I keep on hearing people -- confessed Democrats, mostly -- talking on the radio or television, about how we are far too overdue for a black President. We're far too overdue for a female President.

I don't know... maybe we are overdue, for a non-white/non-male President. I wonder why more non-white-male people don't come forward as candidates. Why ( Read more... )

Y'know... looking almost ten years back, to the tragedy of Columbine, I can sympathize with the victims. I knew two of them ( Read more... )

I just love when journalists, who have a political axe to grind (here at home), no military experience, and very little understanding of the Middle East and its history, write a one-page editorial titled something like, "Here's how to fix it.I don't discount the idea of a peace process. I think it would be good for the world (especially given oil ( Read more... )

I just happened across another article on China's arms buildup.

I have been convinced for the last several years of attention to China's behavior that we will be at war with them in another ten or twenty years. It is only a matter of time.

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Ever get that ever so slight feeling that someone -- especially a woman -- is angry? You can ask, and she'll say, No. So, you think things are fine. But no, something is still wrong. So you try again. Finally, it comes out. I not angry, I'm upset. Oh! Okay, now we're getting someplace! Let's talk. You think you've got it figured out, after that. ( Read more... )

I once had a discussion with some friends about what makes some women attractive, and some women not, and what accounts for differences in taste between men. I was reminded of that discussion, when I recently came across this before 'n after shot of Pamela Anderson.


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I keep getting e-mails from the Human Rights Campaign. They're all about gay, bisexual and transgender (sex-change) "equal rights". (I call some of them "extra rights")

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I got an interesting response yesterday, from someone, about yesterday's Wal-Mart situation. I was intending for my reply to be pretty simple, but it turned into a bit of a speech. (Heh) Here's the issue:

I'm just touching on your comment about it being convenient, yet you're playing into the marketing schemes by never ( Read more... )