Empathy, a Shot in the Ass for Apathy

A Rose By Any Other Name

On Meeting Janis Ian

Give Peace A Chance
As I sit at my computer to write this, I'm thinking about the recent events in my country and around the globe and how those events will impact peace for generations to come. I think that quite possibly, therein could be the key to finding and maintaining a lastin

Dear "Anonymous",
Dear "Anonymous",I will not publish your comments that are nothing more than links to porn. If you have something articulate or even not so articulate to say, say it. However, your links to porn will get no attention here from this point forward. Please stop leaving them.Thank you.

Ignorance
I get really frustrated with the ignorance I encounter almost daily. Not stupidity, like the jackasses who approach the traffic circle's YIELD sign and stop, that's a whole different issue. I mean ignorance in the truest sense of the word.For example, when a certain acquaintance of mine continuously comments negatively about "them Mexicans" or "those illegals" or "Mexican immigrants" and completely demoralizes Mexicans as a whole, even though I've told her time and again that I am in fact Mexican.That's ignorance.I recently read the comments section following an article in a online science journal about how 32 new planets have been identified, outside of our galaxy, in whi

Do You Know About Helium?
I've been writing articles for Helium.com and they've been paying me! Wow, I get to do something I like, research and write about various topics, and they provide me with much needed cash. I like it. If you like to write, and have a little something to say, you may want to check them out too.

It's about Civil Rights, not just Gay Rights
The Wifester and I had a long, serious conversation last night. We talked in depth about my need to take action, and how I feel that I have to shout louder because so many feel no need to speak up at all.Ani said it well in her poem My IQ when she said "If more people were screaming then I could relax..."That's exactly how I feel, and I feel passionately about this partly because it is so personal to me, but also just because any infringement on human rights is wrong, and I will always stand passionately, adamantly, and vocally against it.I asked the Wifester how anyone could differentiate the civil rights movement of the 60's from our plight now.Ea