph Carr This is the holiday where we celebrate the men in our lives that have guided and mentored us through all of the ups and downs life has to offer. Some of them we actually call Dad but many have been good men ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/9a4b9be9-7924-4f32-a9b3-7e3afa89f025.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:02:06 GMT If You Earn It Can You Keep It If You Earn It Can You Keep It By Martha Randolph Carr The most fun about having a pragmatic democrat like Obama in the White House is the amount of angst that arises from trying to please everyone. Trying to find a practical solution to costly issue... http://www.caglepost.com/article/291028f5-52b6-4ef0-bc40-1d40e891413d.html Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:09:50 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Hello Chicago Martha's Big Adventure - Hello Chicago By Martha Randolph Carr This is Part Four of my missives about my ongoing unusual homeless adventure during the Great Recession. Landed in Chicago at Midway Airport on Monday, the first of June, which was also M... http://www.caglepost.com/article/7cd57fe6-f381-4407-bb6a-803d22ee7429.html Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:55:08 GMT The Reality of TV The Reality of TV By Martha Randolph Carr There's a loophole in our child labor laws that the recent brouhaha over the popular cable show, Jon and Kate Plus Eight, which airs on The Learning Channel, has exposed. Okay, more like finally made the stat... http://www.caglepost.com/article/de975ecb-d4c2-4d12-ad2a-befc392247d6.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:35:54 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Layering Martha's Big Adventure - Layering By Martha Randolph Carr The current economy has rather dramatically stripped away a lot of the usual layers from a record number of American citizens, myself included. Things like a job title, a newer car, a substant... http://www.caglepost.com/article/5611561b-47d1-4a88-9e73-d0d4ad4a496f.html Thu, 28 May 2009 18:26:52 GMT Updated Parental Rights Updated Parental Rights By Martha Randolph Carr In America the nuclear family rules. This is one area where it doesn't matter if you're in a blue or a red state. Everyone agrees that there should always be a certain amount of leeway given so that the... http://www.caglepost.com/article/2840b7f8-e188-4ae2-90c6-5e4613a0854e.html Mon, 25 May 2009 15:21:23 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Lessons From a Recession Martha's Big Adventure - Lessons From a Recession By Martha Randolph Carr It's the second month of not having a return address to call my own and I'm still alright. Roof over my head, great company, a lot of reunions with old friends and afternoons s... http://www.caglepost.com/article/702686fe-5042-47a0-b6f8-c7292a4d214a.html Thu, 21 May 2009 21:10:53 GMT And Away We Go And Away We Go By Martha Randolph Carr In an annual rite of spring college seniors all across the U.S. are facing the end of the parental dole and have turned their attentions toward joining the ranks of paying customers. They are leaving behind the... http://www.caglepost.com/article/e0acef43-1125-4ac6-a674-9518283be719.html Mon, 18 May 2009 17:26:55 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - You Can't Take Your Couch With You Martha's Big Adventure - You Can't Take Your Couch With You By Martha Randolph Carr Okay, so if you've been following along with my recent adventures, it's been about a month since I placed everything I own in storage somewhere in the Bronx. Since th... http://www.caglepost.com/article/738907d6-93ee-43d2-88dd-4194c7b9a22b.html Thu, 14 May 2009 16:26:40 GMT Charitable Giving Takes It On the Chin Charitable Giving Takes it On the Chin By Martha Randolph Carr It would be swell if charitable giving were completely altruistic. Development directors of non-profit organizations everywhere would see their coffers swell from the good will and cold ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c0c8dac8-6e18-4880-b834-74c9281e5a48.html Mon, 11 May 2009 19:45:03 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - The View From Here Martha's Big Adventure ??" The View From Here By Martha Randolph Carr The world would be so much simpler if there really were just a handful of hard and fast truths that never changed. We could base our decisions around those parameters and when othe... http://www.caglepost.com/article/382f1a3f-7afb-4489-85b1-109f6df24aab.html Thu, 07 May 2009 18:21:29 GMT Happy Mother's Day Happy Mother's Day By Martha Randolph Carr Today is a celebration of the smaller moments that only the Moms still remember and carry in their hearts. This holiday is about the Moms who showed up so often our kids assumed we were sitting in the car wa... http://www.caglepost.com/article/dbca0c9f-7c04-4d9c-a593-5853ee506a07.html Sun, 03 May 2009 20:21:22 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - More Than the Sum of the Parts Martha's Big Adventure - More Than the Sum of the Parts By Martha Randolph Carr A really good financial crisis is a great time to shed old illusions about ourselves, whether we want to or not. Take me, for example. As I've mentioned before, the apart... http://www.caglepost.com/article/60d5edf2-e0f0-4ec9-9988-1f877d2454f7.html Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:05:48 GMT