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THE BIG KAHOONA!
Dust Mites
by Dante Persechino
07-1--2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Our House
by Dante Persechino
06-3--2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Caught Unaware
by Dante Persechino
06-24-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
The Final Passage
by Dante Persechino
06-10-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Hot Dog
by Dante Persechino
05-6--2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Body Chemistry
by Dante Persechino
05-27-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Spreading Yourself Thin
by Dante Persechino
05-20-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
The Wonders of Walking
by Dante Persechino
05-13-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Micro Time Management
by Dante Persechino
04-8--2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
A Sick Society
by Dante Persechino
04-29-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
My Condolences
by Dante Persechino
04-22-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Really Strange
by Dante Persechino
04-15-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Terri Schiavo
by Dante Persechino
04-1--2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Unwed Mothers
by Dante Persechino
03-4--2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Pieces of Broken Glass
by Dante Persechino
03-25-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Days Gone By By
by Dante Persechino
03-18-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Plague of the Twenty First Century
by Dante Persechino
03-11-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Technology
by Dante Persechino
02-4--2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
An African American Hero and a Hero to Mankind
by Dante Persechino
02-25-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Questioning
by Dante Persechino
02-18-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Health Care Hell
by Dante Persechino
02-11-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Eternally Navigated
by Dante Persechino
01-7--2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Dante’s Dietary Guidelines
by Dante Persechino
01-28-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
Judging
by Dante Persechino
01-21-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
The Big Bang Bunk!
by Dante Persechino
01-14-2005

THE BIG KAHOONA!
A New Year’s Note
by Dante Persechino
01-1--2005

The Big Kahoona!
A Sick Society

There is plenty in this world to be concerned about, but there is one area in which I think we should take a long hard look. The area in which I am referring to is child abduction, molestation and murder.

I have plenty of compassion to go around. I feel bad when I see anyone in trouble with the law because I know that this life is tough. I know that just dealing with the day to day worries of this life can turn most into basket cases. If you have other luggage to go along with these cares, it can send you right to the edge. Yet my compassion's toward my fellow man does not alleviate the pain and sickness that I feel inside when I see a child taken from their parents and molested, or worse.

I cannot begin to describe the feeling I get when I see a picture of a "little one" on television who is now somewhere in the dark, alone and crying. It makes me want to go "Postal" on anyone who would do such a thing to a poor innocent child. How on earth, can an adult look into the beautiful eyes of an innocent child and harm them in any way? It makes me almost nuts to think about it. The situation is exacerbated when we find out that it is the parent themselves that are the perpetrator of the crime. It is the one thing that makes me want to raise my head to heaven and scream out "Why!"

I know that God isn't the reason for these events occurring, but I wish that, for one day anyway, he would just point his "Fiery Finger" at the molesters and make it "Go Time!" Either that or give me an M60 and a whole lot of ammunition, drop me on an island with them and let me have a go. I know, I know, that was uncalled for, but it is the thing that I hate the most and it really infuriates me to the max.

Now that I blew off some steam, I would just like to state that I believe that all men and woman have an equal share to the kingdom of heaven. None of us are acceptable as we are and all are in need of an overhaul (IE a Savior). So, in light of this fact, I would like to make a plea to anyone who would ever contemplate harming one of these beautiful little miracles. Please look into your hearts, grab a chunk of love way down deep inside you and beg the Lord for mercy.

Dante Persechino is an accomplished visual artist, whose works have been featured in publications such as The Providence Journal, The Jewish Herald, The Federal Hill Gazette and others. His work has been broadcast on television stations such as WCVB Channel 5 out of Boston, WSBE Channel 36 and WJAR Channel 10, out of Providence. He has shown in a myriad of open, juried and one man shows and been greatly received. This award winning visual artist is now trying his hand at writing while working as a stay at home dad. If you would like to visit his personal website, in the making, please visit http://dante.20fr.com/

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