So, I've been keeping an eye on the global financial markets lately, mostly as a result of Clark Howard's mention of the economic troubles of the "PIGS" countries (those being Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain) several weeks ago. Greece made internatonal news shortly thereafter for being on the verge of default on their government debt, which ( Read more... )

I have had more than enough of the traditional media's mischaracterization of the dissenters from the president's health care reform proposal as being solely interested in sabotaging any effort for reform. I agree completely that our health care system has reached a point where it is needlessly burdensome on the American people, and reform is ( Read more... )

My previous journal entry is an open letter addressed to Ron Kind, my district's United States Representative, which I additionally copied and sent to my state's two United States Senators, Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold ( Read more... )

Congressman Kind ( Read more... )

Okay, if you're going to beg me for money, at least have the sensibility to not be falling-down drunk at the time you make your attempt. Sometimes, I'm astonished our society has survived this long without spiraling off into catastrophic self-destruction.

... I thought it might be entertaining just to see what would happen. Though I'm horribly out of touch with modern vampire lore, I have a number of friends who seem keenly interested, and as I find it only appropriate to be well-versed in the interests of my friends, I may as well get started. More to come once the crushing weight of finals is off ( Read more... )

Thank you for reminding me, sariel_t, that there are times when it is necessary to remember to tell people what you really think of them ( Read more... )

It's been the week of long, insightful, deep discussions ( Read more... )

There are, I have discovered, many different areas of "wellness," from physical, to mental, to emotional, to spiritual, and so forth. This is intuitively obvious to many people, I know, but I feel it necessary to state it as a preface to the fact that I have found that balance is not just the best course, it is indeed the only course for ( Read more... )

Just a brief update at the moment, as I'm a tad busy ( Read more... )