Saturday, September 17, 2005What on EARTH Do We Want With a "Culture of Poverty"?It's interesting, the take you get from people when discussing the issues that the Hurricane Katrina debacle has brought to light. At least one blogger has commented, and several people have said in person, that a lot of the problems that we white, middle-class people keep bringing up are part of... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, September 15, 2005Katrina Reveals the Consequences of a Loss of ResponsibilityI've been reading the news stories about Katrina survivors. It's truly horrible to see how so many of these people have been living. One story told of a 51-year-old woman who works a $6.50 an hour job as janitor at a school. No benefits, no pension. This was the highest-paying job she's ever had.... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, September 13, 2005Should Happiness Be the Ultimate Aim of One's Life?"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men...are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (from the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America) "Well-being and happiness never appeared to... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, September 9, 2005Angered By Rising Gas Prices?Don't get mad at the local gas stations... get mad at the government at all level. If federal, state, and local governments would just roll back the gas taxes that they pile onto the price of gas, you'd see instant, incredible savings. Don't believe me? Okay... the federal gas tax is 18.4 cents per... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, September 6, 2005Self-Centered ReportingDid you know that Asia has been badly hit by typhoons over the past week? Typhoon Talim hit China last Thursday, and at least 95 people are confirmed dead. Some 1.6 million people have been affected by this disaster, which has destroyed a tremendous portion of the crops that the country depends upon... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, September 1, 2005Some Places To Pray for...Okay, we all know that New Orleans needs prayer. But how about some other places? I'm going to start listing some of the smaller communities that were hit, and hit hard, by Katrina. Y'all feel free to add more in your comments, and y'all who are praying folk, add these places to your remembrances... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, August 31, 2005Getting Sick of New OrleansNow, before you get all mad at me, hear me out. I hurt, really, really hurt, for the people of New Orleans. That beautiful city has been devastated, and there are a million people who have been displaced and whose livelihoods have disappeared. I do not in any way want to diminish the suffering and... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, August 25, 2005Pat Robertson Does Not Speak For Me!I'm a traditional, more-or-less fundamentalist Christian. But I was utterly appalled to learn that Pat Robertson had suggested that we should assassinate Hugo Chavez. First off, the religion that Pat Robertson supposedly practises, preaches, and promotes teaches very clearly that murder is wrong.... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, August 22, 20052005 Resolutions --- EvaluationThese are the resolutions that I made at the beginning of the new year, and I think, with just four months remaining in 2005, it's a good time to look back and see how far I've come, and see where I need to make more effort. I will spend more time with my children, taking them to the zoo and to the... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, August 15, 2005Car Inspection WoesSo my car tags expire on August 31, and I have to get my car through inspection in order to renew. If I want to renew by mail, I have to give it ten days, and I'd rather renew by mail because the line at the county clerk's office is usually about an hour long even if you get there at 7 a.m. (They... Sign in to see full entry. |