Ok, I have to say how much I dislike the media, but as much as I dislike them, I am bemused by them ( Read more... )

"No one should die because they cannot afford healthcare. No one should go broke because they get sick, and no one should be tied to a job because of pre-existing condition ( Read more... )

I'm here at DragonCon (and it is a lot of fun!) and I had an interesting run in with an evangelical street preacher. I almost feel bad for the fellow. I was not rude to him, but I'm sure he thought I was. Our conversation was short and consisted of this ( Read more... )

I want to step up and say Congratulations to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America! The ECLA has just changed its policy of letting gays and lesbians being clergy (but only if they remain celibate) to an open policy of allowing them to be clergy and still be in a committed relationship. Thank you ELCA for being brave enough to take the step ( Read more... )

Here's an idea. If you have a problem, face it. Don't try to triangulate me into it. I am likely to have very little sympathy, especially if its a problem of your own creation. I will be understanding, but asking me to take a side or fix it will result in a blank look and lots of monosyllabic grunting ( Read more... )

A friend of mine is currently being sued by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro for copyright infringement (they claim he purposely uploaded a pdf version of the 4th Ed rules for Dungeons and Dragons to a file share server). That's not the part that bothers me (I have no love for pirating stuff). The part that bothers me is he's being sued for $250k. ( Read more... )

Just pondering things today.

Dissension is probably one of the most patriotic things I can think of. It is an extension of the freedom of free speech. With out it, we are not a democracy. We would be nothing more then a dictatorship or a mob mentality nation. (and yes, this is oversimplifying things, but I'm not in the mood to ramble today)

Must be nice to be able to lose control once in a while. To get drunk and not have to worry about anything. (sorry, a tad bitter this late at night)

I love how fickle America and Americans are. Anyone remember just a couple years back how villified Michael Jackson was? And now the press has nothing but kind things to say about him. And the constant press coverage. You might have thought that he was our President ( Read more... )

ARGH! Um? People? *looks around confusedly* You do know that Catholics are Christians too, right? Right? *headdesk ( Read more... )