Friday, September 10, 2010

Soul Train Lessons

Hubby and I enjoy the hell out of reruns of Soul Train.
Rediscovering lost musical loves and finding new-to-us artists to hunt for, like Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, is too awesome. The clothing and dances are feasts for the eyes. Don Cornelius holding the mic a hundred yards away because his deep booming voice doesn’t need [...]

The Facts About Children, Sex, Predators & The Internet

September 2, 2009 by Alessia  
Filed under Safety, Sex, Studies, Victimization

Last year the Internet Safety Technical Task Force released the Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies, the Final Report of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force to the Multi-State Working Group on Social Networking of State Attorneys General of the United States, but I wouldn’t have heard of it if it weren’t for the recent [...]

Dating Fear Mongering, Single Mom Edition

July 20, 2009 by Alessia  
Filed under Meeting A Potential Mate, Safety, Victimization

Once again, supposed experts shoot their mouths off, using salacious headlines and fear to label & manipulate women; this time the horrible deeds are being done by Robert Siciliano at Single Minded Women.
In the article, Siciliano paints single mothers as easy prey for sexual predators:
…the one under-discussed, over looked and “it can’t happen to me” [...]