This Just In Teens Are Listening To Our Advice This Just In: Teenagers Are Listening To Our Advice By Martha Randolph Carr If you're the parent of a teenager and have been stressed out by the economy lately your silver lining has finally arrived. Apparently our kids really are paying some attenti... http://www.caglepost.com/article/cfcc55c9-5b62-454f-92e5-f5fa028da3d5.html Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:34:44 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Swimming Through the Middle of the Recession Martha's Big Adventure - Swimming Through the Middle of the Recession By Martha Randolph Carr In hindsight 2009 will be seen as the middle of the recession. The shock that happened initially has worn off and we're all sitting on the edge of our seats... http://www.caglepost.com/article/0c535115-de86-418f-b381-e780b06bc92b.html Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:12:27 GMT Assault Weapons Ban Assault Weapons Ban By Martha Randolph Carr Escalating violence in Mexico and border towns in the U.S. from the growing drug trade has increased a call to reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban against some semi-automatic and automatic weapons. The 1994 b... http://www.caglepost.com/article/e8b51ca4-c3a4-42e7-b690-aea01c6c5f50.html Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:23:22 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - The Great Recession Martha's Big Adventure - The Great Recession By Martha Randolph Carr Life is lived on a very small scale despite our occasional fixation with celebrities and distant tragedies. The same is true on an economic level. The Great Recession will be remem... http://www.caglepost.com/article/d856252a-a43e-4b6c-a01e-18662a314082.html Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:53:11 GMT Censorship Kindle and Amazon Censorship, Kindle and Amazon.com By Martha Randolph Carr It was perhaps inevitable that Jeff Bezos and Amazon.com, the company he founded have started deciding what's okay for the rest of us to read and what might be a little too hot to handle. Qui... http://www.caglepost.com/article/95047530-100b-471e-8c8c-0ecb78a06613.html Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:45:14 GMT Happy Easter Happy Easter By Martha Randolph Carr Easter is here and thank goodness. An annual reminder that there is more good peeking just around the corner if we're willing to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Kind of like a really good Easter egg h... http://www.caglepost.com/article/def8e218-c48b-43f8-9f39-67723e8e3bd7.html Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:24:14 GMT Martha's Big Adventure Hits the Road Martha's Big Adventure Hits the Road By Martha Randolph Carr One of the biggest potential fallouts from writing a regular column for a national audience is that the day may come when it's time to follow your own advice. Some might even call that eati... http://www.caglepost.com/article/4fe5443c-450f-42c7-808a-103216293620.html Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:08:48 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Random Acts of Kindness Martha's Big Adventure - Random Acts of Kindness By Martha Randolph Carr It's a commonly held belief that big cities are cold and unfamiliar and people go about their business rudely bustling by each other avoiding any kind of eye contact. In America... http://www.caglepost.com/article/ec5a66f8-9084-4c55-9c65-4f2d9fe6412b.html Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:54:13 GMT RIP General Motors RIP General Motors By Martha Randolph Carr Rick Wagoner has been laid off. The newly-former CEO of General Motors was forced out by the Obama administration after failing to present a workable strategy in exchange for a request of $16.6 billion in ad... http://www.caglepost.com/article/b054ef52-f1e0-4a4e-8523-c580ae4953ec.html Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:35:23 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - The Economy of Friendships Martha's Big Adventure - The Economy of Friendships By Martha Randolph Carr A tough economy like the one we are smack in the middle of right now can make it tough to create new friendships. The old ones from a job may have left right along with the h... http://www.caglepost.com/article/ec7040a9-4364-4272-9665-308ad334d720.html Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:51:49 GMT Best Kept Secret Best Kept Secret By Martha Randolph Carr Let's spread some good news around this week. Spring has sprung and we could all use a little something to cheer. There actually is something in America that we're doing quite well these days and with less tax... http://www.caglepost.com/article/aeee5340-3c83-472a-b605-07cfb60050e8.html Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:52:02 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Blog Tweet Update Sigh Martha's Big Adventure - Blog, Tweet, Update, *Sigh* By Martha Randolph Carr There's a lot of nervous chatter these days among entrepreneurs of all kinds about the sales potential of the internet's social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Linked In or... http://www.caglepost.com/article/9f40d236-e26c-487e-9618-7fce1c08be23.html Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:59:00 GMT Credit Comes Due Credit Comes Due By Martha Randolph Carr There is a common perception in America that most of us live beyond our means with credit cards financing the party. However, the newly released Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finances for 2007 tel... http://www.caglepost.com/article/a8a88c86-4322-4288-93e3-61848b1ffd03.html Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:40:38 GMT Happy St Patrick's Day Happy St. Patrick's Day By Martha Randolph Carr Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone. Today all of America gets to be an honorary Irishman, wear green and attempt lame brogues. It's a wonderful, quirky little holiday that inspires city officials to turn ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/48023977-e070-4e14-8315-985453d1b073.