Vociferous Rhapsody

Nothing points out the current state of affairs with regard to our national decline in overall competence than this story about a young pre-teen contestant on Jeopardy who was told his answer was wrong because of a one-letter misspelling. If you are a fan of Jeopardy at all, you know that adult contestants have their… Continue reading America’s state of declining competence

I don’t read books as much as I used too. Before computers and video games and cable television, I could easily go through three or four good novels a week. I was a regular fixture at whatever local library was nearest, because I certainly couldn’t afford to buy that many new books. Although, looking at… Continue reading Orson Scott Card

I stole this from Mark, but it perfectly sums up my feeling about the Christian faith, especially as practiced in America.

This past week many Gay Americans and their friends celebrated the decisions made by the U.S. Supreme court in regard to gay marriage. In essence, if you’ve been in a cave recently, the court decided that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional, and that the Federal Government had to treat all legally married… Continue reading Gay Marriage – is that really what we wanted?

I’m not sure what to make of the recent spat over an elderly southern ladies admission that in the past she may have used a racial epithet, or may have wanted to have a wedding reception attended by elderly gentlemen wearing sparkling white coats. Paula Deen has been a fairly popular Food Channel personality, as… Continue reading Food Fight!

Anyone who knows me at all knows that I generally detest Glenn Beck. He, and pretty much all the other AM radio right-wing pundits are all crocks. Until I read this article. Actually, I didn’t actually go to a Glenn Beck site just to read an article. I knew he had a website, even a… Continue reading Stop The Presses! I agree with Glenn Beck!

When I was a child in school, one of the classes we were required to take was called “Social Studies”. I’m not sure it is among the few classes still taught in our diminishing educational system, but in my day it was where we learned how our government worked. One of the things we were… Continue reading When the police are corrupt

When I was a kid, I was always aware of guns. It was the south, the 60’s, and most people I knew had a gun, or several. My grandfather wore a pistol in a shoulder holster. My older brother used to take me and my younger brother out shooting. My great-grandmother had a .22 rifle… Continue reading Guns and stuff

..you’d think that the world has come to a sudden, shattering halt. At least, if you were a Mitt Romney and/or supporter of the Republican party. And, from a sampling of facebook posts, it appears your average Republican isn’t terribly well informed either – must be from those years of watching Fox news. President Obama, as… Continue reading Oh! For Crying Out Loud …

I don’t know how I’ve become so political in the last couple of elections. When I was younger, I rarely paid attention to the details. I voted, usually, but would often just tick off the names I recognized, without really paying any attention to what they may have said or what their goals were. For… Continue reading Argh!

On the eve of our nation’s 237th birthday, it is likely that we are going to hear time and time again from many sources how great our country is, and how we are the best country on the planet. We all grew up being taught that the United States of America is the best country… Continue reading Patriotically Incorrect

Like millions of working Americans across the country, and millions more Americans who are covered under existing Medicare and Medicaid care, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has absolutely no impact whatsoever. I’m covered by my employers health care plan, and millions of Americans are covered by Medicare or Medicaid. What the ACA… Continue reading The Health Care Act