Life's Inanities and Ironies

If we all had to choose the most important issues to focus on, out of the many which currently face us, I suggest that there are no two more important matters to focus our energies on than to a) stop the passage of S.1959, the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Act, and b) push for impeachment of Cheney first. Here is a letter that I have sent to one of my Senators: Dear Senator Bayh, I am as pensive writing you on this issue as I was in my email to Representative Joe Donnelly on HR 1955. Our country is changing and I am afraid that it is not for the better. I am in a quandary on how to broach my disappointment that a bill such as S1959 has come before the Senate. Will I be in violation of this bill; should it become law, by doing so? I know that the last section of the bill, "`SEC. 899E. PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES WHILE PREVENTING IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE AND HOMEGROWN TERRORISM.", outlines (hopefully) th...

When a family member of mine sat in a public cafe in then-Iron Curtain-controlled Budapest, she mentioned the word "government" and our friends immediately jumped all over her: "SSShhhhHHHH!" And this, my friends, came as a result of neighbor being recruited as spy against neighbor. That's a hint: "Fear Ye thy 'Terrorist' American Neighbor!" read more | digg story

Going to post a few Christmas songs in the hope that they will cheer or elicit comments. Mary's Boy Child Nuttin' For Christmas Zat You Santa Clause

Below is a letter that earlier today I sent to my congressman Joe Donnelly representative of Indiana's 2nd District. It concerns the passage in the US House of H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. I hope that you will take the time not only to become aware of what our elected representatives are doing but to contact them and let them know how you feel on the issues. Do it while you can folks. I really believe that it is going to get alot worse before long. Congressman Donnelly, I am in a quandary on how to broach my disappointment of your support of HR1955. Will I be in violation of this bill; should it become law, by doing so? I know that the last section of the bill, "`SEC. 899F. PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES WHILE PREVENTING IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE AND HOMEGROWN TERRORISM.", outlines (hopefully) that the bill cannot be enforced if doing so would violate constitutional rights, subject to an a...

For years there has been the Stereotype of the "older" man bitching and complaining about how people drive. That they go too fast, too slow, don't use proper signals...you get the idea. I've become "that guy". It happened sometime after my 45th birthday and has followed a sad but predictable path. It's been a subtle change, at first it was just the occasional damn, hell or ID10T hollered after the offender after they had nearly ended mine or their own life by doing something stupid like, pulling into oncoming traffic at 60-70 miles an hour in a no passing zone. This was rational and the anger faded in a couple of minutes. After a few months I then "graduated" to making obscene gestures at the miscreant, along with the above mentioned hollering; sometimes questioning if possibly their mother had not actually known who their father might be. Alto not entirely rational this could still be defended if the act had threatened my childre...

I am, like a huge number of the population, in the midst of devouring the newest and last of J.K. Rowlling's Harry Potter series. Not going to have much time for a proper blog the next couple of days so I am going to just post a couple of songs. I hope that someone out there is reading and / or listening to my offerings and maybe getting something from them. Remember that all thing are not always as they seem

I hadn't planed on posting large amounts of material from others here but I found an article that sums up alot of my angst with the United States stand on securing its boarders and with the current administration's lack of action. I do promise that I will post a song at the end today tho, so read on. "North American Union would be terrible mistake D.A. King “There shall be open borders” - A recurring 1984 proposal promoted by the Wall Street Journal for a five-word amendment to the Constitution. “By nominating me, my party has made a choice to welcome the new America”. - Presidential candidate George W. Bush in a 2000 campaign speech on Latin America in Miami. As someone who studies our intentional lack of border security and the resulting terror threat and illegal immigration crisis in the new America of the Bush administration, the most common questi...

Not sure this is going to go anywhere but I have gotten to the point that I have things I need to vent on. If for no other reason than to "hear" my own voice. Things that I may ramble about are going to be varied from politics to FUs at work to just kicking against the pricks, and we ALL know how many pricks there are to kick in life. I also plan to post either links to or embedded Karaoke clips from me on SingSnap.com. Going to start by posting this one. It's my rendition of Hurt. I heard the Nine Inch Nails version first before Johnny Cash did his and I really liked his so much better. It had a heartfelt truth to it so that I am offering this up as an homage. Comments and critiques are welcome just don't get abusive.