Category Archives: Opinion Rants

The Morning Rant- The insanity of Nigeria and Uganda Anti Gay Laws

Posted on January 15, 2014 by susan sheldon nolen

          I read with a sinking heart about the new law in Nigeria. Yet another country has fallen to insanity. In 2013, Uganda passed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act on Jan 7,  and now in 2014,  Nigeria … Continue reading →

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The Morning Rant- The Angora Rabbit’s Plight.

Posted on December 16, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

Sometimes I read the newspapers and just despair. The recent news left me unable to sleep and if you are like me,  affected by cruelty, then spare yourself this read. I am not going to post any links that show … Continue reading →

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The Morning Rant- Shame Shame Scholastic Publishers!

Posted on November 13, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

          I wish I had a copy of the book to show to you rather than going on what I have just read, however if there is an inkling or hint of the truth in this … Continue reading →

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The Morning Rant- Hats off to Amazon, W H Smiths, and Shame on you Facebook.

Posted on October 20, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

It’s not so much as a rant but more of a puzzlement. I don’t understand the screams of censorship over the recent decision of Amazon, W H Smiths and others to not publish pornography. Screams of censorship are flying about. … Continue reading →

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The Morning Rant- She said what? Leave the Baby Bump Alone!

Posted on July 29, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

I was spitting mad. My Facebook friends took the first round of  my incoherent rage.  I had been watching the telly waiting for the news of the new Prince when a show clip, and I didn’t catch the full report, if … Continue reading →

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The Morning Rant…She said what? Are you spying on me?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

It’s been in the news everywhere, and on both sides of the pond,  you really can’t escape it… Big Brother is spying on us. He’s reading our Facebook posts, our tweets, our comments on blogs, he’s checking every website one … Continue reading →

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The Morning Rant- She said what?

Posted on June 17, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

I really couldn’t believe what I was reading.  The current affordable housing shortage is caused by  silly women leaving their husbands? I read the article twice. Three times. Each time the same incredulous stupidity was screaming in that statement.  Penelope … Continue reading →

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The Morning Moan- The Oxford Market- a sad sign of demise.

Posted on May 20, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

It’s time for the morning moan- an opinion rant session. It’s scary how fast things change. I was only at the Oxford Market last year and wrote about how wonderful it was. This trip though, I have to say, my … Continue reading →

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A morning opinion rant- Is rape a feminist issue?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen
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I was reading The Times last Saturday when a question posed in an article caught my irritation. I have very little interest in the goings on of Prince Charles’s second wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall,  but the question posed in … Continue reading →

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