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There is no reason we could not have “Socialized” Health Care (instead of it’s true meaning – Universal Health Care,) have it cheaper, and allow it to serve all people, AND still have the ability to bypass the “Lifetime Cap” that so many people are afraid of. It does mean that all sides would have [...]

I simply can not imagine how raising the total annual corporate taxes on businesses in Oregon from $10/year to $150/year is going to lead to lost jobs. Only at the very, very, very bottom end of the spectrum is this going to cause problems for a business. And honestly, if they’re this close to the [...]

“It’s a queer thing to know that a book-writer can imprison folks without a warrant and even kill them yet go unpunished.” – Told to Elbert Hubbard by Mr. Hawkins, a London Police Officer in the late 1800’s talking about Charles Dickens after examining the building where Dicken’s father was kept in debtor’s prison [...]

I just came to this realization today. Professor Snape, Harry’s direct and visible protagonist is the real hero of the entire series of books. First off, I agree totally with this editorial on Mugglenet: http://www.mugglenet.com/editorials/madampuddifoot/edit-rlabozetta01.shtml
I believe that as much as Snape hated James Potter, he had a huge crush on Lily Potter. Simply because [...]

The English Language is a strange beast. First you have the fact that one word can have multiple meanings. Or one object can be defined by many words that have extremely different origins. But not to be outdone, three different words with separate meaning and spellings can be pronounced the same. Then the English language [...]

I am by no means a tactician or even taken a class on Tactics. I have played plenty of war games, both table top and computer based, studied history (and thus war,) quite extensively, and able to apply a healthy dose of common sense.
Every military unit from the pikeman to the modern Unmanned Aerial [...]

One of my favorite comics, and of them one of the episodes that spoke to me the most when I was in school.

And now… And now I’m working on studying Algebra so that I can finally get a degree. Sometimes life is futile.

The human concept of morality poses upon us some interesting quandaries. We create laws to regulate behaviors and protect the innocent, but in some cases these laws actually cause more issues then they solve.
As I pointed out earlier the economic impact of the Drug Trade alone is well into the Billions if not over [...]

In case nobody knows, weather forecasters can be slightly inaccurate at times. For the most part they’re pretty good.
Today’s forecast varied from snow in the hills, rain, and “warming” up in the afternoon. Only one of the three weather forecasts I read mentioned snow IN Portland. It said “No snow in the Portland area, [...]

This is currently my drink of choice.
Toxic Waste
10 ounces Tang Orange Drink
1 ounces blue curacao
1 ounces of Gin
Mix in a regular pint glass, add ice. Drink should be “Nuclear Waste” Green. Gin gives it a bit of that toxic waste kick. Normally Orange juice is used instead of Tang, but I prefer the slightly [...]