Category Archives: politics

Obama. McCain. Healthcare. 2008.

There are 13 drafts sitting in my blog waiting to be written, edited or published, but there are more pressing matters here.  Again, instead of discussing the candidates, their merits and campaign promises overall, I’m going to delve into another … Continue reading

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Abstinence. Sex. Education. Life. Choice. Sarah.

Much talk has been going on about Sarah Palin, the Republican VP nominee, the sex scandal, the baby and McCain throwing a dart while blind folded when choosing his running mate. Well… I’m not really going to go into it.  … Continue reading

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Yes We Can!

It’s 2:44 am Central Time, and I can’t seem to pry my eyes off the YouTube videos featuring Obama, Al Gore, Bill & Hillary and Joe. The DNC and announcement of Barack’s running mate have set politics into a frenzy.  … Continue reading

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You’re not pretty and you can’t sing!

In case you’ve been out camping and eating granola, there was a pretty significant scandal about the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. The most adorable little girl,  Lin Miaoke,  in a beautiful bright red dress was actually lip synching. The real … Continue reading

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PR: Political Relations

Instead of going out on Saturday night, I opted to join a discuss group called the Club of Rome. It’s a forum that meets every once in a while (we haven’t set the pace yet), and everyone brings food, drinks … Continue reading

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Race and Homelessness

I just got home from groceries and stopped by the gas station on the way.  As I pulled up, a young man- probably around my age- came up and asked me if I needed water or air in my car.  … Continue reading

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Countdown Di Er

To be honest, I’m a little more excited about the Beijing Olympics than I anticipated. It’s really a historic day for China.  I remember growing up, my grandparents used to say that the Chinese used to be a premier empire … Continue reading

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Our Best Tool: Hope

I never really understood or knew much about the hippie movement. To my knowledge, bunches of young people camped out on grass, made flower necklaces and took incredible amounts of drugs starting with acid/LSD. PBS’s program on the “Summer of … Continue reading

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Just another silly survey

I ran across this survey on my Tumblr dashboard, and question 3 really intrigued me.  Here’s what I wrote and what I wanted to expand. 1. Ten years ago I was: um… 13.  I don’t remember much about being 13 … Continue reading

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Animals teach us about humanity

Caption: The only difference between panthers and leopards is color. Thanks to dontshushme @ tumblr for the following series of pictures! The Zoo Aquarium in Madrid puts out a series of photos/adverts comparing the animal kingdom to human, specifically how … Continue reading

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