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Murder First, Manufacture an Excuse Later
I am sure that most of you have read of the Trayvon Martin murder case. Well, I would call it murder. Actually, as best as it can be stitched together, a 17-year old male was walking through a “gated” community carrying the deadly combo of a Skittles bar and some tea. He can legally do [...]
Jim’s Mom
On January 18, my friend Jim lost his mother. Mildred was almost 103. During her lifetime, she actually saw 40% of the history of the United States. She was born 6-years after the first flight of the Wright brothers. In her childhood, people who fought in the Civil War were simply elderly war veterans. As [...]
Getting Smarter
Today I plan on letting up with my comments on the presidential candidates. I am depressed and upset. I wish the candidates would spend more time discussing the issues and what got us into this mess. Candidly, I do have the feeling that no matter what I say I am not going to influence anything. [...]
Ron Paul, Rick Perry, & Co., Importance of Iowa, Predictions
I like to hear Ron Paul talk. He has some really odd ideas as well as some that we should think about — and I love his Texas drawl. To me, however, the deal breaker, the reason that I could never vote for him for president is because of a law that he proposed a [...]
Does an Atheist Enjoy Christmas
You bet we do. If Christmas were suddenly abolished I truly believe that we would have to find something to replace it. I think that if I had been brought up as a Christian and then lost my faith I might feel some guilt if I continued to celebrate Christmas for the feasting or the [...]
Orville and Wilber Wright
Today is the 108th anniversary of powered flight. On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright, two Ohioans, launched their airplane from Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. This is an area that most of us know as the Outer Banks or simply OBX. Orville and Wilbur built the “Wright Flyer” as they called it, out [...]
Christopher Hitchens – Rest in Peace
Christopher Hitchens was a hero of mine. There really aren’t many people that I unquestioningly admired. If I had to name some, Winston Churchill comes to mind as does Dwight Eisenhower. Going back a little further in history, I have a lot of admiration for George Washington as well as Thomas Jefferson. At first glance [...]
Health Care
What is 50 million people? Well, it is the number of people in the United States that have no medical insurance. Since there are 300 or more million people in the US, apparently most of us really do have insurance. What IS 50 million, though? Let’s put it this way: it is the combined population [...]
The Cain Tax Proposal
Two of the Republican candidates, Rick Perry and Herman Cain have put forth their proposal to change our tax system. They are proposing a “flat tax” as the solution to our economic problems. It amazes me to think that there are probably people who think that these proposals are good ideas. After all, it isn’t [...]
Herman Cain
One of the front-running Republican candidates is Herman Cain. If, for some strange reason, I had to vote for a Republican, he is near the top (yes, I know, really sad state of affairs). I am really troubled, however, by his attempted coverup of something that, unless I miss my guess, would be fairly insignificant, [...]
