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A couple of years ago, my youngest daughter, Maya, was coloring a 4th of July picture. The design was a group of “puzzle” pieces, each with a letter inside it. The task was to identify the color that corresponded with the letter and then color in the piece. Maya looked at the required colors and decided they [...]
Veracity Stew is a mix of topics from politics to pop culture. We also put a lot of emphasis and attention on making history fun to learn, because it is only by understanding where we’ve been that we’ll have a clearer picture of where we don’t want to go. So, from time to time, we [...]
Veracity Stew is honoring dear old daddy this week with our series “Five Days of Dad,” featuring five essays (observations) leading up to Father’s Day, from father of six and Stew contributor Russ King. This concludes our series. You can read the other installments here. ===== With only a curtain between us and the next couple in [...]
“I roll hard in the yard with a 60-inch cut!” And you thought you were the coolest dad around? This Father’s Day video gift from all of us here at Veracity Stew proves that no matter how hip and cutting-edge you think you might be, it’s not how your kids really see you. You’re dad. By [...]
Veracity Stew is honoring dear old daddy this week with our series “Five Days of Dad,” featuring five essays (observations) leading up to Father’s Day, from father of six and Stew contributor Russ King. We hope you enjoy and remember to honor thy father this Sunday. ===== What do dads, refrigerators and indoor plumbing have in [...]
Veracity Stew is honoring dear old daddy this week with our series “Five Days of Dad,” featuring five essays (observations) leading up to Father’s Day, from father of six and Stew contributor Russ King. We hope you enjoy and remember to honor thy father this Sunday. ==== You wouldn’t think that mowing the lawn was that [...]
Veracity Stew is honoring dear old daddy this week with our series “Five Days of Dad,” featuring five essays (observations) leading up to Father’s Day, from father of six and Stew contributor Russ King. We hope you enjoy and remember to honor thy father this Sunday. ==== Fatherhood gives you pretty high standing in the first [...]
Veracity Stew is honoring dear old daddy starting today with our series “Five Days of Dad,” featuring five essays (observations) leading up to Father’s Day, from father of six and Stew contributor Russ King. We hope you enjoy and remember to honor thy father this Sunday. ==== One thing they never warn you about when [...]
Back in March, the online hactivist collective known as Anonymous announced Operation Empire State Rebellion, which called for the resignation of Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke. Well, they’ve raised the stakes, issuing another demand for his resignation and calling for the people to protest on Tuesday, June 14th, which is Flag Day, and to continue [...]
Veracity Stew contributor Gabe O. forwarded me an essay yesterday that his housemate and friend, Jeff had written in honor of Gay Pride Month. As an historian, political scientist and ‘veteran’ (sounds better than ‘old’) gay rights activist, I was immediately struck by the directness and shear honesty of the article. It was inspiring and [...]
With 2011 Los Angeles Pride debuting this weekend, Pride festivities are scheduled across the nation all month long to mark the fight for LGBT equality. Set aside as a time to celebrate the accomplishments and continuing struggles of LGBT Americans, Pride parades and festivities are already seeing their fourth decade of existence in major cities [...]
[Editor's Note: We offer the following as part of our Memorial Weekend salute. In this instance, we honor the power of our Freedom of Speech...or not to speak] I often have trouble putting into words the things that piss me off about the Republican Party and half the time I’m left speechless…shaking my head in [...]
I suppose it was just a matter of time, what with the Peeps, the chocolate bunnies, the jelly beans, and the candy eggs. For a Christian Pagan holiday, the Christians were feeling left out. Let’s just be honest, the Christians can claim Easter all they want, but it’s a holiday rooted in Pagan symbolism and [...]
What if Moses had access to Google, Twitter, Facebook and Skype in ordering up a few plagues, taunting Pharaoh, or planning the Jews’ path out of Egypt? Well, thanks to the creative folks at AISH Video, you don’t have to imagine – you can see it for yourself in this hilarious video depicting Moses’ web [...]
April Fool’s Day is both celebrated and dreaded because the annual event either gives the prankster in us cause to plot and amuse, while a segment of society cringes at the thought of being made a fool or publicly embarrassed. Regardless of how you feel about the tradition, all of us have our favorite memory [...]
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