A Quote

“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” Marcus Aurelius Roman emperor and stoic philosopher 121-180 A.D. h/t: FrauBudgie at Red Hot Cuppa Politics (Mark, I know you’ll enjoy this particular quote!)

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Forced Conversion: More Than Just Faith

The debate over giving in or standing strong when faced with the threat of death is being debated across the country since the kidnapping and release of Fox News’ Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig. Whether you feel that Steve and Olaf did what they had to in order to stay alive or you feel that [...]

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Thank You: A Video

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Quote for Today

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. Thomas Paine The American Crisis, No. 1 December 19, [...]

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My First Blogiversary

These are my first posts when I started blogging a year ago, back in the day when I was over at Blogspot (aka Blogsnot). I’ve come a long way, learned a lot (thank you Harvey of Bad Example for all your help and blogging tips!) and made many, many blogging friends (check out my Favorite [...]

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Media Wars

We here in the United States and probably elsewhere, were very happy when Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig were released by their captors two days ago. Then when they had their first newsconference after their release, many of us were amazed and dismayed at the comments they both made about the “…very beautiful, kind-hearted and [...]

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Wonderful News!

On August 28, 11:19 PM EDT the 2,996th name was assigned. Howard (Barry) Kirschbaum, age 53, a resident of New York, N.Y., will be honored by El Rider at the blog Flying Debris. There will be more to come. But every name will be honored. It took exactly 90 days, and more hours than I’d [...]

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A Reminder

This is a reminder to any and all of my readers who are currently serving in the military and are stationed out of the country. Please, please don’t forget to get your absentee ballots so your voices can be heard in the election in November! It’s a right that you’re fighting for and I just [...]

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Tripod Fire: Latest Update

9/6/06 update here. The good news is that they are saying they have the fire 48% contained. The bad news is that it’s over 138,000 acres! There are still 2,300 personnel working on getting this fire completely contained, but they are still projecting an October 1st containment date. (And that’s if all goes well!) The [...]

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They’re Free!

And it sounds like it was none too soon. They were not treated well as they claimed in their video and they were often tied up in painful positions. They were also forced at gunpoint to “convert to Islam” and if they denounce it after release they would face death in any country that practices [...]

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