Politics And More

Open Letter to President Obama

September 21, 2009

Greetings Kind Sir; As an openly gay citizen who helped put you into your current position I am upset at the lack of positive action from your Administration on issues that concern me; full and equal rights for me and my relationship, the insulting DADT [read more]

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War On Ill-Health

September 2, 2009

No patriot is allowed to question the cost of war. The war on terror, even the war on drugs; noble ventures that will benefit humankind for generations- uphold the country’s honour- make the world a safer place. No cost is too great. So now it’s [read more]

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Senator Kennedy

August 26, 2009

“For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. “To all those who inhabit our land from California to the New York Island, from the Redwood Forest to [read more]

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This and That

August 15, 2009

So many things on my mind today. Cash for Clunkers: — While I understand and appreciate the benefits of this programme (reduced pollution, decreased gas consumption, stimulating car sales) it is reminiscent of the Mortgage Bail-outs. Let me explain. I qualified for my mortgage. They [read more]

Music

Another Year

July 25, 2009

So- as of about 4 pm today I will have completed my 51st year on Earth, and begin my 52nd. Other than this cough that won’t go away and a long-term bout of unemployment, I’m in pretty good shape. Sure I could use some more [read more]

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Stimulus Redux

July 14, 2009

With the renewed talk of yet more stimulus payments, I decided to pull up my previous post on the subject. I’m not sure that taking on massive amounts of more debt is what we need, but just in case “the powers that be” think it [read more]