There's a large, pink, elephant in the middle of the room. Am I the only one that sees it? Shouldn't we DO something about it? here, elephant, elephant, elephant...
I recently sent a care package to a friend who is overseas with the military. This post outlines what I learned about what to send, how to send it, and who you can send care packages to if you don't know anyone who is deployed. Do you send care packages? What do you pack for your troop(s)?
What will the future hold for Tea Party revolutionaries, militia members, and Oath Keepers, for people opting out of the culture in ever-increasing numbers, once the Revolution ends? It’s unlikely that the future will be as kind to them as it was to the peace-and-love revolutionaries of the 1960s, who lived in a kinder, more permissive world, one with greater career opportunities and a stronger social safety net.
My views on the injustices of criminals being able to get married, and gay people being denied those same rights. Oprah actually led to this post when she talked with a lady who married a man convicted of murder.
Being a critical medical researcher, I give advice to my friends, particularly my friends who are also parents, about vaccination. I do not do so in a forceful manner, I just ask people to bear in mind what they are putting into their bodies, considering the toxic "non-medicinal ingredients" such as glycine and aluminum hydrochloride, that comprise a good deal of new vaccines. I became quite passionate about arguing against vaccination during the H1N1 panic, and as new vaccines are being released en masse now - for example the "TwinRix" vaccine recommended for anyone traveling s
Temperatures on earth have been rising and falling over billions of years, and evidence that man's pre-dominantly responsible is far from conclusive (particularly since our existence only counts for a tiny fraction of the evolutionary timeline). However, the danger of exhausting current energy supply is beyond dispute, and more likely to affect us sooner than the need to seek inspiration from a certain biblical shipwright.
As we watch another country struggle for democracy or at the very least new leadership. We have to remember that with freedom comes many voices and that we will not always agree with every voice.
Having watched the films IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, BROTHERS and RENDITION I was moved yet again to ask the title question. Artists, in particular, seem to blatantly link themselves with opposition to our involvement in recent wars, now headlined by Afghanistan. People I know are totally against this war and the powers that be fail to come out with any clear, logical and believable rational for this war. Like I said, all answers gratefully received.
We decided to take a second and write something concerning the terrible rash of suicides committed by gay teens after being bullied. We have several very close friends who are gay and the idea of someone pushing them around because they are who they are just boils our blood. Unfortunately, this is normal for the GLBT community. One our friends just posted a status saying that every gay person has a ‘horror story’.
That's according to a recent Newsweek article. It's an interesting story, and gives us insight into the perspective of how so many people think. The writer makes the case that the impact humans will have on the environment, relative to the scope of the entire history and future of the world, is insignificant. The truth is most people are lazy and apethetic to the world outside of their own bubble and it's always easy to justify doing nothing. Things like recycling and conserving resources do require some effort and can feel like it doesn't really do much in the big picture of the universe.
For my first six months as a blogger, I did not dare show an actual photograph of myself on my blog, or elsewhere on the web. I was just a ghost with the screen name "scarsarestories". I was a little paranoid, since I blog about contraversial, and sometimes local topics. Then I thought, "Screw it!" How many times a day is my face captured on camera while walking down the street, never mind when speaking with folks from around the world who read my writing and talk with me about it? - this is my dream come true!
Writing should be an important topic in schools, but the more I teach, the more I realize it’s not stressed nearly enough. This month, I am teaching a “Fundamentals of English” college course. This course teaches the basics of English to students. I cover parts of speech as well as basic writing skills, and I try to do it in 12 hours a week for four weeks.
We've stopped teaching our kids to communicate and we've stopped teaching them to stand up for themselves. How can we fix this or at least combat the apathy?
It was announced this week that the Royal College of Physicians in Britain is urging lawmakers to pass a ban on smoking in cars, citing the dangers of second hand smoke to passengers. And they're not just talking about the risk of developing cancer, but the effects of smoke that lead to respiratory infections, ear infections, asthma attacks and even SIDS in babies. All of these preventable effects put more financial strain on an already taxed health care system.
In both the wedding world and politics, gay marriage is a very hot topic. First, there was a the passing of Proposition 8 in California, which had banned gay marriage in the state. Then, Martha Stewart Weddings featured its first ever gay wedding in their magazine.
The Brady Campaign has initiated a bully campaign against Starbucks in the hopes to intimidate them into changing their policy on patrons openly displaying their sidearms in states where open-carry is legal. Starbucks has fired back saying they do not appreciate being drawn into this debate, and request both pro-gun and anti-gun forces to take their battle to state legislatures. It is my view that the Brady Campaign has crossed the line and are bordering on harassment, and Starbucks would be in the right to take legal action. What do you think?
A brief recap of the outrage by some calling themselves feminists over the pro-life testamony of Mrs. Tebow and her son. The commercial was so tame that it was easy to not even realize the message. So, the feminists made up another reason to complain.
Memorial Day often loses its meaning and value as we focus on summer fun, parties, and relaxation. But Memorial Day reminds us not only of those who have fallen in our defense, but also of the values they died defending.
A study done at Ohio State University published by the American Medical Association in 2008 showed a rate of 48 percent non-compliance with Pediatric Cancer Regimen with depressed patients. There would have been a national outcry of rage if those families had been tried for attempted murder.
A tasty depiction of a human anachronism who routinely derives sustenance from stale, inedible, and moldy ways of thinking, while advocating modi operandi that is firmly entrenched in standards set by the “Old Guard”.
We had a dream……and in that dream we found ourselves standing in the middle of a vast Texas wasteland next to a large cluster of sagebrush that was still dripping from the recent rain storm. The cracked earth that had previously lined the nearby creek bed was now engorged as the rain waters rushed by in a hurry to fill the scrubby pond down yonder.
We weren’t really sure if the Moon was in the seventh house, or if Jupiter was aligned with Mars when the Sun transitioned into Aquarius in January, but what we do know is that a new age began with surprisingly little fanfare and very few outcries from an indignant American public. ...
