Politics
I regularly hear pundits and politicians declaring that racism is the cause behind just about anything that happens in America that they don’t like. But is how true is it, really? I’m sure there is some racism in America. But I don’t think it’s the main reason for most of what it gets blamed for, [...]
Obesity is becoming a major issue on the national political stage. We have city governments putting restrictions on restaurants and trying to ban certain foods outright. We have politicians pressing to have sugar labeled as a harmful substance. We have Congress weighing in on whether school lunches should include french fries and pizza. But really, [...]
There is an old maxim: Never discuss religion or politics. Somewhere along the road we seem to have added the corollary “Except on Facebook”. I haven’t conducted an actual survey, but I would guess that as many as a quarter of all posts I go through in a day are commenting on one of the [...]
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m an Orson Scott Card junkie. I like the way he writes, and like the people he writes about. That said, I was not as impressed with his book “Empire“, when it came out a few years ago. I’m not sure why. Perhaps it was the fact that his [...]
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So, what do I think about “Occupy Wall Street” and the copy-cat protests starting up around the country? The same thing I thought about the Tea Party protests originally: I’ll wait and see. While I did attend a Tea Party rally a few years ago, it was probably a good six months after the Tea [...]
We went to a fundraiser picnic for an animal sanctuary last weekend. It’s interesting to see the type of people who tend to support animal causes. To say we stood out is an understatement. Most of them had multiple and exotic piercings, stretchings, and extensive tatoos, all of which seem ironic to me. If they [...]
As some of you know from reading my Facebook page, I had a lousy day recently. Part of the problem was banging my head repeatedly and ineffectually against a problem at work, but a majority of it was from reading the news. Although I try hard not to let the negativity out there get to [...]
Under siege
For about a month now this site has been under siege. Comment spammers seem to be drawn to this site, though I can’t imagine why. I have to approve all comments here, and they don’t get approved. These people must be getting paid by the hour rather than the successful comment, because they keep coming [...]
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