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I am a retired soldier and a burnt out cop who has decided to explore his Bohemian side. Wasn't Bohemia a beer?

I was born in the mountains of Western NC, left and traveled around the world with stops in most of the nastier places the United States Army could

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Blank canvas: 2 of 140
Look. All these years, miles, triumphs andtragedies that are written across my faceand still, to you, I am a blank canvaswaiting for you to paint me.The bull dog ugly lines, the interestingscars, the creases you could lay a pencil in,do they represent character or debauchery?You decide, I am a blank canvas, paint me.The walnu... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Are gun control laws compatible with the Constitution's right to bear arms provisions?: 1 of 32
Remembering that the question is not whether gun control laws are good or bad, effective or ineffective and so on, the question is whether gun control laws infringe on the rights as stated in the Bill of Rights of our Constitution.Assuming the question refers to Federal Gun Control Laws, my answer is yes.It is really a cut an... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Wicked: 4 of 99
A laughing lovely wickedness is out there.A studied ignorance to the constraints of society,the morals of the majority.Wickedness that turns from the path chosenby others and walked bare and fallowby the herds of yesterday.Laughing just to hear the sound of its own joythe wickedness quest for a moment of clarityor a sensual r... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Is America's two party system working well for our republic?: 1 of 17
"I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the state, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally." From George Washington's Farew... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American History What was the Boston Tea Party?: 6 of 49
Let's start with one fact that has been ignored in our schools. If you look at the Declaration of Independence you see that the first signature is that of John Hancock and is very large. Here is your fact. John Hancock was, among other things, a smuggler. One of the things he smuggled was tea.This is not to say that the Stamp... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: What is a redneck anyway?: 2 of 14
Well, for one thing, I guess I am a Redneck but that doesn't go far towards answering the question does it?The name Redneck originally meant a farmer, one who farmed his own land that is. You see farmers worked out in the sun all day and did not get their hair cut often. When they did, either at a shop in town or by the simpl... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Are young Americans in their 20s more likely to favor the political left or right?: 2 of 14
"A young conservative has no heart, an old liberal has no mind." UnknownSomebody help me attribute that quote. I heard it years ago and can't seem to find it on the web. I know, I know, everything is on the web.My answer is that the young will tend to vote to the left side of the political spectrum. Why? Because they are youn... More..
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense The best mystery novels: 1 of 6
The mystery story, as a genre, was started by Mr. Edgar Allen Poe. So, simply for giving us this wonderful genre we owe Mr. Poe a nod here. The fact is, however, Mr. Poe never wrote a novel. So his work is disqualified from this question isn't it?So lets look at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur may not have invented the gen... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Getting it right about Islam today: Jihadists vs. peaceful Muslims: 5 of 29
He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one."What you see above is a pretty radical statement. It would appear that whoever said it is suggesting that you gather everything and that it is more important to be prepared for violence than it i... More..
Health & Fitness > Alcoholism How to stop drinking: 1 of 4
I am a lapsed drunk. That is kinda like being a lapsed Catholic without the guilt. How did I become a drunk, well it took some work but I had a head start. My Daddy was a drunk, so was his Daddy. Mom? You guessed it, another drunk; so were two of my Uncles and my maternal Grandfather. Nothing like good genetics to give you a ... More..