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A world where government funded education (taxpayer funded) was an open forum for parents to actively participate in how their children were being educated. Imagine a world where the legacy media wasn't

Okay, this is just a personal experience having to do with a chronic gastritis problem I have had for years. Basically, pretty much a chronic, yet sometimes intermittent case of diarrhea. It has varied

Just because a POTUS is groomed and selected to follow a particular agenda doesn't make the media representation of them true. (By comparison, Trump apparently wasn't groomed and selected, since he was

Tonight's awful events in the NFL game reminded me of the first episode of Friday Night Lights - except that this is real life and they chose NOT to continue the game. We will likely know more tomorrow.

But having experienced so many beloved dog's demise over the years, and remembering the signs, I have spoiled the shit out of him the past few months, and it's almost like I have revived an untrained puppy!

Don't take anything personally. Very often people who attack are speaking more about themselves than the target they attack. Listen to my gut. It is breathtakingly wise and will guide me in life. All the

Was watching a short series tonight, The Serpent, based upon a true story of a serial killer in the 70's who preyed upon young hippie tourists in Asia. He lured them in, eventually stealing their wealth

That said, both sides of the political spectrum are chock-full of them. In fact, I think the right and left wing pretty much believe the same things, primary culprits being the only difference. Both sides

It's odd that the two lobbies that seem to be the most hated -- the pro-gun lobby, and the smoking lobby -- strike me as the most defensible. To nip this in the bud -- yes, the tobacco companies did their

I didn't get round to watching it until 1981, but that VHS and the rest (EU) really hit me. It had been called "A New Hope", but the most hopeful SW ever made me feel were the most hopeless

Now I am sure anyone who have given it some thought realizes that the social media sites are plagued by foreign government agents who are ALSO seeking to manipulate the collective consciousness. But when

Honestly, there is so much great TV that I haven't watched this year. I didn't watch White Lotus, or The Rehearsal, or Ms Marvel, or Severance, or Slow Horses, or Atlanta, or Pachinko, or Reservation Dogs,

It is a sweet grain pudding. Traditionally it is usually just made with water instead of milk. I made it with barley, it is usually made with wheat berries. The traditional base is wheat berries, poppy

This is a funny memory to pop up just now.. The couple that I bought my place from, and who live on an adjacent 5 acres, came up for a visit and to bring me some amazing homemade seasonal sweeties, and

Centralized governance is always present when a society reaches the stage where it can be called a civilization. Communist China and the USA can both be thought of as civilized societies but the citizens

Filmmaking is work. People get hired and fired in movies, just like every other industry. And, yes, trends in mainstream movies tend to trickle down. When we make a small movie, we hope that it'll be that

I'll start out by admitting that I cried. Unless there's a performance that blind-sides me in the next couple of months, Brendan Fraser should have an Oscar this year. He ripped my heart out. Darren Aronofsky

Listening to holiday music, why not? I'm warm and dry, snow coming in tonight, my dog's still alive beside me, and compared to billions of others on this planet, I am one very fortunate human being. Yes,

I want to talk about something, but not to moan and groan or feel sorry for myself. But how do I do that when I'm frustrated and pissed off at the entirety of the social discourse I am caught up inside,

A few years back, I went to a boat parade with my housemate and her friends. I walked up to the top deck, which was a bit cold, but a better view, and observed a young boy, early teens, being yelled at