“A Democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” – Thomas Jefferson Every time I hear protestors chanting, “This is what democracy looks like,” I want to remind them why the United States was not formed as a Democracy. North Carolina [...]
As a self-proclaimed geek, I’m not at all ashamed to say that I’ve been looking forward to today for a very long time. Why, you ask? It’s because today, May 4, 2012, is the release date of the long-awaited “Avengers” movie! That’s right, folks: today, I’m talking about a superhero movie, but not just ANY [...]
Let me start off by saying that I, personally, am an animal lover. I have dogs and cats, a bird, turtles, and an aquarium, and, with the exception of the fish, I have a relationship with all of them. I talk to them like people and even respond to their sounds & body language conversationally. [...]
There is something dead & rotting up underneath my house. I don’t know if it’s an opossum, a raccoon, or maybe even a stray feral cat, but, whatever it may be, it chose to climb up under my house to die. It’s rotting carcass, festering in the dark humidity of South Florida’s Spring Heat, is [...]
For the past few weeks, I’ve been noticeably absent from this site. Simply put, I hit a wall. Writer’s Block, perhaps. I won’t deny it, and I won’t apologize for it, but I will explain it. When I started posting, I did so because I had something to say, and with each post, I’ve addressed [...]
Do you believe in JUSTICE or LYNCH MOBS? Should someone who is accused of a crime be PRESUMED INNOCENT and given a trial before a jury, or, should the “Seriousness of the Crime” preclude a trial? Should the PUBLIC be allowed to administer its own brand of Justice instead? These aren’t just empty questions: there’s [...]
Super Tuesday: Ten States conducting their primaries on the SAME DAY to determine who should receive the Republican Nomination for President. It sounds like a real turning point in the whole election process, but what were the results and what do they mean? Once again, let’s run the numbers on the day, and on the [...]
If I don’t buy food for someone that I DON’T KNOW, am I denying them access to food? If I don’t buy gas for someone that I DON’T KNOW, am I denying them access to own a car? If I don’t pay the tuition for someone that I DON’T KNOW, am I denying them access [...]