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:06:21 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - The Courageous Parent Martha's Big Adventure - The Courageous Parent By Martha Randolph Carr A courageous parent is the one who can stand back and let their grown children lead their own lives without their assistance. Sounds obvious but takes so much more than we knew wh... http://www.caglepost.com/article/30cdd668-8e88-43e4-9850-c98f5ee16fdb.html Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:41:44 GMT Creating Confidence Creating Confidence By Martha Randolph Carr The American people went on a lollapalooza of a spending binge for the past thirty years that only grew steadily bigger until last fall when we finally hit bottom. It's okay, there's no need to whisper anym... http://www.caglepost.com/article/112cdcb3-fb57-4e7a-b628-d0bb3171f07d.html Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:46:39 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Another Snow Day Martha's Big Adventure - Another Snow Day By Martha Randolph Carr This year March came in like a lion in New York City with a foot of snow blowing down on Manhattan. It wasn't the first snow of the season, more like the fourth, and it was preceded by... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c2a80702-fe60-407d-86a0-17dee7a57ce8.html Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:14:28 GMT That's Not Fair That's Not Fair By Martha Randolph Carr Repeat anything often enough and it starts to sound like a hard and fast rule. That's the game the Republican operatives are playing right now. Just watch Fox News and see how often all the talking heads repeat... http://www.caglepost.com/article/216b3c4d-3488-4d97-9acc-38229480f312.html Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:59:35 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Standing in the Hallway Martha's Big Adventure - Standing in the Hallway By Martha Randolph Carr There's an old clich? that whenever one door closes, another one opens but an appropriate addendum would be, standing in the hallway is hell. The old version of the saw is an op... http://www.caglepost.com/article/71fdf949-a1b7-4f3e-b23e-6561ffdb8aa5.html Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:50:24 GMT The Little Things The Little Things By Martha Randolph Carr When an economy starts to fail the first tell-tale signs are small and might even be overlooked. It's only in hindsight that it's possible to see how they all added up to a different quality of life. A few go... http://www.caglepost.com/article/0c0f2e9e-a420-45e5-8a7e-6e78cd3b33de.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:58:38 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - The Optimistic Me Generation Martha's Big Adventure - The Optimistic Me Generation By Martha Randolph Carr Sometimes it appears that the scariest thing human beings can do is to keep on moving forward. This is one of those times. We're experiencing as a nation an economic jolt t... http://www.caglepost.com/article/60adc565-20c5-41f9-a2d8-3bcad027949d.html Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:18:12 GMT Talk To Us Talk to Us By Martha Randolph Carr The idea that posting the entirety of the $789 billion dollar 2009 American Recover and Reinvestment Act or stimulus package on the internet for everyone to peruse and decide for themselves is somehow a new idea is ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/377e2922-dde5-49ed-8539-c2bca97c4502.html Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:42:29 GMT Happy Valentine's Day Happy Valentine's Day By Martha Randolph Carr Happy Valentine's Day America. It's time to get out the red paper, scissors and glitter glue to thank everyone who has put even a little gratitude into your heart. These are the people who spread the love... http://www.caglepost.com/article/dd9bbe33-e5f0-4320-8504-5ea8b0150244.html Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:45:49 GMT The Stimulus Package The Stimulus Package By Martha Randolph Carr The hallmark of candidate Obama's race to the presidency was his clarity. He had a message of change and was so on point that at every turn he was able to steer the populace back to his conversation. It di... http://www.caglepost.com/article/62ed2342-9bae-402d-a474-1096e7413278.html Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:10:28 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Keeping the Peace Martha's Big Adventure - Keeping the Peace By Martha Randolph Carr Stressful events in our lives require the use of our best communication skills so that we can quickly get the critical