While I mostly use Facebook nowadays, I needed to write something a bit more personal. But I also needed to get it out there. So, if you can handle family drama, read on.

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In Wisconsin, the Republican governor, supported by a Republican majority in the state houses, backed by shadowy Republican pair of brothers, put forth a bill to "rescue" the state's budget from impending doom. Despite the fact that this so-called "crisis" was mostly due to the same Republican leadership that gave massive tax breaks to businesses, ( Read more... )

In June of 1991, I moved to Berkeley, CA, and lived there for about a year. I didn't do much to advance myself at the time. I tried going to school, but pretty much quit after two weeks. So, for a year I did pretty much nothing but work at Taco Bell and go see Rocky Horror almost every weekend. But I did listen to the radio a lot. Working at Taco ( Read more... )

Monday morning I was driving through Roswell, NM, when I heard a story on the radio about the death of Baby Brianna. Just listening to the description made me physically ill. And I decided that I had had enough. I've heard too many stories about child abuse and I decided that I wanted to do something about it. But what could I do? Then I started ( Read more... )

As we all know, 8 years ago terrorists hijacked 4 west-bound planes and deliberately crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania killing almost 3000 people. Life in America ground to a halt that day as we all sat glued to the TV or radio. I myself was working the night shift at the time and had gotten up ( Read more... )

Whether you are Democrat or Republican, Conservative or Liberal, Black or White, or anywhere in-between, you must realize that there are big problems in America with the health care system. Please note I said *SYSTEM*, not with the health care it self. And by that, I include the insurance companies and health care corporations, which make up the ( Read more... )

I've seriously been thinking about returning to school. And while I am not intimidated by the thought of returning to a classroom after a 19 year absence, I am a bit intimidated by the whole financial aid process. For me and April to go to school, we'd both need it, and on top of that, I'd have to take a lower paying job that has regular hours. She ( Read more... )

While I wasn't all hot and bothered by Obama, I definitely preferred him over the competition. But now, something he's proposed doesn't quite sit well with me. In his proposal, if you refuse to get "affordable" health insurance, you can be fined up to $1000 a year ( Read more... )

The House of Representatives just narrowly passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 ( Read more... )

If Jesus came back, would anyone really believe it's Him?