The Ramblings of the Semi-Sane
According to a recent Gallup Poll, HERE fully half of the people living in Illinois would rather live someplace else. Why is that you ask? I’m sure one of the reasons is that the state is so poorly managed, and is currently 6.7 Billion dollars in debt. How did we get that for in the…
Even if you are on the National Do Not Call List, run by the US Government’s FTC, charities and political organizations are still allowed to call you on your landline (house phone) I think that’s wrong. You should be able to opt-out of being bothered by those folks too. In fact, it should be Opt-In…
Governor Pat Quinn recently stated that we need to keep this ‘temporary’ income tax increase, and make it permanent. While making that statement he also said that Illinois had PAID DOWN it’s debt by 5 Billion dollars over the past few years. “This is a turning point in Illinois fiscal history. We’ve been able to…
I just accidently engaged in idiocy. I mistakenly argued, pointlessly, with a Republican fanboi. I understand supporters, yea, but people who just blindly leap in and defend their political idols without paying attention scare me. I complain about multiple robo calls, which I had requested be stopped. My requests were ignored, so I went to…
There is an article (click here) that you should read, that covers quite a bit of reality about the minimum wage. The article contains facts you should know. So I make well above the minimum wage, and the whole thing shouldn’t affect me. Or should it? I keep reading posts, and articles from people pushing…
For a while, I didn’t think it wise to discuss politics, it’s such a volatile subject. I’ve changed my mind, screw it, I have as much right to voice my opinions as everyone else, and those that are offended don’t have to read it, no one is forcing them to. I’m a Libertarian. I can…
I take the train to work most days. My wife and I drive together to the Fairview Heights station (in Fairview Heights, IL of course) and catch the Metrolink. She hops off downtown to get to her office, I ride on out to Clayton to get to mine. We know the train schedule, and what…
It’s not often I find a new book that can keep me awake half the night because I just can’t put it down. Even more rare is the one I refuse to go to sleep until I’ve finished it. I’ve just discovered a whole trilogy that fits that description. The Prophecies Series by Michael A….
With my name on a couple of books now, I’m all smiles… but it’s time to settle in and begin the long road towards getting an actual novel completed and published. Short stories and magazine articles are nice, editing credits are okay, but to actually finish a book and have it be something thought worthy…
Between Labor Day 2010 and late-February 2011 I lost over 80 pounds using hCG and following the protocol through several cycles. During that time I also went from using a rather strong blood pressure medication, to not needing it at all according to my Doctor, within the first 3 weeks of following protocol. However, in…