assistance we need. However, one of the little jokes of life is ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/fdafd379-2d08-4f03-bc20-0a527cb424eb.html Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:38:30 GMT A Complaint Free World A Complaint Free World By Martha Randolph Carr I have this thin, hot-pink-colored rubber bracelet on my wrist that I've been wearing for two weeks now. It's part of the current fad of wearing your heart for all to see and has replaced the ubiquitous ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/a90673bd-cd09-4b36-8c72-6eefa6fcb003.html Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:52:28 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - The 2009 American Challenge Martha's Big Adventure - The 2009 American Challenge By Martha Randolph Carr There is something magical and keenly American about watching people practice what they've been preaching. Lots of places around the globe talk about what human beings or co... http://www.caglepost.com/article/98b248e8-7ba4-41b0-bfe9-e189e9a1d498.html Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:43:20 GMT Getting Out of Gitmo Getting Out of Gitmo By Martha Randolph Carr America is finally getting out of the business of questioning terrorists by any means necessary. However, the repercussions of what we have been doing for almost eight years is probably going to ring in ou... http://www.caglepost.com/article/5210c6da-6e00-49c6-97b9-1f9a3cde9a20.html Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:13:16 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - That Was Easy Martha's Big Adventure - That Was Easy By Martha Randolph Carr The inauguration is over and the recession is still here. Many of us are evaluating just where we are in our lives. The temptation right about now is to draw up a list of what we know we... http://www.caglepost.com/article/ed37a55d-9660-4d2d-af42-e84720c2da86.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:33:26 GMT Ready Set Go Local Ready, Set, Go Local By Martha Randolph Carr Okay, America the new day is officially here. All of the anticipation has built to this point where we get back to work. That includes everyone who currently doesn't have a job and really wants one. There'... http://www.caglepost.com/article/d431d9dc-c00f-47bd-8b98-75667d56e218.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:29:23 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - The New Business Model for 2009 Martha's Big Adventure - The New Business Model By Martha Randolph Carr At the bottom of every economic downturn is the perfect opportunity to finally climb to the top. All of the character traits we were unwilling to let go of that actually blocked ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/640cb4dc-0e39-4358-a23c-f08b6b98905a.html Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:34:28 GMT An American Renaissance An American Renaissance By Martha Randolph Carr Back in the good old days of the summer of 2008 we were all merrily rolling along in a very cushy denial. Real estate could only go up in value, credit cards were a necessary part of life, derivatives w... http://www.caglepost.com/article/57e0fdd1-fac0-4a25-aa8a-a9ba4886f0bc.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:14:10 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Inside Out Man Martha's Big Adventure - Inside Out Man By Martha Randolph Carr The goal of any good parent is to raise a child who is filled to the brim with self esteem, longing to head out of our basement and take an independent place in the world. It's an ironic... http://www.caglepost.com/article/99ab6cbc-bdef-4999-b2a9-35ace3cf6347.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:50:13 GMT The White Collar Lament The White Collar Lament By Martha Randolph Carr Throughout history, ever since the first time a caveman realized a rock could be used as a tool, the guy who could use his brain more than his hands was thought to be protected by new technology. His ca... http://www.caglepost.com/article/3c10e47e-bc1a-4cb5-a8f0-adf627552c34.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:15:12 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - The Small God Theory Martha's Big Adventure - The Small God Theory By Martha Randolph Carr Great upheavals in the economy and the environment mixed with a New Year bring out the prognostications from all sorts of people. The general theme among the new thought crowd, for... http://www.caglepost.com/article/5a7b2de0-98a2-4c02-8270-a6f174b3825c.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:25:47 GMT Clean Air for the New Year Clean Air for the New Year By Martha Randolph Carr As of January 1st we can all breathe a little easier than we have in a very long time but it almost didn't happen. Take note, because it's yet another small sign that things are changing for the bett... http://www.caglepost.com/article/a8f26954-9ea1-4457-84b7-74d993c86171.html Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:56:57 GMT Happy New Year Happy New Year By Martha Randolph Carr New Year's resolutions are all about throwing ourselves into the future, which can ruin the present moment. We are encouraged to draw up a list of everything we don't like about ourselves and resolve to fix them... http://www.caglepost.com/article/bfdb31da-e12a-4433-81d2-233052ff28e8.html Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:30:22 GMT Four Weeks and Counting Four Weeks and Counting By Martha Randolph Carr Every four years there is a certain ennui in the political air as the reins of power change hands at the very top of the governmental game and we await a new presidential administration. A minimum amoun... http://www.caglepost.com/article/72f95f93-5465-4432-96b2-4845aae00eea.