Julianne Byer We are all aware of how the media has squandered, squelched and pulverized the very blatant fact that America overeats. Yes, this is quite clear, thank you, just ask our waistlines. “But we can’t help it!” we scream.…
The Single Stigma: continued-
Julianne Byer So now that we’ve vented and had our “couple bashing” fun we must re-group and realize – well, reality. After all, if we are all to live peacefully in such a society, we must do so. But it…
The Single Stigma: How Being Alone is Becoming an Undesirable Option
Julianne Byer I live with many single girls . . . enough said. And for this reason, I am constantly bombarded with “girly” issues, such as “Why am I single?” and “Why is he just ‘not that into me’?” It’s…
The Immigration Nation
Julianne Byer So I’m sifting through newspapers and editorial clippings arguing about the Immigration Issue. Since when is it an issue? America is not suffering from an immigration problem- America IS Immigration. But our mindset has changed. We as the…
The real deep impact
Julianne Byer Recently, I came across a blip of an article discussing a theory on the relationship a well-connected person can have on the others around them. It’s interesting, because we all like to think that we have even a…
Goodbye Fairy Tales, Hello Neo-Romanticism
Julianne Byer Prince Charming storms through the castle gates, shielded with armor and valor as his Fair Maiden bats her lashes, anxiously waiting to be whisked away into the sunset. Enter the White Stallion stage left and cue music while…
Let's Work to Unveil the Invisible
Julianne Byer For the second time, I sat through the documentary following the lives of the "Invisible Children" in Uganda who have fallen under the radar of both their government and ours. These small little faces, with even smaller voices,…
To-Do: Find More Time
Julianne Byer No one really said that life gets harder as we grow up. They could have. They could have warned us that responsibilities and everyday tasks will pile up in between the stack of old newspapers and heap…
So much for Party Gras
Julianne Byer You know it’s pretty bad if you can practically count the number of arrests last weekend on all your fingers and toes. Bad for the cops who stood around in the cold and cost the city almost $350,000;…
From Diaries to Diapers: Decades of Change
Julianne Byer I went shopping yesterday for my friends’ six-month old niece in search of a blue dress with matching bloomers, when it hit me. This is the beginning of a very long decade. Two years ago I was working…
Where have all the Good ol' Days gone?
So lately, my roomie and I have been obsessed with the show “American Dreams.” Ah, nothing like getting lost in the rhythm of the 60’s to rid your mind of current Iraqi death toll numbers and plans for world domination.…