Pedro Baez's Blog – November 2011 Archive (7)

As a baby boomer, I can recall when my mom and dad would go to the stores early on Saturday because at 6:00 PM they would close until Monday morning.

No super markets, no department stores, zilch. Except for a candy store, or a mom & pop grocery store, that was it.

Sunday was a family day.

A day to enjoy.

All of this was possible due to a thing called the “Blue Laws.”

What were the “Blue Laws?”

In Henry Taber's Faith or Fact, he…

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Not So Far Fetched as Before -Pedro Baez

A community advocate and friend, Morris Griffin AKA Big Money Griff has been campaigning for manufacturing jobs to leave China, Bangladesh, and any other foreign port that they may have gone for quite a while.

Many have said it will never happen.

Funny thing, it may happen now.

Today’s global report listed China as the nation where deficit, after deficit is occurring faster than its bullet train, that alone is bleeding it…

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It had to Be

Pedro Baez

When word came that Joe Paterno knew of the sodomizing and lewd behavior by defensive coach Jerry Sandusky and reported it to university higher ups, technically he followed university procedure.

However rather than to cover it up, he should have accompanied Mike McQueary to police headquarters and reported the incident. He then should have called a press conference to announce to the world of what happened and if he did this he would be a hero, not…

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This is too Much

Pedro Baez

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever see this:

Two stories involving sexual harassment and child molestation involving two well known figures in the public eye in the same week yet.

First let’s start with Herman Cain. Now that Sharon Bialek has come forward this is not something that can swept under the rug. This is very serious. And before you say that famed LA based attorney Gloria Allred is seeking publicity, that…

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You were one of the greats to ever step into the ring Joe. May God bless you and watch over you family.

B'Shalom always,

Pedro Baez

Europe is just around the Corner

Pedro Baez



In recent weeks I am amazed at the yawns and shrugs I get when Europe is mentioned. Remarks like “So what,” “Who cares,” and “We have our own problems,” show total apathy on the part of many in the US when the European debt crisis is mentioned.



What many have failed to realize is that what happens there happens here too.



Let me explain.



The European debt crisis is tied to many US financial concerns.… Continue

Sunday Night will never be the Same-Andy Rooney, An Appreciation

Pedro Baez



For many of us, the week ended with “60 Minutes.” We would view expose’s and we would then get to "A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney."



Andy was a friend, a pal. He would talk about things that we would discuss with friends, the sock draw, changes in magazine formats, what our relatives do, etc. You name it, Andy talked about it.



Now on Saturday morning November 5, 2011 we wake up to… Continue