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:10:00 GMT Happy Holidays Happy Holidays By Martha Randolph Carr The winter of 1966 in Philadelphia I was a seven year old kid anxiously waiting for Christmas and the hope of my first bike. Snow came down all winter and was waist deep in some places. The air stayed so cold, ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/ecd82b0f-0960-47cd-9d92-1bf8c2c086d8.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:42:30 GMT Some Good Financial News Some Good Financial News By Martha Randolph Carr When times are hard or at least complicated sometimes it makes sense to go ask the advice of someone who's seen it all before or who's still doing well. Fortunately, Seth Glickenhaus at 94 years old is... http://www.caglepost.com/article/f5c55b33-134f-4567-b1c0-11f16ec1a245.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:50:22 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - A Thankful Holiday Season Martha's Big Adventure - A Thankful Holiday Season By Martha Randolph Carr A wise minister once said that our prayers are answered faster when we are in the darkest places and still hold gratitude in our hearts. At times, that can be a Herculean task... http://www.caglepost.com/article/bcb43bfd-5080-4146-a80f-9400d58ec409.html Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:55:10 GMT Natural Selection Natural Selection By Martha Randolph Carr The greatest potential for disaster or real reform is starting to unfold in this country. While we have all been watching the stock market rise and fall on a daily basis till it became meaningless as an indic... http://www.caglepost.com/article/8db3e145-cda0-412d-af71-72d6bb210aa7.html Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:21:11 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Thank You Dr Robin Martha's Big Adventure - Thank you, Dr. Robin By Martha Randolph Carr I have worn myself out, at last. Basing self-esteem on a rock bed of competition is exhausting. No matter how many wins get racked up, there can always be another contest so it's n... http://www.caglepost.com/article/187b3a94-c046-44fb-a831-2e8052cba444.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:03:40 GMT Christmas as a Contact Sport Christmas as a Contact Sport By Martha Randolph Carr Black Friday may have a new definition. In a surprising and appalling event over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, all of us got to see just how entrenched the idea of American entitlement has beco... http://www.caglepost.com/article/9325d8ea-8199-4c52-9dff-7537f71e85ff.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:04:45 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - A Gratitude List Martha's Big Adventure - A Gratitude List By Martha Randolph Carr The need to be right stops most people from offering gratitude, congratulations or a helping hand. Instead, what usually comes out of our mouths is a long diatribe about all of the hol... http://www.caglepost.com/article/d7a5f9f9-3fa0-4300-998e-53913c894789.html Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:05:47 GMT Economics Through A Looking Glass Economics Through a Looking Glass By Martha Randolph Carr There are a lot of great thinkers who are putting their heads together right now trying to figure out how to get the economy going again. Many of them have put forward ideas that the federal g... http://www.caglepost.com/article/6a3ce815-6771-4d4b-95c3-49a43b88d814.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:05:13 GMT Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving By Martha Randolph Carr This Thanksgiving is a little different from years past due to the economic climate. Many of us have been laid off or had our house taken away in foreclosure or seen our life savings evaporate into thin air.... http://www.caglepost.com/article/1b00c24e-53e7-4791-9399-837dad0c7cec.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:50:06 GMT A Kinder Gentler DC A Kinder, Gentler D.C. By Martha Randolph Carr Cycles in D.C. politics sometimes last for a generation, sometimes only for the first 100 days of a new presidential term. Right now, politicians from both sides of the aisle are working a little harder ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/21428aa2-0930-479f-a232-2f906cc0876b.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:29:56 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - The Secrets We Keep Martha's Big Adventure - The Secrets We Keep By Martha Randolph Carr There's an old saying, 'carrying someone else's water' that used to mean doing someone else's work. It was whipped out when a worker bee was wearing themselves out taking on things ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/75cf769d-e2ed-4623-abd1-0828af903a19.