Bombs, Not Research: Bush Vetos Stem Cell Legislation
President G. W. Bush used the first veto of his presidency to reject legislation that would have increased funding for embryonic stem cell research. Bush's rejection, which the media was barred from...
View ArticleLearning to See Lies
If you grow up poor, you are going to grow up very sensitive to lies. At some point, as you're trying to better yourself, you may blame yourself thinking that if you see lies and liars everywhere, it's...
View ArticleImperfection: my New BFF
I realize now that it is my destiny to be unhappy! Oh, what a release to accept this! I do not need to strive for happiness – it’s all bollocks anyway! Dyed, straightened hair, French tips, tanned...
View ArticleThoughts on Gun Control
I’m unhappy because I have no will power. I get up in the morning, read my email, check Facebook, check my three Twitter accounts – post a notice for the conference I’m organizing - check my email...
View ArticleToo Good
There’s only been one thing I’ve ever been good at: failure. Oh sure, I’m good at “graphic design” and “writing” and “organizing” – but really, it always comes down to the same fucking thing: I have no...
View ArticleFaith and Nurture
Can I create what I need? Can I manufacture it out of thin air? Here is what I need: Someone whom I admire, trust and respect puts hers or his arms around me. I resist but they hold firmly but gently,...
View ArticleAnimal Morality
All right, I guess I’m forced to pick up where I left off last time: the morality of humans and/or other animals. And my view that humans are just another species and that if we could communicate with...
View ArticleA Robot of God
Writin. Can a lady write when she’s not unhappy? Scratch that. Can a lady write when she’s not driven? Can a lady write when she’s just looking for meaning? Do you want to read the words of a lady just...
View ArticleHello, depression
Hello depression! How nice of you to drop by again! It’s been a few days since we’ve talked, hasn’t it? What’s that? You missed me?! Heh. Awwww. Poor you. Why did you miss me? Surely you must have...
View ArticleTaxes
I’m just here doing my taxes, wondering why. I don’t support my governments. I see them rewarding their friends and cutting social programs; making people like me pay for the big contracts they dole...
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