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I have been a writer for most of my life, mostly short stories and poetry as a youth. A few years ago, a friend and I started SCROOMtimes, an online moagazine. I was a main contributor to that for over 5 years until we finally closed it down. Most recently,

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What my dog means to me: 11 of 393

You can have your two-legged kids So I'm sitting on my front steps, watching my dog lounge in the front yard, and I'm thinking to myself "Why would I ever want a kid?" We just finished romping around the yard, throwing his tennis ball ring and playing tug-o-war. Now we're both relaxing in our own way and waiting for the impe...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders 2007 US attorneys firing scandal: Should Alberto Gonzales resign?: 1 of 9

Oh Oh Alberto There is a lot of hoopla recently surrounding the revelation of the firing of eight US attorneys for what appear to be blatantly political reasons. Some of the recurring themes that I hear being played are that this really isn't that big a deal, nothing illegal happened (except perhaps some lying to Congress) a...
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands What is your favorite band and why?: 14 of 120

Stealth Punk-The Music of Bruce Springsteen So there I was, sitting at home, minding my own business as I often do. My roommate walked in and plopped down in his chair. We had the normal after work roommate chit chat for a little while and then he said to me, "I've finally figured out why YOU like Springsteen so much." "Why ...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Predicting the winner of the 2008 U.S. presidential election: 5 of 41

Unformed Thoughts and Opinions on '08 I have no earthly idea why we are thinking, talking and writing about the 2008 Presidential Election in December of 2006. I suppose it has something to do with the fact that virtually everyone sees this as a failed President, desperately flailing about in an effort to stay halfway releva...
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Defending freedom of speech in the United States: 4 of 24

In My Humble Opinion They say that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. While that is true as far as it goes, you are allowed to think whatever craziness you like, no one ever said that you were entitled to share your opinion. You see there is a huge difference between you believing that Hurricane Katrina was god's pun...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Approval rating: Will President Bush make a comeback?: 2 of 12

How Seinfeld Can Save the Bush Presidency There has been speculation recently on whether it is possible at this point for George Bush to rebound from his dismal poll numbers and turn his presidency around. With his job approval rating in the mid to low thirties for the bulk of the last two years, Bush has lost independents a...
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology What men are really thinking: 1 of 5

What Every Boy Knows You know folks, I have this friend, a female friend who I do things with occasionally when one or the other of us needs a partner of the opposite sex. Now get your minds out of the gutter, I'm talking about dancing or the movies you sick little thing. Until very recently, this friend of mine was in a som...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Non-religious founding of the US: Exposing America's Christian foundation myth: 3 of 13

America 101 - Are We a Christian Nation? There is little that bothers me more in our current political climate than when certain folks claim that America was founded as a "Christian Nation". I have even heard some say that the founders were so certain that Christianity would become the state religion of the United State...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace War on Iraq: No blaze of glory for the U.S: 4 of 14

Thoughts on an Insurgency I always find it mildly amusing whenever I hear the talking heads spout off on what it will take to defeat the insurgency in Iraq. In the first place they are usually policy wonks who have never spent a day in uniform and don't know the first thing about executing a successful counterinsurgency. Sec...
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology What it means to be a democrat: 7 of 21

What the Dems Could Be I am not a democrat, as far as I can recall, I have never been a democrat. There may have been a short period there in the early 90's that I was, but I pretty much block that period of my life from my thoughts. I agree with the dems on some things, but I tend to disagree with them on personal freedom i...