POLL RESULTS - THE BIBLE & FELONS

SHOULD FELONS BE ALLOWED TO VOTE?
Yes 11.43%
No 28.57%
Yes, if they've served their time 54.29%
Depends 0%
I don't know 5.71%

Total votes : 35


READ THE BIBLE?
Entirely at least once 19.44%
Entirely and everyday 8.33%
Everyday but not entirely 0%
Bits every now and then 20.83%
Only at church 2.78%
Never 9.72%
I go to church 8.33%
I don't go to church 30.56%

Total votes : 72

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THE GIFT OF GIVING - MR. BOB

The Gift Of Giving started out as an idea from Nassira, but I've decided to write a post, once a week for my current subscribers.

The very first post goes to the very first blog I started following, Mr. Bob's Just A Middle-Aged Guy blog at blog-city. I accidentally stumbled on his blog and never looked back.

A retired cop, injured in the line of duty, Mr. Bob creatively ties his horrific, gratifying, tortured and sometimes amusing experiences from work and home to the world around us... or sometimes not. :) Somtimes he just goes on and on about eBay. Only kidding, Bob.

His easy and accessible writing style welcomes all to agree and disagree, equally, and in doing so, he's developed quite a loyal following. Some recent posts have been:

Mauling Over Legal Questions
Where's My Garbage Truck???
Not Again?

Go check him out, and let him know I sent you. He might give me a doughnut. ;)

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WHO'S PROTECTING US NOW?

Yesterday, the US Coast Guard sent off its second cutter from San Francisco to the Persian Gulf to "protect "high value targets" such as Navy ships, oil tankers and military command vessels." Link

So, who's protecting the homeland?

San Francisco, specifically Oakland, has one of the largest international commercial ports in the US. The Coast Guard was doing a check of every cargo vessel prior to passing under the Golden Gate Bridge. They were undermanned, and that task was too large to begin with, but now we're sending the Coast Guard, in addition to the Reserves, to Iraq?

Most recently, Coast Guard cutters participated in national defense contingency operations in the Vietnam War, in Grenada from 1983-84 and in Haiti in 1994. In Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Coast Guard tactical law enforcement teams were used to help enforce U.N. trade sanctions on Iraq.

This was prior to 9/11, when our world changed. Which also begs the question, why is local law enforcement still underfunded and undermanned, and in some cases, undertrained? (No such word, I know.)

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Blog, Blog, Blog, Blog, Blog... blog, blog, blog, blog, blog, blog

I always feel like there is so much to blog about but so little time. I've got a million and one thoughts racing through my tiny head, and I have to get them out before they start eating me alive. I used to unload on friends and family, but with so much inner turmoil and contemplation, I didn't want to impose any longer, which is why I started a blog.

Is the remedy worse than the disease? Now that I've started, I can't stop. Blogging has not only created a writing addiction, but I'm obsessed with reading and I can't stop thinking. I'm constantly reading blogs, books, websites, etc. Sometimes, I feel like I'm going to explode. My friend said I'm on information overload, and I need to step away from the computer, but I said, what about the bookstore? Do I move away from bookstores and newspaper racks? Huh? Answer me?! What then?

Then there are responsibilities. They're imaginary responsibilities, but responsibilities nonetheless. I have to visit all my friend blogs and comment. If I don't do that, I feel I've left them out in the cold without my love for a day. How can they possibly go on? And what about the people that read my blog for 30 seconds? What are they going to think if I have the same post up for more than 24 hours? "What a lazy sack of shit this blogger is," is what they'll think, that's what.

Aaaahhh! *ping* (That was the sound of my brain exploding.)

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HALF NAKED BOYS FOR SALE

Half Naked Boys For Sale
Originally uploaded by Rene.

I went on a quick shopping trip yesterday to get my mom a birthday present. While at the mall, I glanced over and saw these two half-naked guys hanging out in front of Abercrombie.

Of course, I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. My husband didn't. He was more like the blurred guy on the right, trying to get out of sightline as fast as he could.

I said, "I'm going to take pictures."
Husband: "What? No..."
Me: "Yeah. It'll be neat."
Husband: "I'll meet you at the car."

My brother tells me they do this every Christmas. His girlfriend told me that last year, they were only wearing boxers.

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