Collecting My Thoughts

However, whereas amnesty hurt Bush with his constituency, it helps Obama. So he just commanded it like any petty dictator who wanted cheap ...

The last of my hair color will be cut off this morning. It was a shock to me when my mother, aunt, sister, etc. went for the natural look. ...

It's really naive for a wife left behind to assume "no other woman is involved" after the husband decides to leave after 30 ye...

Here's what the guys who think you did, think of you if you believe the Bible ( In the beginning God. . .; In the beginning was the Word...

I picked up two boxes of these dark chocolate sandwich cookies at Giant Eagle today. Oh my, they are just as good as I'd hoped they woul...

If you like to sail, and didn't bring your sailboat, you can rent the experience with Captain Jim. captainjim at lakeeriesail dot com. M...

"Underserved populations" is the term used for groups for which researchers and politicians get government grants, so there may be...

Minimum wage increases hurt blacks the most. Larry Elder Economist Milton Friedman called minimum-wage regulations among the "most a...

President Obama has at least 2 relatives living in the United States illegally. When it was first revealed right before the election of 2008...

It's in the 90s today, but I decided to bike up to the train station (Lakeside, OH) for the Archives sale. On my way there I looked at t...

We've been fans of TNT's The Closer since it began in June 2005. It's now in it's 7th and final season, and we're watch...

The VFW is miffed that neither Obama nor Biden were going to attend their convention--they agreed to send "second tier" officials....

The recent battle in ELCA was supposed to be about ordained ELCA gay pastors being released from the celibacy vow. The 2009 vote to OK ...

When I see the term FAILURE, my mind immediately strays to the Obama Administration. Fail early and often certainly seems to be their motto...

Today I saw a man jogging. Lots of people jog, but I've only seen this guy do two things, 1) sit on his porch, and 2) walk slowly aroun...

This week we're learning about notable Ohioans. Sunday night I watched a movie on the Wright Brothers, and yesterday I attended a progra...

Are you an older adult (over 50)? For your own sake, get the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine--even if your insurance doesn't cover it! ...

Really? This is what he spent his "vacation" working on? More of the same with Alan Krueger. ". . . advocated for hiring ta...

"Three significant historical events have been eclipsed by Obama: 1) Jimmy Carter will no longer be looked upon as the worst president ...

Increases in minimum wage are very popular with politicians--Democrats run on it, and Republicans don't want to appear to be meanies, so...