My son convinced me to  watch the JJ Abrams series Fringe.  He grew up on The X-files and this homage to his long-time favorite was irresistible. 

 I was drawn in by what Abrams and his crew promised: character driven science fiction.  During the first season, my son would na… Read full post »

For several years, I have thought that there were two types entering the contest. Blondes and brunettes. Now, let me explain. When you examine the features of the blondes, they tend to be similar although unlike the features of the brunettes who tend to resemble each other.

The blondes all look like… Read full post »

The following are facts that can be verified  (Comments follow in parenthesis  and can not be verified):

 1.) The Republicans have told Obama and Congress to scrap everything that has been done in the name of health care reform and start over again.

2.) The Republicans feel everything… Read full post »

Today is Saint David's Day.  David is the patron saint of Wales.  While Saint Patrick and Ireland are more important to Americans, there are parades and celebrations honoring the ancient Welshman.

America is known as the melting pot but is melting completely a good thing?  I thi… Read full post »

Once upon a time, a group of men sought to separate the New World from the Old and sought to form a government unfettered by monarchy although not quite of, for and by the people.  Today, we call those men the Founding Fathers and some people pretend to respect them but… Read full post »

Right now, government officials . . . make that conservative government officials, the ones that are always (to use a phrase my 87 year old father would use) "shooting off their mouths" . . . are saying that "the people" do not want health care reform.

 Do they think we want… Read full post »

Because I fear nothing more than the Tea Baggers, I have been putting together a 'fact sheet' on the economy that I will be able to post and reference at will.

 While researching the economy, I stumbled across a chart based on statistics gathered by the Congressional Budget Office that demonstra… Read full post »

I have long leaned to the left and have been an environmentalist since my early teens.  I say that because two of the several emails  I receive daily, due to these beliefs, prompted this blog.

The first was a plea to work against the candidacy of scott brown, who… Read full post »