THE CAPITALIST COMPLIMENT

I’ve mentioned in the past that my wife makes beaded jewelry, and she’s really good at it. Very sparkly, well-designed attractive stuff: the kind of things that she likes to wear. In fact, as a hobby, she’s been making jewelry for herself for years, but recently, in addition to making the occasional gift for a [...]

FASCISM OR SOCIALISM: IS THAT THE QUESTION?

I was at a Christmas Party Friday night (no, it was not a “Holiday” Party” – you could tell by the decorations), and, after an offhand crack about Socialism by Yours Truly, a friend asked this question: “Which would you prefer: Fascism or Socialism?” His argument was that we are currently living in a Fascist [...]

THE ADAMS FAMILY

I dare you to watch this YouTube video that focuses on the plight of Angel Adams, a Tampa Woman, a Mother of FIFTEEN Children by three different men, and a complete & total BURDEN on Society. I dare you to watch this video and then try to tell me that our Welfare System has done [...]

THE SANDWICH MAN

Last night, after a pathetic showing at the gym (oh, my fatness was just embarrassing!), my wife & I stopped by our local grocery store (Publix) to pick up subs for dinner. Apparently, it was a bad night for subs. For starters, the “toppings” had already been stored away (it was only 7:30pm, by the [...]

NO BIG SURPRISE

While the rest of the Nation prepares itself for family, friends and turkey for their Thanksgiving Day traditions, news reports are emerging that the so-called “Super Committee” is on the verge of failure…Big Surprise. In case you’ve forgotten, Thanksgiving is the deadline for this group of House Representatives and Senators to reach an agreement to [...]

DEDUCTIONS AND LOOPHOLES

Let’s start today’s post with two definitions from our good friends at the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: DEDUCTION: “1a: an act of taking away; 1b: something that is or may be subtracted.” One of the most common uses of this term is a Tax Deduction, where an expense paid during the year is DEDUCTED from a [...]

A UNIQUE DAY

Let me start off by pointing out that THIS is a day that will not happen again for 100 years. I suppose that is true of all days, really, but this one has the unique distinction of being ALL ONES: “11/11/11.” There will never be a 22/22/22, or a 00/00/00, so, really, this is a [...]

SELF EVIDENT

“What does it mean to be a Conservative?” In 2009, that simple question set in motion a project that consumed nearly a year & a half of researching, reading, writing and examining my own preconceived notions of what being a Conservative really means. By the time I finished my first draft of the FIRST CHAPTER, [...]