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Around the time parents tell their kids to make up their mind about what they want to be when they grow up, I started procrastinating.

I'm still procrastinating, some 40 years later.

I've had several careers, working until I was successful at whatever I was

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Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 5 of 428
The abortion question is not a question of whether women should have the right to choose abortion. It's whether or not any government has the right to keep a woman from exercising her right to abortion.Women have the right to abortion simply because women are women. Their creator, whether it is God or a god or whatever origin... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Should cell phone use be banned while driving?: 20 of 270
Funny thing, a lot of people seem to think driving a car, SUV or truck while talking on a cell phone is safe.There you are, in a two, three, four or more thousand pound metal box, driving along, going a hundred feet every second. You reach for your cell phone and answer a call. Or you think about a number you want to dial, di... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US Elections 2008: Deciding your vote: 3 of 30

Ah, reality. The sour to the sweet of idealism. The Yan to the Ying of what one wishes would be.Unless there's an event imaginable only by Steven King, the next White House resident will be Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or John McCain. Republicans choosing Mitt Romney to be their candidate would be, to my way of thinking, suc... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Does the Hate Crimes Bill violate free speech rights?: 2 of 17
Hate-Crime laws create socially acceptable criminals and victims as well as socially unacceptable ones. Robbing a person because they're rich is bad. Robbing a person because their skin is a certain color, they have certain religious beliefs, they wear certain clothing or they're homosexual is worse.Hate-Speak laws remove the... More..
Education > Education (Other) Is history really our teacher?: 4 of 30
How do we progress but by learning from what goes right and what goes wrong, and understanding why?Does not learning from the mistakes of those who have come before us make more sense than making them ourselves?History is the story of decisions and their results.White people born after the end of World War II were appalled wh... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) Should the government regulate the credit card industry?: 1 of 6
Sure as a single rain drop can put out a forest fire, Congress can protect us from predatory credit card companies and the banks who control them.Too many legislators in Washington, D.C. need or just plain want the money banks and credit card companies are ready, willing and able to pay out to protect profit. Band-aid legisla... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Should the US pull out its troops regardless of whether Iraq is ready to defend its people?: 29 of 164
Pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq before the Iraqi military can defend the country would be more irresponsible than what George W. Bush has already done.Our invasion of Iraq and removal of Saddam Hussein and his henchmen was like removing the control rods from the core of a nuclear reactor. The country is melting down. Bush and... More..
Autos > Fuel Economy Are high fuel prices necessary?: 2 of 10
High oil prices are necessary to prevent them from quickly becoming even higher in the future, which could cause a depression making the one that started in 1929 seem not so great.Two years ago, the price of gasoline in the U.S. hit a new record high, $3.00.Today the record is $4.10, 36% higher, yet people continue to drive a... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Should the Bible continue to be used for swearing-in ceremonies and in courtrooms?: 51 of 254
Swearing on the Bible has meaning for a person who truly believes in the Christian God. Lying has consequences so serious for them that any statement other than a truthful one or dishonest act is not an option.Over the centuries oath-taking became custom in England and in the colonies that became the United States. Most peopl... More..
Autos > SUVs Should we still be buying SUVs?: 6 of 23
SUV owners are driving us to a new world, one in which I certainly don't want to live.Every single one of us must breathe air to live. SUV owners make you and I breathe air dirtier than if they didn't drive an SUV.When the oil in the earth is gone, life as we know it will be gone. That's unless, before the oil is gone, altern... More..