I began this series of articles with “Were You Using that Freedom? (Parts I and II)” discussing The Bill of Rights and the remaining 17 Amendments to the Constitution respectively. Obviously, the Constitution of the United States had to be written and ratified by the former colonies before it could be amended. So why not… Continue reading Were You Using that Freedom? (The Constitution)

“Were You Using that Freedom? (Part I)” was the first of this series of articles. It presents the Bill of Rights … the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. If you haven’t read that article, you might want to read it before starting this one. Assuming that you’ve read Part I,… Continue reading Were You Using that Freedom? (Part II)

This article is the beginning of my largest project to date. I intend to present information about and my less than humble opinion relating to The Constitution of the United States of America. I am not a lawyer, but neither were most of those who created the Constitution. They were planters and farmers, soldiers, statesmen, printers,… Continue reading Were You Using that Freedom? (Part I)

Happy New Year 2017! May your year be everything you want it to be.   [ Main Menu ]

Yesterday, I heard someone on TV give a speech in which the bulk of the content seemed to be devoted to denigrating the United States of America. Yesterday, this person made our country sound like some sort of “banana republic” (and I don’t mean a clothing store) … overrun by gangs, drugs, and violence; ruled… Continue reading Yesterday

In his most successful comic strip, “Li’l Abner“, cartoonist Al Capp had a minor character named General Bashington T. Bullmoose, the head of a giant conglomerate named  Bullmoose Industries. The General was well-known for saying … and demanding that his staff reverently repeat … “What’s good for General Bullmoose is good for everybody!” In the… Continue reading What’s good for General Bullmoose …

The picture above shows a bunch of letters flying toward the center of one of the Hubble Deep Field images. The “Power” the title references is a bit more mundane. (I don’t have the address of the All-That-Is.) The “Power” in the title is composed of a number of people in the Federal Government of the… Continue reading Letters to Power

On Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 2:40 AM, Donald J. Trump became President-elect of the United States of America. Where do we go from here? To say that I was disappointed with the election results is understatement in the extreme. I take Fluoxetine to treat Dysthymia. Seeing Hillary Clinton defeated rather than breaking the glass… Continue reading Where do We Go from Here?

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 is election day in the United States. By November 9, 2016, we should know who will be sworn in as our 45th President on January 20, 2017. Who the President-elect will be depends on the combined votes of every eligible voter in the country. If you are eligible to vote and… Continue reading Vote!

“It Ain’t Necessarily So” is a song from the musical “Porgy and Bess“. The song’s first verse is: It ain’t necessarily so It ain’t necessarily so The t’ings dat yo’ li’ble To read in de Bible, It ain’t necessarily so. The things that you’re liable to read in the Bible aren’t the only ideas we… Continue reading It Ain’t Necessarily So