Our local newspaper, the State Journal-Register, had a couple of items in the opinion section of today’s paper and online of significant interest, one was the political cartoon by Chris Britt and the other was the paper’s opinion called “Our Opinion.” Both pieces express displeasure about Chief Illiniwek.
If you ever wondered what the big deal [...]
Archive for the ‘On my mind’ Category
Chief Illiniwek returns? WOW!!
Posted in In the News, On my mind, People are Strange on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Life, what a cool story
Posted in Experiences, On my mind, Relationships on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Among other things, I am a senior youth adviser at the ALUUC. I truly adore those little men and women. I learn as much from them as they learn from me, if not more. What an honor.
We were doing check-ins at last Sunday’s evening group. Check-ins are where we talk about what has been going [...]
The Hidden Premise
Posted in Experiences, On my mind, Relationships on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I firmly believe that we learn something with every experience that we have. Whether it’s consciously or subconsciously, we learn something with each person we meet, see, hear, talk with, or even pass on the street. In addition, our consciousness (mind, brain, whatever) accepts and processes information that we are not consciously aware of. At [...]
On the Death Penalty
Posted in In the News, On my mind on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In Idaho, the man that kidnapped, raped, tortured, and killed a 9 year old boy, among other things, was sentenced to death by a jury. When the grandmother of the child saw the killer in the court room, she said, “I seen nothing but an evil, empty, coldhearted shell.”
As a result, I began to wonder, [...]
The Ultimate Question?
Posted in On my mind on August 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tonight, I was working on my writing project. I have been told by many people that I know that I should write a book about my experiences. So, I don’t know if it will turn into a book or not, but I am working on my life’s time line, from birth to the present. What [...]
Games People Play
Posted in Experiences, On my mind, People are Strange on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
<rant> I promise that I won’t be posting much over something that I am seriously annoyed about, but I cannot keep my fingers to myself on this one because I am so annoyed.
I am sick and tired of all of the fucking games that people play, especially in the online dating world. I am a [...]
On Gas Prices
Posted in Activities, In the News, On my mind on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I remember when I was a little kid riding in the passenger seat of my mothers Corvair. Gas then was like 30 cents a gallon. As teens, my friends and I would come up with a dollar or two to contribute to my friend’s gas tank and cruise around all night long. When I was [...]
My Life; but a Book?
Posted in Experiences, Notes to Self, On my mind on July 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I had a couple of friends over for a cookout last night. Good food, good drink, and good company and conversation make for a wonderful evening. My next door neighbor stayed drinking beer and talking until about 11pm last night.
I shared some details of my past experiences with him during our conversation. Like many of [...]
Belt Tightening
Posted in On my mind on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I applied for a $30,000 personal loan to purchase a used motor home. I sat and contemplated in my new back yard (I set up the canopy, with some comfortable chairs and a picnic table. My neighbor called it a party paviliion…lol). I got out the checkbook and calculator. There is no doubt that I [...]
2008 Vacation: Day 6, Home & Recap
Posted in Activities, On my mind, Relationships on July 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, as a result of my very first camping trip since I was a kid, and the first of my life to last 5 full days, I have confirmed what I want to do with the rest of my life: be a full-time RVer and travel. This has been a dream of mine for at [...]
