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HungryHeart's Blogs in February 2008

Choosing Not to Judge
When I was younger I saw things in black and white - either something was right or it was wrong. There was no middle ground. That view caused more than a few conflicts. Now I recognize that almost everything is tinted grey and I'm finding it harder and harder to judge others.......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-04 00:07:50 | Rating:

| Views: 99 | Comments: 5 | Tags: Life Judging Humanism

The Need For Adventure
As human beings we need food, water, air, and maybe a few other things that are commonly noted. I think we also need adventure. I'm starving for it, but I do remember it: When I was younger I was transfered around for my job and sometimes when I was in a new town I would get lost......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-09 01:13:40 | Rating:

| Views: 91 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Adventure Fun Carefree

The Truth of Politics
Politicians are a funny lot. John McCain is trying to convince Republican conservatives that he really is conservative, Hillary Clinton is trying to convince black voters that she would be a better president for black interests than Barack Obama and Obama is trying to convince everyone that......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-09 22:20:54 | Rating:

| Views: 86 | Comments: 5 | Tags: Politics Elections Politicians

Trading A Freezing Day For An Ocean Memory
This bitter cold weather has me longing for the ocean. I am fortunate enough to have seen both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and there is nothing like it. First of all, when you are getting near the ocean you can smell it....the salt water is in the air. It smells clean. It......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-11 14:10:22 | Rating:

| Views: 109 | Comments: 5 | Tags: Ocean Weather Cold Longing

A Springsteen Valentine
I've always liked this song. Now if I only had someone to dance to it with. Valentine’s Day by Bruce Springsteen. I'm driving a big lazy car rushin' up the highway in the dark I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand's tremblin' over my heart It's pounding baby like......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-14 03:03:58 | Rating:

| Views: 97 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Valentines Day Love

Another Coward Strikes at Northern Illinois
I am so sick of the terror that cowards rain down on this world. It happened again today. Some coward at the University of Northern Ilinois decides he will shoot up a classroom, kill some people that he may or may not have known and then take his own life rather than answer for his actions.......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-14 23:49:19 | Rating:

| Views: 113 | Comments: 5 | Tags: School Shootings Violence Northern Illinois

I Need Sleep
I am so tired from the last two days and right now everyone in the house is taking a nap but me. It has been exhausting. It started Wednesday night with a 12-hour shift that ended 5 am Thursday. We had the baby at our house because N is sick and she didn't want the baby to get sick. I......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-22 17:04:04 | Rating:

| Views: 82 | Comments: 2 | Tags: Family Relationships Love Sleep

A Philosophical Rant
There was this kid I grew up with who moved away after high school graduation, found a job and got engaged to a girl. Then he suffered some kind of injury and ended up with amnesia. It blacked out the last couple years of his life. He no longer knew his financee. Instead he moved home,......Read More