“Let us not talk falsely now…

I’m not perfect. People don’t look at me and say “he’s a picture of health.” However, in my defense I must say there are people eat and live healthy lives and look worse for wear.

I’m going to say one word here: elitism.

Dictionary.com definition of elitism (pertinent definitions):

1. consciousness of or pride in belonging to a select or favored group.

2. The belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial resources.

Democrats accuse Republicans about this when it comes to finances, and vice versa when it comes to education. Read more »

I was up in NH from last night through tonight and watched the 60 Minutes Tribute to Ed Bradley. I have always had a fondness for that news magazine. There is something about it which brings back the memories of growing up, or specifically, Sunday nights. The football games were over. Dinner was done or being prepared. A ticking clock and you were likely to discover you’d never thought about before (or had but an entirely new angle), or you were going to meet someone and leave with, perhaps, more respect for them than you started. Read more »

In celebration and acknowledgment of Veteran’s Day, I didn’t need to work.

Whenever I have a day off like this and don’t have plans, I figure that I should be productive and do something around the house. Sometimes that happens. Sometimes, in this case, really means rarely.

There are some things I haven’t been attending to and most of all it is rest. I slept last night well considering new conditions. I long for future nights when sleep will be much better for me. A sign of things to come. Which is a lovely thought. It is an opportunity to contemplate and control things in my life that have whipped around and blown hard rain back at me. It is an opportunity. Read more »

It took me almost two days to process the news: Brittney Spears has filed for divorce.

And, K-Fed now was sole custody of the two children.

Oh, yeah, and the Democrats won both the House and the Senate. But that’s just small change, right?

Admittedly, Tuesday night was one where it was a slow process to enjoy. I was up late. I was cautious in feeling good and confident about the televised results. I kept expecting to have someone come wake me up only to find that I had been drugged and my mouth covered with duct tape only for believing in social justice and human rights. Small, meaningless issues to some people. Not me. Read more »

I voted today. This is where:

I’ve also posted this photograph on the Polling Place Project. Read more »