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:54:00 GMT Service to Others Service to Others By Martha Randolph Carr Often, the best way to move out of a feeling of self pity and back into gratitude and peace is to be of service to others. It's a quick way to remind ourselves that the economy and our 401k may be in dire str... http://www.caglepost.com/article/643042e6-5292-48aa-b848-a5792d2f1b20.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:52:18 GMT The New American Landscape The New American Landscape By Martha Randolph Carr American cynicism lost the battle this week as Barack Obama became the newly elected 44th president of the United States and a promise was finally fulfilled. Even in the boroughs of New York City whe... http://www.caglepost.com/article/b7594705-221d-423a-a315-f1f7c6cd426a.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:11:22 GMT Phone Etiquette Phone Etiquette By Martha Randolph Carr Phone rules for polite society circa 1982 were brief and to the point. If an actual human being was right in front of you or if the family was having dinner, you didn't answer the phone. A longer list wasn't re... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c92562f8-8f08-4768-8190-330a2e3fd6f2.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:31:41 GMT Socialism is the New Black Socialism is the New Black By Martha Randolph Carr A conundrum was foisted on the Republican ballot this election go-round by the presence of an African-American on the top of the ticket. Barack Obama, who holds an overwhelming lead in the polls, mad... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c3d5fe34-b2d1-456c-a06b-19cb6772684d.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:29:17 GMT A Suburban Haunting - Part Two A Suburban Haunting: Part Two By Martha Randolph Carr The stately Craftsman style four story house tucked back from the street and nestled in the calm of suburbia is working hard to evict the current tenants. Not by foreclosure but from possession by... http://www.caglepost.com/article/5782df0c-cd5d-41c5-8006-f8c51cec53ab.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:20:13 GMT Don't Go It Alone Don't Go It Alone By Martha Randolph Carr This is going to be a thee-part reminder of some fundamentals. The first part is a short assessment. Anxiety in this country is reaching a fever pitch. 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However, unlike most competitions thi... http://www.caglepost.com/article/de12e7c5-56cd-4d86-bc2a-afde7d547695.html Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:12:16 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Quitting as a Virtue Martha's Big Adventure - Quitting as a Virtue By Martha Randolph Carr Our entire childhood is filled with adults telling us to tough it out whether it was the rope climb in gym or cramming for an exam or finding our first big job. Parents are the big... http://www.caglepost.com/article/3faa4f4b-bf3f-479f-8e85-6e144509d9ac.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:09:13 GMT Why Obama Why Obama By Martha Randolph Carr There are a lot of well-educated, white middle class people who are asking at cocktail parties and in office cubicles if the white guy next to them is going to vote for Obama in the coming weeks. The media has broach... http://www.caglepost.com/article/b9bf0033-e5d9-4372-be68-8c118d1b3f15.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:21:33 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Hurray for Sheriff Dart Martha's Big Adventure - Hurray for Sheriff Dart By Martha Randolph Carr Common sense is alive and well in Cook County, Illinois in the embodiment of Sheriff Thomas J. Dart who has refused to evict any more bodies until he is sure the banks know what... http://www.caglepost.com/article/60ddcdf6-b2e0-4a24-b287-ca1142ea43e5.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:03:46 GMT Post - Wall Street Post-Wall Street By Martha Randolph Carr The world keeps evolving whether or not we choose to keep up and change with it. Intellectually, we all get that but it doesn't mean we're paying attention to the implications of standing on the sidelines. Wh... http://www.caglepost.com/article/eeabb562-a960-43e0-bb5f-a9191bf8e626.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:45:34 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Remembering Lily Martha's Big Adventure - Remembering Lily By Martha Randolph Carr It's early October, which always makes me think of Lily, my best friend's child, and her approaching birthday. This year she turns 22 years old but it has been a handful of years since... http://www.caglepost.com/article/a19e2d9c-f18d-47d1-8af9-3d9151bf36c3.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:29:40 GMT A Judgment Call or Two A Judgment Call or Two By Martha Randolph Carr Way back in the late 1980's there was a similar banking scandal involving billions of taxpayer dollars, that time in the savings and loan industry. 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We are in the beginning of a... http://www.caglepost.com/article/86fff576-d2c2-429b-a727-ca2bdb3515fc.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:15:17 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Enquiring Minds Want to Know Martha's Big Adventure - Enquiring Minds Want to Know By Martha Randolph Carr It has been noted that some mainstream media folks have acquired a bugaboo about tabloid news and in particular, the National Enquirer. There have been some dismissive comm... http://www.caglepost.com/article/866bb742-ab69-41fd-85aa-730dded1cd19.