My Soap Box

Are you stumped? It’s not that hard a riddle you know. Why of course it’s George Bush, the lamest of ducks. I’ve seen lots of press where people were surprised. I’ve seen the Democrats thumping their chests. All right, lets get a grip here, it’s only an election. We have done our civic duty in the... Sign in to see full entry.

I know it all. I am a legend in my own mind. Things are so clear to me, such as, is it any mystery that gas prices go down before an election? Or that the stock market is doing just fine, in fact flirting with record numbers? How about Saddam Hussein getting the death sentence just before the... Sign in to see full entry.

“Dear Abbey, dear Abbey, my kids are all freaks, my wife hollers at me and my fountain pen leaks.” John Prine sings these lines in his song by the same name. Often we see posts here in Blogit where the writer opens up in an emotional entry and sometime they ask for advice. A lot of us are willing to... Sign in to see full entry.

True story. I grew up in the country, so Halloween meant the neighbors drove up in their cars, the kids got out and then knocked on our door. My senior year in high school, I came up with an idea to make Halloween just a bit more real. I put my stereo speakers outside the house to play weird scary... Sign in to see full entry.

“To be or not to be, that is the question.” A famous line from the Bard. But if Shakespeare had tried to decipher a modern ballot, he would have had trouble knowing where to make his mark and would have ended up screaming, “out, out, out damn spot I say!” and he wouldn’t have been talking about the... Sign in to see full entry.

After all, the politicians are all a sham, they are all crooked and they never keep their promises. Also, they do what they want to anyway, so why bother? Valid arguments all, but by not voting, you allow this perversion of democracy to grow and flourish. Yes, you are to blame for all the reasons... Sign in to see full entry.

So how do I like my new car? From time to time for the past 6 months I have related the ordeal of choosing a new car. The choice was made and there is a new occupant in my garage. One of the rough things about making those huge kinds of decisions is the actuality when the product goes from the... Sign in to see full entry.

Stay the course or cut and run? Cut the course or stay and run? It all starts to sound like gobbledygook after a while. Hot spots are lighting up all over the world, North Korea, Iran and the ever debated Iraq are only a few exclamation points in a stew of troubles. Yet, our congressmen seem more... Sign in to see full entry.

Is it just another Adam Sandler movie or not? Well, yes and no. Adam is Adam and there are scenes where his goofiness is highlighted, yet the message of the movie is definitely family centered. Face it, this is a movie that Robin Williams, or Jim Carey could have done, but Adam got the job. Here, he... Sign in to see full entry.

Also known as Joseph Duncan, the devil pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and kidnapping. He was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in prison and faces federal charges relating to the kidnapping of two children and taking them across state lines. Even though 9 year old Shasta Groene was... Sign in to see full entry.