Often art trends follow the current events of a country or the world. What topics are “hot” now that you can focus on?

• Gardening, especially at the White House
• Dogs/pets and the Portuguese water dog at the White House
• Immigration and immigrants
• Graduations
• Weddings
• Pirates
• Taxes - I suppose I could do a page in my Page-a-Day Tea Book book on the recent TEA parties, protesting higher taxes, reminiscent of the Boston Tea Party of pre-Revolutionary War days.
• Environmental topics

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What can you do in the way of art projects to encompass current topics that could have appeal?

• Collages
• Paintings in various media
• Scrapbooks
• Quilts and Fabric Art
• Needlepoint
• Sculpture
• Papier Mache
• Beading
• Encrusted embellishments
• Altered books
• Mixed media
• Jewelry

Have you been following current trends for your art?

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A recent report on MSN said President Obama “could support taxing some employee health benefits” in an effort to ” help pay for overhauling the health care system.“

I have a huge problem with this! As someone who has several chronic health conditions, I look for work that includes health coverage. Often I have skipped over more lucrative jobs because they didn’t offer health benefits. Since we already pay an income tax, it is beyond wrong to charge us for having health insurance.

I don’t agree with this strategy, because it seems the average worker already foots the bill for a lot of things. Is there a better way to do this? What’s your opinion?

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It’s such a tight rope women walk in today’s world.

Republicans claim to want to reduce the abortion rate.

Republicans claim to think it’s wrong when women who work fulltime and “abandon their children in daycare.”

Republicans claim to hate “entitlement programs” that cost them tax money.

I have to wonder why, when facing a solution to 3 of their main concerns with universal healthcare, they are not jumping on board with glee.

If women have equal access to healthcare they can prevent conception, the most effective means of drastically lowering the abortion rate.

If women have equal access to healthcare they can more easily work fewer hours, more flexible hours untied to corporate 40 in-office hour work weeks, resulting in more face time with their children. In other words - Mary Kay Lady takes on a whole new level of stability.

If women have equal access to healthcare they are less likely to seek prenatal care and give birth with taxpayer money, thus reducing women’s reliance on “entitlement programs.”

Not to mention all the kids who currently receive SCHIPS because they can’t get health insurance due to pre-existing conditions. With both Democrats’ healthcare reforms “pre-existing conditions” (read: any diagnosis) are overruled and EVERYONE gets equal access.

I have to wonder if they really are looking for solutions or if they are getting something out of having these problems to bitch about?

Perhaps they just hate women?

I think they might be getting more out of having these problems than they would by solving them.

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