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Web Bully = Teen Suicide???
There is a recent story about a web bully suicide, well, here is what I think: If at first you don't succeed... No, that's the wrong one...uh, ah...this one: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but... Suicide is sad and far too common. Even more common is blaming other......Read More

Posted on: 2007-12-03 14:01:41 | Rating:

| Views: 54 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Web Bully Character Backbone Blame...

Golden Compass Atheist
There is a guy who is an atheist who wrote the book, now a movie called The Golden Compass. There is a controversy. Who cares? Kids might subliminally become atheists? No. Kids become atheists when parents literally (not subliminally) don't teach their kids lessons from The Bible.......Read More

Posted on: 2007-12-07 10:16:31 | Rating:

| Views: 55 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Golden Compass Philip Pullman Atheist...

Hike With My Little Cub Scout
Today I did the Skyline Hike with my son. He is a Cub Scout and the Scouts did a hike today. It was supposed to rain today, but the Sun came out early and the trail was soft but mostly dry. The air was cold and crisp and clean. We live in the hills where the hike took place. The hike we......Read More

Posted on: 2007-12-08 23:28:06 | Rating:

| Views: 83 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Hike Hiking Cub Scouts Skyline Trail

Why Do People Say "I Hate Mondays" ?
Why do people say I hate Mondays? I guess it is sacrilegious to say I hate Sundays. I guess Sunday mornings are good. You got the Sunday paper, a nice breakfast, then church. BUT, I hate Sunday nights worse than Mondays. I mean, on Monday, I am kinda already resigned to a crappy day.......Read More

Posted on: 2007-12-09 22:50:26 | Rating:

| Views: 52 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Sunday Monday Hate Work Tragedy

Shooting Tragedy
People want to outlaw guns because of the shooting tragedies... there are lots of shooting tragedies in recent years. Should we outlaw guns??? That is the first thing that comes to mind. But, it is wrong. More specifically, it is the wrong thought process. First of all, you can't......Read More

Posted on: 2007-12-09 23:02:50 | Rating:

| Views: 55 | Comments: 2 | Tags: Tragedy Gun Shooter Outlaw Ban Guns

Michael Vick Sentencing
I love dogs. If you have ever been to law school, you know that when finals roll around, you just have to sit there and read book, after book, after book, hour, after hour, after hour, after hour. I have been an attorney for some time now and I don't look back at my law school experience......Read More

Posted on: 2007-12-10 20:30:59 | Rating:

| Views: 51 | Comments: 2 | Tags:

Pizza Cesar, Paris, France
It is three in the morning and I can't sleep. What is running through my mind at 3AM? Nothing noble. Not even a great quote like Robert Redford said in The Sting, "You know me. I'm just like you. It's 3AM and I don't know nobody." ...okay, so he said 2AM, but what's the......Read More

Posted on: 2007-12-11 05:03:30 | Rating:

| Views: 62 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Pizza Cesar Robert Redford Paris France

Cold Air
Cold Air by paul3249 Cold air can be inviting or it can be biting. My hands are chapped and my lips are cracked. The cold has dessicated and the heater-dried my supple skin, bone dry. The cold air, it is biting. Hot buttered bread, or soup instead and......Read More

Posted on: 2007-12-12 15:57:35 | Rating:

| Views: 43 | Comments: 2 | Tags: Cold Air Winter Poem

Latest Republican Debate
I am still a registered Republican. And, the Republican debates are still boring. And, most of the candidates are still ninnies. In the first election where the choice is truly wide open, why can't we do better than this?? Here is what I want to hear: 1) The economy:......Read More

Posted on: 2007-12-12 23:03:52 | Rating:

| Views: 81 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Presidential President Debate Issues...

Predictions for 2008
1) The Chinese Stock Market will crash again in February 2008. Why? I have lots of good friends who are Chinese. And, boy are they superstitious. Since their market had a stock market crash this year, around......Read More