Meaningful Connections

GAY MARRIAGE, FAMILY VALUES, and the PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

             ARE SOME MARRIAGES MADE IN HELL?

Although I am a supporter of and celebrate the recent California Supreme Court's decision to recognize the rights of gays to be legally married in the state of California -  I am afraid that it will be used to stir the currently politically 'depressed' conservatives into a passionate counter reaction.

                       ARE SOME MARRIAGES MADE IN HELL?

Although I am a supporter of and celebrate the recent California Supreme Court's decision to recognize the rights of gays to be legally married in the state of California -  I am afraid that it will be used to stir the currently politically 'depressed' conservatives into a passionate counter reaction.

                       ARE SOME MARRIAGES MADE IN HELL?

Although I am a supporter of and celebrate the recent California Supreme Court's decision to recognize the rights of gays to be legally married in the state of California -  I am afraid that it will be used to stir the currently politically 'depressed' conservatives into a passionate counter reaction.

SPECULATION ABOUT PRESIDENT BUSH GIVING UP GOLF

                    IF ONLY HE WAS REALLY SO NOBLE

Recently it has been reported that President Bush has sacrificed his love of golf because he feels it sends a wrong message to everyone in a climate of war.

HELL ON EARTH - THE TRAGEDY in MYNAMAR

                             IRONY OF IRONIES!

Events like what is happening or not happening in Mynamar this make most of us mortals take undeniable note of our relative powerlessness to act in the face of realistic limitations. How ironic is it that because most of the world agrees that national sovereignity reins supreme multiple corrupt, unscrupulous, sadistic, psychopathic, paranoid, power obsessed rulers get to push around and abuse multitudes of the ruled without having to be concerned with too much external threat to their inhumane attitudes and behavior.

MY 13 YEAR OLD SON TIES ONE ON

           YOU CAN TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS

I have no doubts about loving my thirteen year old son. I have had some doubts as to whether or not he loves me as I am a continual embarassment. First off I am an older father - 71 years old. This is about 20 years more than the age of most of his friend's fathers. Additionally I don't seem to contain myself in social ocassions particularly around his friends.

ATTENTION ALL ELEMENTARY and SECONDARY TEACHERS

                YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOMED

A fifth grade teacher friend of mine has recently been best by a serious and near overwhelming teaching problem. She has a Masters degree in education, has been teaching in the New York school system for 8 years, is totally dedicated to excellence, is highly intelligent, sensitive, caring, imaginative, fair and reasonable. She is also highly attuned to double messages and when confronted with them is loathe to play political games such as "don't make waves", "just play along", don't confront and push buttons" and the likes.

OBAMA PASSES TWO TESTS of CHARACTER

        WRIGHT'S WRONGS BECOMES OBAMA'S RIGHTS

If I had any doubt about who to support - which I did - it is all over as of this moment. Obama has been sorely tested and in my opinion passed with flying colors.

UNITY or DIENTEGRATION ? : The DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES

                     TO BE or NOT TO BE

This article is a reponse to a recent article by Troy Stouffer partially titled: HAS the OBAMA STAR FADED BEYOND HOPE?

Troy makes some compelling arguments that Obama's star may be hopelessly fading.

CONSPIRACY or HYSTERIA? THE DRUM BEATS FOR EXPANDING the WAR GROW LOUDER

                           HERE WE GO AGAIN?

So while we in America are mired in the multiple blows to the economy we are told that there is notable progress in Iraq. General Patreus is set to lay out a comprehensive overview of the war in Iraq expected to indicate continuing progress on all levels of measure. In this connection the congress will be asked to make yet another multi billion contribution to the war effort adding to the estimate of a 4 trillion bill, already incurred.