I'm certain I've blogged about my fish-out-of-water issues in Arizona. Sometimes I feel I don't belong here and contemplate moving. It probably won't happen, but I think about it. The politics here are bizarre, the social environment is straight from the 1950's, and I'm being generous. In some ways this is a backwards state, and we're devolving.

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There are moments you realize a person's argument is retarded, based in illogic, and you want to scream. Any person bitching the Obama administration is anti-business, bad for the markets ... and in the same conversation whines about the 700 billion dollar bailout as government waste ... they should be immediately placed in a straightjacket. He was ( Read more... )

Today was the last day of an ultimately relaxing weekend doing very little except what needed to be done. We mixed post Christmas shopping and errands with leisure. We started by sleeping in Friday morn. I needed new 505 Levi's from Sears, a stop at the used record store, a snak at Casey Moore's, an appointment at the Apple genius bar, Grimaldis ( Read more... )

I joked with a friend about coming to Arizona for an illegal alien roundup. The more I thought about it the more sense it made. Not really, but play along anyway. Hear me out.

Conservatives around the nation, far from our state's frontline problems, are gung ho in their support of Arizona. I wonder if they'll put their money where their mouth is.  ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks back I was reading an online article about morality, religion, sin, laws, honesty and lying. It got me thinking. My musings stuck with me so I started writing them down. The article was about a study in Europe and in the states about how attitudes are shaped by culture, faith, or lack of. My favorite part of the piece was on the ( Read more... )

I had this idea for a post. I will ask questions and see who wants to play, by answering. The rules are simple. Many questions have only three answers.....yes, no or pass. Passing means you choose not to answer, which means I asked a question beyond your comfort zone. You're a chicken.

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WARNING: Ultra-sensitive politically correct liberal weenies should read no further.

My favorite thing about the movie Gran Torino is the dialogue. Hearing a genuine red blooded American racist spew hateful comments about Gooks, Spics, and Spooks is not pleasant. But when he takes the same tone with his grease ball barber friend, you realize this is ( Read more... )

Slate had a review of the Dos Equis commercials with 'the most interesting man in the world.' .... http://www.slate.com/id/2218849/   I don't know why they review advertising campaigns, they just do. I hate commercials. It's the primary reason I watch very little network television. That, and the fact most regular TV bores me to death. As much as I ( Read more... )

After reading and replying to this post ...... http://sharpchick.livejournal.com/134700.html .......I asked Cheryl if she'd like to get out of the house today and take a drive. I explained we were on a mission to find dwellings abandoned by people, and time. It wouldn't be challenging. I've driven by so many in my southwest travels, but I never ( Read more... )

If I didn't know me, and I read my last few posts, I might think, "that guy has a problem with ethnic and religious groups." I know that's not true but I see things they way I do, for what they are. I won't ignore reality. For the record, I do have issues with some religious groups. They helped make me what I am today, an atheist. I have no ( Read more... )