: About Me

aka Maree from a small Southern town. In my real life, I am both a housewife and a semi-retired adjunct professor at a local university. My background is law, political science, and healthcare management. I write for fun and have been known to do freelance writing and research on topics I find interesting. I love comments and feedback on my writing, and you may reach me at BlackstonM@aol.com.

I know too much about ...

American Healthcare System

My parents always told me ...

Pretty is as pretty does

My favorite memory ...

So many...all from different times in my life

Why I write ...

I just HAVE to

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Bible/Countdown with Keith Olbermann/General Hospital

My first job ...

Grocery Store Cashier

My best moment ...

There have been so many

Sports & Recreation > Football Players Does Michael Vick deserve a second chance in the NFL?

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Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares forgive an injury...E.H. Chapin. Michael Vick paid his debt to society. He served a legitimate jail term, not a light, celebrity-abbreviated sentence. Vick was not pardoned; he was punished. He suffered the consequences of his actions and paid the penalty for his crimes. Vick could have treated the American public to a full-scale criminal courtroom drama at its best, wall-to-wall televised trial coverage in a real circus-like atmosphere; instead, he eschewed the path many celebrities and athletes would have c...

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