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:02:04 GMT Read My Lips Read My Lips By Martha Randolph Carr Former presidential candidate, John Edwards really knows how to make lemonade out of lemons. Doesn't matter that he created the sour mess he's in, you have to admire the chutzpah. The latest twist is he's hiked hi... http://www.caglepost.com/article/d05d5f0d-2804-4ae7-81b0-2bd339d5d650.html Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:21:43 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Happy Labor Day Martha's Big Adventure - Happy Labor Day By Martha Randolph Carr Here's to all of us who go to work every day because there are bills to be paid. That leaves out the top end who work to make even more money and the bottom end who have figured out a w... http://www.caglepost.com/article/6804b409-5160-4b94-aefc-ef5b29bfd3c4.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:07:14 GMT Rally 'Round Rally 'Round By Martha Randolph Carr This week the 2008 U.S. presidential race moves into a higher gear with the kick-off of the Democratic National Convention in Colorado and the official anointing of the Obama and Biden ticket. The Republican Conve... http://www.caglepost.com/article/e3e1200b-2cf8-4056-bc75-c7a844f19ff4.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:14:41 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - A Blueprint to Build Your Dream Martha's Big Adventure - A Blueprint to Build Your Dream By Martha Randolph Carr Sometimes, complaining is actually a very useful tool but only if we catch ourselves in the act. That can have a lot to do with who we choose to pour out our laments to ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/7049e63d-109a-4d38-9b92-64c91ba0b021.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:10:16 GMT The American Diet The American Diet By Martha Randolph Carr Our widening waistlines should have been taken as a sign. Somewhere back in the 1980's we stopped worrying about setting personal limits and started seeing just how far we could push the boundaries of everyth... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c6cb59d7-11e9-426d-af4c-92b4367f0113.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:20:19 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Sound Waves Martha's Big Adventure - Sound Waves By Martha Randolph Carr The sounds around us, and these days there's even more, can be either beneficial or whittle away at our sense of well-being. Volume, quantity and quality play a part in how we take in the a... http://www.caglepost.com/article/73b9938e-dbcd-44ac-8ccb-8a45b9610cd2.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:19:55 GMT The Popular Candidate The Popular Candidate By Martha Randolph Carr It has been a long time since we've had the possibility of a president who is well-received both at home and abroad. Eight years to be exact. The drought has apparently forged in some pundits' minds the i... http://www.caglepost.com/article/732b5ba0-80b3-4831-8ca3-0475b0dd28d5.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:35:22 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - A Parental Guide to Grown Children Martha's Big Adventure - A Parental Guide to Grown Children By Martha Randolph Carr There is really only one skill required in order to be a good parent once your children have grown into adulthood. It is the ability to appear supportive without real... http://www.caglepost.com/article/7ee20776-b8ee-4451-a418-03740036f54f.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:00 GMT Haiti's Progress Haiti's Progress By Martha Randolph Carr Haiti is a country that has defied change in the worst possible ways for all of its existence. However, there are signs that perhaps there is hope at last for the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Two... http://www.caglepost.com/article/235ae293-5f8c-46b8-b573-02a91641840a.html Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:43:16 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Game On Martha's Big Adventure - Game On By Martha Randolph Carr There are so many different ways to complain. The most obvious method is the plaint that begins with someone else's name who we've either married, raised or refer to as parent. Start any conver... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c950059c-9dd6-4c29-b66e-627d08012303.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:40:45 GMT The Family Tree Project The Family Tree Project By Martha Randolph Carr There are more than 200,000 people in the United States currently searching for each other without a lot of success. They are the alumni of U.S. orphanages and they are looking for the men and women who... http://www.caglepost.com/article/adda9633-406d-4587-9e85-f99d44a410b2.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:12:57 GMT Martha's Big Adventure - Enough Already Martha's Big Adventure - Enough Already By Martha Randolph Carr The moment each of us realizes that on this day we are enough just as we are in all categories of love, body-image, intelligence, money or career is precisely when all hatred will cease ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/d0725acb-a029-4d00-a42c-b66c6054a7ad.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:08:02 GMT

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