My Thanks for Today

I’m thankful I’m not John Edwards, or for that matter his former mistress or little Frances.   I’m thankful I’m not the young man who tried to rob a bar full of cops.   I’m thankful I don’t weigh 500 lbs. and hid a gun in my bellyfat.
I’m thankful for AOL news because every day when I sign [...]

Amanda’s Thought for the Day

We’ve all heard that the world is divided into two types of people, the givers and the takers. However, there’s also a third type: the ones who are happy to give yet refuse to be taken.  They are the foundation of democracy.

Robin Williams as The American Flag

Astrology Prediction: McCain and Palin Will Win the White House

I had an epiphany this morning–right out of the blue–about the election and what it’s all been about. Not Obama, Chris Matthews–I hate to disappoint you but he’s not The One. This epiphany came straight from the Universe–where they’ve been trying like heck to get a woman into the White House. They tried first with [...]

The Real McCain

According to the RealAge Test, John McCain is only 64.  And yet this is the man who, in November, 1982 began a remarkable career of public service, winning election to the United States House of Representatives where he served two terms before being elected to the Senate in 1988, where he has a history of [...]

From the Raped Mountains of Appalachia:Perspective on the Bailout

Shame on your greed, shame on your wicked schemes, I’ll say this, I don’t give a damn about your dreams      Bob Dylan, Thunder on the Mountain

Feel like my soul is beginning to expand, look into my heart and you will understand.
You brought me here, now you’re trying to run me away, [...]

Astrology: Will McCain Win the Presidency?

The difference between Barack Obama and John McCain was apparent during the White House meeting yesterday where Barack Obama’s priority was political posturing in his opening monologue defending the package as it stands. John McCain listened to all sides so he could help focus the debate on finding a bipartisan resolution that is in the [...]

Astrology of McCain:Time Out of Time

There should be a law. Nobody should be able to run for public office unless they have a verified time of birth! Think of all the headaches, backaches, and eye strain astrologers suffer through, both amateurs and professionals, in trying to pin the candidates down. Some must be skittish by now about releasing their birth [...]

For All the Women Who Feel Trodden On

If a woman makes herself a worm she must not complain when she is trodden on. — Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher 
Of course I changed the gender. Kant may have been one of the foremost thinkers of the Enlightenment but since he spoke during the Eighteenth Century I’m not sure he meant to include women.
As for myself, [...]

One Month Later: the Cedar Rapids Flood

Once the city’s hold on building permits was released a few days ago for those of us living in the 500 year flood plain, I finally quit holding my breath (which is good as I was turning blue) and realized I had been up to my old tricks again, balking every time I heard the [...]