Word-Action Disagreement
I came up with a phrase, a truth, a while back which has really changed the way I approach commitments, promises, goals, and life in general. I want to share it with you in hopes that it will help you as much as it did me. So here it is, a simple truth that has changed my life: You will always do what is most important to you. Seems simple on the surface. I am sure most would agree with...
Read MoreHow Government Takes the Giving out of Giving
We live in a period of American history of increasing government involvement in our lives. The government takes care of the poor and needy in our society. They provide health care to people who need it, food to those who don’t have it, housing to the shelterless, and money to those who cannot make it for themselves. Some who receive these gifts really do need them; others do not. Since...
Read More17 Again and Moral Double Standards
So I watched a movie that, under normal circumstances, I probably would not have watched. When I first saw previews of 17 Again I was pretty sure that it was a movie I wouldn’t watch. Ever. Well I did, and the very fact that I watched it is a testament to how Red Box is changing my movie-watching habits. For those of you who don’t know, Red Box is a vending style movie rental...
Read MoreBright Spots in the Gloomy Doom
What is with all of the junk going on these days? It isn’t enough that our economy is trying to tank. Now we have a potential pandemic of some pig virus. One party is about to have a free pass to do what they want in the Senate (please note that I don’t think it a good thing for either party to have this kind of weight to throw around). Our government is passing out money hand...
Read MoreAIG Bonuses
As one of the millions of witnesses to our economy’s collapse, I have been watching with great interest what is happening with the bailouts. The one I am referencing here is the original 800 billion that our government handed out (on the peoples behalf, because it is our money and our government) to various financial institutions including banks and insurance companies. Part of this money went...
Read MoreBlessings of a Bloodless Change of Power
Another day gone and a new president in the White House. Despite all of the people out there praising or criticizing our new president he is in office and no one died to get him there. This is one of the most amazing things to me about the way our system of government works. For all of the things I think can and should change about our country, this is a beautiful moment that many of us...
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