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i'm 53, caucasian of Nordic descent, father of three, grandparent of two. I've enjoyed many professions including lithography, route sales, bond agent and reposesser, now a contractor in the building trade. I also served a major corporate executive as his

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Family memories: 15 of 127
THE BIG KNIFE Where in my brain the idea came from, I'll never quite understand. I do know what triggered the creation of the myth, however. It was simply that, as a father, I couldn't help but see that the inevitable injuries my children suffered from exuberant play produced drama equal to amount of sincere sympathy they re... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty Assessing the death penalty: 40 of 139
First you must understand why the penalty of death is practised at all. Reaching back into history, when a member of society could no longer be trusted not to harm others, there were no other remedies as effective in removing the threat. This remains true to this day. The deterrent factor is irrelevant, as it really isn't me... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Predicting the end of the world: 13 of 35
Turns out the global warming bunch have missed the very real possibility that they are in angst over the wrong thing. There's a wealth of real evidence that 12\21\2012, the Mayan "Game Over" date, has longer scientific legs than I once believed. Kinda spooky, even for a dedicated skeptic like me. That exact date is also the ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Civilians, soldiers and the rules of war: 13 of 35
Americans, each and every one of us, are potentially citizen soldiers. Perhaps this fact is disturbing to some, but consider the probability that fear of an armed populace ranks highly in the reasons we've never had to deal with an army occupying our nation. Our own constitution addresses this in the Second Amendment; "A wel... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Readers share their best personal one-liners: 5 of 13
Years ago I was in a bar having a drink with a young lady I met on the dance floor. A rather large woman had come to the club with her, and she was drunk and belligerent. We saw her run towards a skinny girl, hands out as if to throttle the smaller woman. Looking too slight to handle her on-rushing attacker, she surprised ev... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Motorcycle helmets: Mandatory or optional: 5 of 12
It's illuminating to peruse articles written, both pro and con on whether, by force of law, government should mandate helmets for motorcyclists. I am a lifelong rider, and I am also a survivor of more than one horrific crash. While the Reaper has failed to bag me as yet, some of my friends have not been so lucky. While some,... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Winning the war against terrorism: 29 of 62
Here we go again. The lip service in support of our troops from the Democrat party was never sincere, just politicians pandering to polls. When the nation was in the grip of righteous pride in the accomplishments of our boys and girls in uniform, subversive comments were nowhere to be found. Now that the fervor has cooled so... More..
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Are extended remembrances of Princess Diana correct to her legacy or have they gone overboard?: 11 of 23
All the gushing admiration on display for this woman is simply nauseating. Her lifestyle is certainly not a positive influence on anyone, unless one favors adultery and excess. Her ignorant rants on social issues were as misguided as they were ineffective. Her one significant contribution to this planet was to birth two fine... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Predicting the outcome of the war in Iraq: 25 of 45
My Crystal Ball simply broke in half when I tendered the question "What's up with the Iraq War?". Until it's replacement arrives, I'll just have to wing it! Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on your perspective, it's readily apparent. The Democrat Party, squeamishly at first, now stampede to cameras at every opportuni... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology The rise of conservatism in the United States: 4 of 7
Those of us who lived through the conservative revolution in America, started by Barry Goldwater and brought to power with Ronald Reagan have differing perspectives on whether or not this was good or bad for our nation. My own experiences and perspective is for the former. I viewed Ronald Reagan as a constitutional savior. U... More..