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American Issues
The 44th Inauguration
Jan 26th
photo from: boston.com
On January 20th, 2009, Barrack H. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. Between one and two million chilly attendees witnessed the event.
Losing a National Treasure
Oct 23rd
Many of those who fought for us in WWII are gone, most of those still with us are in their eighties. In this era of self-indulgence and expectation of entitlement along with an increasing lack of respect for the commitments and contributions of those who came before us the stories of those men and women who left hearth and home and went into harm’s way to protect their way of life for themselves, their families and all Americans need to be told. Of those who went, many did not return. Those who came home have carried their experiences and their stories More >
iJustine Dissed by Gawker
Oct 22nd
I first noticed iJustine about 3 months ago. At first I thought she was just a curiosity but since she was kind of geeky I looked a little closer and saw that she has a large audience and has attained a respectable level of success. She creates BUZZ. Her geek videos go viral. She has created her brand. I started following her on twitter 4 weeks ago. I agree with Ian Fawling, “She is exactly what the internet needs to counter balance a testosterone fueled world of tech reporting where the watering holes are packed with two guys for every More >
What Caused Our Economic Crisis?
Oct 9th
If you are confused by the current economic crisis, as I am, then view this video. It explains it in a way that I can understand. The facts regarding the subprime mortgage business, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are a matter of public record.
Things don’t just happen. Decisions are made and actions taken. Our current reality is the result of decisions and actions in the past. In the case of our current economic crises, the decisions were made by – you guessed it – government officials.
Poor people didn’t cause this crises – the decisions of government officials to provide More >
Homeschoolers – You Will Survive
Oct 8th
This video via: Pages of Our Life and: Math-U-BLOG
This is a great light-hearted video about the challenges, trials and tribulations of homeschooling.
Most of our Founding Fathers were “home-schooled” (not schooled by a government school system.)
Just as it took courage and persistence to do what our Founding Fathers did, it takes courage and persistence for homeschoolers to educate their children on their own, outside the government school system.
In 1996 my wife and I determined to take the responsibility for schooling our boys and preparing them for life. We have homeschooled our two boys all the way through school (now in 9th and More >
Stress Tips from Dr. Robert Sapolsky
Sep 24th
Ever been chased by a carnivorous predator?
Dr. Robert Sapolsky – Humans constantly turn on stress responses for the wrong reasons.
Most of us don’t experience “screaming terror on the savannah.”
Today our stress comes from what we think about.
We stress about: deadlines, job security, the economy, not about immediate survival.
Stress overload is diminishing our horizons (killing us!)
Dr. Sapolsky had a National Geographic special on stress Wednesday evening, September 24th, 2008 on PBS. His main tips are: Committ to consistent stress management and Perspective – things usually aren’t as bad as they seem. In addition to the key tips he provides for reducing stress, he More >
General Petraeus’s Final Message to the Troops
Sep 18th
No B.S. and all business just like we like it: In his final message to the Troops in Iraq, as he departs to take Command of U.S. Central Command, General Petraeus thanked them for their magnificent work and the sacrifices they and their families have made.
He is a leader who inspires the Troops under his Command. His Troops would follow him anywhere.
Liberals, a number of democrats and others who will not take risks outside their comfort zones or sacrifice for their own or other’s freedoms wont understand this message – honor, respect and “soldiering” are concepts they cannot comprehend.
Soldiers, More >
The Value of Service
Sep 17th
I received this as an email forward:
8/15/2008 – EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — The Value of Service
Commentary by Lt. Col. Mark Murphy, 354th Maintenance Group deputy commander
I learned a big lesson on service Aug. 4, 2008, when Eielson had the rare honor of hosting President Bush on a refueling stop as he traveled to Asia.
It was an event Eielson will never forget — a hangar full of Airmen and Soldiers getting to see the Commander in Chief up close, and perhaps even shaking his hand. An incredible amount of effort goes into presidential travel because of all of More >
Raising McCain – John Rich
Sep 14th
Girl To Play High School Football?
Sep 14th
Kacy Stuart, 14 years old, is a good football kicker, but she is a girl. She was recently a member of the New Creation Center (NCC) high school football team (the Crusaders) in McDonough, Georgia. The New Creation Center is a member of the Georgia Football League. However, the Georgia Football League (GFL) directed NCC to remove her from their football team. From the GFL web site:
The Georgia Football League is a private organization founded upon Christian principles to offer a high school football league for homeschool teams (boys who homeschool or who attend Christian schools or private schools with no football More >
John McCain – Previously Unseen Footage – POW Release
Sep 12th
Still Photo from SVT Video
via: [AP] – A 71 year old Swedish journalist, Erik Eriksson, formerly with the Swedish broadcaster SVT, has released previously unseen footage showing Republican presidential candidate John McCain as a proud, stoic prisoner of war in Hanoi on the day his Vietnamese captors released him to the U.S. military.
Eriksson stated that he found the video in the network’s archives while researching a book he was writing about his experiences as a Vietnam War correspondent. The footage was filmed by a North Vietnamese photographer with whom Eriksson had contracted to film the release of U.S. prisoners More >
SearchMe.com – Awesome New Search Engine
Sep 12th
This innovative – new search engine - lets you search the web visually and get an idea of where you are going. Type the object of your desire in the search bar and you are presented with a list of categories. Click a category OR click ALL and you are then presented with:
This is GREAT!!! – screenshots of pages before you visit them
If a picture is worth a thousand words then one screenshot is worth much more!
You’ve got to see this!What a concept – Searchme Stacks are visual bookmarks that let you collect items from your search (pages, photos, graphics, videos, documents etc.) and More >
Individuating – Word of the Day
Aug 30th
1 : to give individuality to
2 : to form into a distinct entity
Do we seek to find ourselves or to repeat dysfunctional patterns?
Autonomy – “…self-governance through free volition, not separation or independence from others.”
Two types: individuating autonomy and relating autonomy. “…two distinct of autonomy—individuating and relating—each with superior function in a specific domain of individual functioning. Individuating autonomy represents a volitional capacity to act against social constraints and offers a route to achieve an independent self-identity by expressing individualistic attributes and distinctions.” – from: “A cross-cultural comparison of the coexistence and domain superiority of individuating and relating autonomy” at InformaWorld.com
“I More >
The National Dishevelment
Jul 8th
Dressing down – Adults Who Dress Like Children, prison culture gone mainstream, tatoo suburbia and flip flops at the White House.
Whence fled civility?
“A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.” – George Bernard Shaw
