Depending on which research group you're listening to, my father is at the tail end of The Silent Generation or the very start of The Baby Boom. He turned 74 earlier this month, and was required to go to the DMV in person to renew his driver's license (which was why he had to have cataract surgery ( Read more... )

I make a point of never obviously stating any of my political or religious preferences at work. This is a longstanding policy, but especially important in a library where I should at least project an air of neutrality. This does cause some folks some confusion when they say something they expect me to agree with, and I don't, though I don't get ( Read more... )

MMMMM...mmmmm.... that's good schadenfreude pie. Even though I know he'll probably only get a slap on the wrist at most. He might enjoy that as foreplay.

WFAA: Gov. Perry says he supports decriminalization of marijuanaThough it's not legalization, it's just directing drug offenses to special "drug courts" that offer treatment and softer penalties for minor offenses. I'm sure none of Governor Good Hair's cronies will benefit from offering state approved treatment or facilities where people can serve ( Read more... )

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Canada/Mexico 2016!

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If you haven't already, vote. Even if you feel surrounded by those who will negate your vote, vote anyway. Your voice is just as important, and if everyone who felt their vote wouldn't count did vote, things might go a bit differently.

If you're female, keep in mind women in the US have had the right to vote for less than 100 years. Keep in mind the ( Read more... )

TV by the Numbers: Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) say "The best thing that could happen is all of us lose and send some people up here who care more about the country than they do their political party or their position in politics."

Absolutely. The Republican Party was so set on not letting anything Obama was trying to accomplish get done that next ( Read more... )

I've been getting a ton of calls about early voting, which can only be done at set locations during set times. Of course there's not any on our side of the county, so it's pretty much going to the County Courthouse if you want to do early voting. Though it doesn't apply to me since I have to vote in another county.

What was interesting to me is a ( Read more... )

I don't do political stuff often, but I felt the need to express my preference of candidates in 2012.


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