Author: Cyndi Lenz

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMPA JACK

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMPA JACK

    Happy birthday Grampa Jack. you would have been 116 years old. Julius “Jack” Freedman born on the 4th of July in the West end of Boston. Died on Flag day. A real Yankee Doodle  Dandy. Brother to Rose, Hy, Simon, and Max.

  • Happy 4th of July

    Happy 4th of July

    Happy 4th of July Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

  • Understanding gaslighting

    Understanding gaslighting

    From  wikipedea:   Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or members of a group, hoping to make targets question their own memory, perception, and sanity. Using persistent denial, misdirection, contradiction, and lying, it attempts to destabilize the target and delegitimize the target’s belief. Instances may range from the denial by an…

  • Oxbow Teams Up with St. Lucie County Libraries to Talk about Florida Vampires

    Oxbow Teams Up with St. Lucie County Libraries to Talk about Florida Vampires

    Oxbow Teams Up with St. Lucie County Libraries to Talk about Florida Vampires    The St. Lucie County Library System is partnering with the Oxbow Eco-Center to help “Beat the Bite” with programs to educate students about mosquitoes. Mosquitoes: Florida Vampires will take place: Wednesday, July 19 at 10 a.m. at Morningside Library, 2410 SE…

  • FL Leaders Push for Climate Action at Mayors’ Conference in Miami Beach

    FL Leaders Push for Climate Action at Mayors’ Conference in Miami Beach

    FL Leaders Push for Climate Action at Mayors’ Conference in Miami Beach Miami Beach, FL – Mayors from around the country are winding up the 85th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors in Miami Beach today, tackling issues like climate change and infrastructure. If the federal government won’t take the lead on climate change – local…

  • Sober Homes, Insurance Companies, Fraud? In Florida? No way!

    Sober Homes, Insurance Companies, Fraud? In Florida? No way!

    Originally posted on cyndi lenz: Sober Homes, Insurance Companies, Fraud? In Florida? No way! ? So I got a heads up yesterday that some of these treatment places are offering free rent and plane ticket down here to Florida. Some how the treatment center pays for the sober home after over  billing the insurance. This…

  • Trump to Comey: “You’re Fired!”

    Trump to Comey: “You’re Fired!”

    Donald Trump Fired James Comey yesterday. Trump send his consigliare to personally deliver a letter to Comey.  Except he was not there. He was in LA addressing employees. While he was speaking the background began flashing the news. This whole thing obviously orchestrated for maximum humiliation of Mr. Comey. This should bring chills to every…

  • FCC investigating Steven Colbert’s remarks

    FCC investigating Steven Colbert’s remarks

    I’m a big fan of CBS (except for when they cancelled The Good Wife.) I watch the morning show every morning. If something comes out of the mouths of Charlie Rose, Gayle and Norah I believe it. I trust them. I DVR the evening news. I also watch almost exclusively local. There have been a…

  • House of cards 2017 trailer

    House of cards 2017 trailer

    Here is the “House of Cards” trailer! They’re back! Don’t let Donald Watch we don’t want him to get any ideas.  

  • Florida Crystals uses Florida prisoners

    Florida Crystals uses Florida prisoners

    Sitting this morning listening to WPTV Michael Williams talk to Eric Eikenberg from the Everglades Foundation. Sitting here in happiness as we inch closer to an agreement with the legislature to build a reservoir south of the lake. Eric is confident that this is going to happen. Yay. Other people have told me privately they…

  • Hasan Minhaj at 2016 WHCD Dinner (C-SPAN)

    Hasan Minhaj at 2016 WHCD Dinner (C-SPAN)

    Last night Hasan Minhaj from the Daily Show spoke at the #nerdprom. Donald Trump did not go. Instead he he held a rally and denigrated the event like a five year old. He said” A large group of Hollywood Actors (crowd boos) and Washington Media are consoling each other in a hotel ballroom in our…

  • Don’t let your aspirin grow old

    Don’t let your aspirin grow old

    Originally posted on cyndi lenz: I’m going all nursy today. I have two things I want to talk about. 1. Go clean your medicine cabinet. A while back I was part owner of a very cool compounding pharmacy. I did all the PR , videos, blog, etc. I even produced a radio show. I wanted…

  • What we are reading: NY Times calls out Florida Legislature’s continued derailment of democracy

    What we are reading: NY Times calls out Florida Legislature’s continued derailment of democracy

    Originally posted on The Florida Squeeze: It may be difficult for those who don’t follow state politics or didn’t grow up in Florida to understand. This state has become a one-party bastion with dangerous overreaches from the governing Republicans that you might have even found in the Soviet Union or Germany under National Socialism.  Time…

  • Stuart one step closer to Backyard Chickens!

    Stuart one step closer to Backyard Chickens!

    Stuart one step closer to Backyard Chickens! Stuart residents are one step closer to being able to own chickens. The  Stuart city commission voted 3-2 yesterday to tentatively approve owning backyard chickens, with some regulations. Only residents of single-family homes would be allowed to keep chickens. Up to 4 chickens would be allowed on a…

  • Nancy Pelosi Demands Congressional Action To Stop Trigger-Happy Trump From Blowing Up The World

    Originally posted on The Fifth Column: POLITICUS USA With Trump in charge of America’s nuclear arsenal – like a toddler playing with a loaded firearm – Congressional oversight is a necessity After a week in which Donald Trump launched airstrikes on an empty airfield in Syria, dropped a massive bomb in Afghanistan, and is said…

  • Happy Chanukah-It’s all about the Neis

    Happy Chanukah-It’s all about the Neis

    Originally posted on cyndi lenz: I love Hanukkah because it’s the holiday  of miracles and lights. Light conveys both an absence of darkness and a quality that will help us to see — and understand — more clearly. I feel like we all need lot’s of light right now. A civil war and oppression from…

  • Lessons learned from Phil Ochs

    Originally posted on cyndi lenz: Lessons learned from Phil Ochs I really never knew that much about Phil Ochs. I knew his voice that’s for sure. It is  so distinct which makes watching his story even harder. Harder but compe… Source: Lessons learned from Phil Ochs

  • Donald Trump cracks me up!

    Donald Trump cracks me up!

    People complain about Donald Trump when he gets on twitter but I actually enjoy the tweets and watching people responds to him. I just love my fellow American’s that have no patience for BS. This was reported  on CNN. It’s been flying around Facebook like the wicked witch of the west. I’m still not watching…

  • Cry baby Pence runs to daddy Trump.

    Cry baby Pence runs to daddy Trump.

    Vice President Elect Mike Pence got boo’d by audience at Hamilton.  The cast  plead with Pence to represent all of us.  Trump calls it harassment. Not even in office Trump has no patience for free speech. If Mike Pence can’t deal with people talking to him without running to daddy then he should step down…

  • Leonard Cohen dies at 82

    Leonard Cohen dies at 82

    Leonard Cohen has died. His death was also announced on his official Facebook page: It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away. We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries. A memorial will take place in Los Angeles at a later date.…