Mosaic

"Stop shopping!" screams Reverend Billy and his loyal choir as they march through parking lots, mini-malls, Wal-Marts, and even Disney Land before being tossed out by security guards and often times even arrested. "Why stop shopping?" wonder many of the consumers that Reverend Billy is preaching to.

If sitting your baby down in front of the TV and popping in a DVD of Baby Einstein to provide some educational entertainment while you tackle chores around the house seems too good to be true, it is. Titles like Baby Einstein, Baby Galileo, Baby Shakespeare and even Brainy Baby with its original motto, "a little genius in the making," lure unsuspecting parents to purchase these "educational enrichment" videos and substitute them for interactive playtime.

What's wrong with the kids today? How many times have you heard that question being asked when you see kids getting into trouble? Most of the time people say the solution is to get them into school and educate them. What if, however, the school was the problem? Many people are now questioning why their public schools are failing them and why is it such a problem for the government to fix it.

With all of the controversy that surrounds Manny Ramirez, what is it exactly about him that makes him attractive to MLB (Major League Baseball) ball clubs? Sure, it is obvious the man is one of the greatest hitters in the game, and may very well be a first-ballot Hall of Famer when he retires, but he also carries one of the biggest egos that this game has ever seen.