Hope all is going well. I am in Chicago right now. I'm excited because I just check with Mariott about staying for 40 days straight, instead of checking in and out each week. This cuts the cost in half and all of the tax is refunded after 30 days. Also, I will be platinum status with Mariott by the end of August. Yay!!!! There are some ( Read more... )

Kellie made me dinner, several times. Yay for not having to cook for myself!!!!!! Oh, and we cracked open the bottle of Bordeaux that Tom gave me ( Read more... )

I am so excited!! And, it will be sooner than I ever imagined ;)

What I've got they used to call the blues
Nothing is really wrong
Feeling like I don't belong

--Rainy Days and Mondays

Yeah, so I don't know why I feel this way. Just kinda down...no real reason for it I guess. I'm going to sleep it off.

For these I am thankful ( Read more... )

I took a close look at the lyrics of a song that speaks to many people in excitingly different ways. The song is "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" by Green Day and this is what it says to me ( Read more... )

So, according to a friend's live journal, I am to allow you to ask me three questions. Ask anything you want and remember, that I will respond honestly; so be prepared for that.

Many thanks,

Michael

In 1976, three years after Roe vs. Wade, the United States Supreme court handed down a decision in a case called Danforth vs. Planned Parenthood ( Read more... )

It has been said that I always think in terms of money. I question that individual's use of the word "always." I do tend to often think in terms of value. As "value" is a vague and ambiguous word, many times, I substitute money to provide clarity and a level conversational base ( Read more... )

What exactly is a double standard? A double standard is a set of principles establishing different provisions for one group or individual than another. That said, is a double standard inherently wrong or bad? NO ( Read more... )