When you think someone may be intelligent, talented and calculating,  pay attention to their actions.  Ethics often help bind the rainbow to that pot of gold.

It has been a few days since we have seen the news of a mad man walk into an Elementary School and murder almost two dozen children. Most of us are still reeling in horror from this. While we are a nation that is accustomed to being so busy that we do not have a moment to blink what happened in Connecticut has everyone sickened to the point of ( Read more... )

Party fanatics - That is those that believe the ”other party” is evil, while their own party of choice represents all that is good in the world are some of the most closed minded motherfuckers on the planet.*

Debate is good in the light that it encourages people to think about what is going on, negotiate a solution to any given problem and after ( Read more... )

I’ve never been a big fan of Michael Jackson’s music so his passing didn’t hit me as hard as many of my peers. On the other hand I’m going to avoid going over his negatives the next few days. I have never felt comfortable trashing the recently dead. In the past few years I’ve seen it done with Steve Irwin, George Carlin, Anna Nicole Smith, ( Read more... )

In some countries people aren’t allowed to defend themselves in their own home. So happy, I don't live in any of them. Frankly, since a human being died here, I do believe that an investigation is warranted. There is always the chance that someone is lying. The lack of a criminal record smells fishy to me. On the other hand, if no link ( Read more... )

Yesterday I made a comment about not caring about an author’s lifestyle/philosophy when it comes to attempting to enjoy his work. This is true, within limits , (I still haven’t found the resolve to pick up Mein Kampf.) I usually try to immerse myself within the universe that an author is creating; go for the cover to cover tour, then if I ( Read more... )

Guilt sucks. When combined with doubt about whether the guilt is appropriate and the knowledge that we only get one life to resolve the situation you find yourself sipping a bitter tasting brew ( Read more... )

It is funny what chips reside on our shoulders, placed there from our early years. Having spent most of my childhood ( 3-16) in a run down trailer park in what was Rural Maryland I am reminded of my own chips from time to time. Mom and Dad always had at least one horse, bordered somewhere, that they paid for monthly with cash and free labor ( ( Read more... )

Enter at your own risk……

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We all build our own heaven or our own hell. Where are you ( Read more... )