Whitney H. Star Spangled Banner

Meryl Streep

If Slaughterhouses Had Glass Walls

If we could only live up to that Trust


Dear friends, I don't blame you if you choose not to watch this video. But I post this, asking that you take the time and watch. It's not entertaining. It's not fun. But this is the terribly sad reality.

And here's another part of that sad reality. By eating meat, we condone this conduct, even though it's against ever fiber of our being.

The video is overwhelming, just try to watch a few seconds at a time.

JBS--Overview of America

Who's The Biggest Special Interest Group?

How apropos/succinct is this quote?

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.”

― Alexis de Tocqueville

The Real Political Spectrum

Why I Like Facebook

I've been a member of Facebook for a number of years. And its just recently that I've been using FB on a daily basis.

At first I did not think I had any use for FB. My wife would post a picture of us eating or sitting at some bar. I thought that was the extent of FB, and that it was a girlie thing.

Now FB has come to mean much more. I don't use FB to connect with my real friends (Let's call them analogue friends), but I've made a bunch of digital friends. My passion is veganism, so through that, I've become friends with many.

Also, there's this thing called "I grew up in (name of your town)" on FB. By doing that I've connected with people I'd completely forgotten about. That part has been the most fun of FB. I just wish my family weren't Luddites, I'd love to connect with all of them.

The other thing I'm doing is my business FB page. And that's what I'm most excited about. It's my goal to build up my business FB page, so that I will do no advertising with traditional media. I've been in business for 25 years, and 99% of my customers lose contact with me. Via FB, I am able to give valuable info, and stay in touch with my customers. Truly a win-win.

Another thing I like about FB is "Liking" famous people, restaurants, you name it. FB is much more than communicating with your analogue friends, you get to visit with your digital friends too. I'd love for some of these digital friends to become my analogue friends eventually.

Trophy Hunting Africa--For Shame

Humor of Ronald Reagan

Bacon Milkshake, Yumm

Bacon Milkshake: Jack In The Box Adds Absurd Indulgence To Menu

Longing For Herman Cain

It seems so long ago Mr Cain was in the presidential race. In fact, wasn't he leading the polls in Florida at one time?

But it also appears, like a lot of men, Mr Cain had one big problem--keeping his dick in his pants. And because of that, we lost the greatest hope going for conservative Americans.

BTAIM, many many millions of conservatives are again led to vote while holding their noses. I know I, as a conservative, am getting damned pissed off about it. I really liked Herman Cain, and I was excited about his presidency. A dear friend of mine, a Jewish woman, was equally excited.

Now I believe most conservatives hold the view of ABO, anybody but Obama. But it's not going to be easy. Take away the Looney Liberals, majority of minorities, people sucking from the government teat, unions, and Main Steam Media, there may not be enough clear thinking Americans to stem this tide.

And woe is us if Barack Obama is president of these United States another 4 years.

Bill Whittle--Coin of the Realm

Orange County Goodwill

Click here to go to Orange County Goodwill's website.

As we all know, Goodwill is a national thrift store chain with all their monies going to help others.

One thing you may not know if you live in Orange County. They have different tag sales. For instance, whenever they have a yellow tag sale, anything with the yellow tag is 50% off. If you are a senior, 55 or over, on Tuesday's and Sunday's (in the OC) it's another 10% off. Also, I assume because it's a charity, you don't pay tax, that's another 10%.

So while the clothes and such are already deeply discounted, if you're a senior you could get another 60% off. Not too shabby. (Pun intended;-)

How much "Enough"?

When asked, "How much would be enough?" J.D. Rockefeller replied, "Just a little bit more".

Could have the world's richest man at the time been serious? It was noted one of his favorite pastimes when retired was playing the stock market. It reminds me of the super wealthy coming to Las Vegas to gamble. Why? They'll have more money than they'll ever be able to spend the rest of their lives.

Here's a post about the great John Bogle, who gave a commencement address about "Enough".

Money at its basest of levels is about buying things. But once those things are bought, money means much more. Money is security, opportunity, and freedom. All far more valuable than things.

Change our focus from scarcity, to one of enough. Not only do we have enough, we're rich beyond our wildest dreams. Language, eyesight, health, warmth, friends, my wonderful dogs, the internet--we're incredibly rich.

Many who wonder about retirement ask how much I need. Perhaps the greater question is how little do I need.

Exploring Underbelly of City

Crack The Surface - Episode II from SilentUK on Vimeo.