The Drumbeats Grow Louder
Photo credit: taliesin from morguefile.com
(please note that the persons above are re-enactors and are not actively taking part in war exercises)
More and more frequently, I am seeing public, blatant, explicit statements and calls to action from my fellow Americans urging violence and war here at home. It’s easy to dismiss those as the statements of [...]
March 13, 2010
Tags: common sense, critical thinking, danger, film, questions, sanity, war Posted in: Insane 
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Five Helpful Things to Consider For a Happier Life
We all have challenges in our lives, there’s no question of that. And some years (decades?) are far more challenging than others. However, there are some time-tested and fairly (to Ms. Sanity) unquestionable “laws” of life that will go a long way to helping folks lead happier, lest angst-filled lives.В Yes, some of you will [...]
October 27, 2009
Tags: capacity building, common sense, conservatives, critical thinking, health, sanity, thoughts, Tips Posted in: Sane, Tips No Comments
Please Cut The Crap on Health Care Discussions
I am really, really, really, really tired of the blatant, self serving, and manipulative lies coming out of the Right wing and the $1.4 million/day (look it up!) health insurers’ lobby regarding possible changes to the US health care system.
Over and over and over ad nauseum I’ve seen blogs and “tweets” and letters to the [...]
September 2, 2009
Tags: attitudes, common sense, Congress, conservatives, corruption, critical thinking, culture, health, insanity, rant, taxes Posted in: Insane No Comments
It’s the Hypocrisy, Stupid.
The recent flap over SC Governor what-his-name (Mark Sanford) who apparently went В MIA so that he could spend a little quality time with the woman he was having an affair with– has me a little puzzled. Puzzled, that is, В in that the Republicans aren’t demanding his resignation. Though I suppose I respect him for not [...]
June 29, 2009
Tags: common sense, conservatives, priorities, Republicans Posted in: Insane One Comment
There’s No Doubt Who The Bad Guys Are; Time to be Furious.
I’ve read with some interest people debating the potential for universal health care access in this country. Then I run accross this:
Executives of three of the nation’s largest health insurers told federal lawmakers in Washington on Tuesday that they would continue canceling medical coverage for some sick policyholders…
Note that these are POLICY holders–who have been [...]
June 21, 2009
Tags: common sense, Congress, customer service, health, insanity, money Posted in: Insane 5 Comments
The Bankers are Not Your Friends
I don’t know that much about Senator Dick Durbin, (though I am glancing over his voting record as I write this) but I did run across this interesting little quote from him today.
Durbin is a Democratic Senator from IL, and apparently he said recently:
“And the banks – hard to believe in a time when we’re [...]
May 30, 2009
Tags: business, common sense, Congress, economy, insanity, money, priorities, Republicans, taxes Posted in: Insane 2 Comments
We Hold What Truths To Be Self-Evident?
Tipsy Dazy has a comment here that challenged me to think long and hard about, well, everything, and particularly about communication.
Most of the people I have ever known do all tend to make assumptions regarding what is meant by a particular turn of phrase or word usage, (not to mention tone of voice, and so [...]
March 27, 2009
Tags: attitudes, common sense, Congress, conservatives, culture, helping others, positivity, taxes, thoughts Posted in: Sane No Comments
We The People…Make Your Priorities Heard
I’ve been interested in this relatively new website called “White House Two,” which is meant to give the man or woman on the street the opportunity to voice their priorities for the country to the White House and to their “fellow Americans.” Nearly 8,000 people have joined the site, including yours truly.
Not surprisingly, it’s questionable [...]
March 18, 2009
Tags: capacity building, common sense, critical thinking, culture, priorities, Resources, thoughts, Tips Posted in: Resources, Sane, Tips One Comment
Ten Ways To Simplify Your Life Today
In today’s relatively manic world, it’s very common for many of us to feel as though our lives are out of control. The good news is that if we are feeling that way, it doesn’t have to be permanent. Read on for some simple advice that any of us can use to help simplify our [...]
March 15, 2009
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Puritans need not apply
Look, I’m all for people having religious freedom, I really am.В I’m all for people believing whatever they want. I am, however, more than a little tired of puritanical people making decisions about what other adults can see and hear, say on television.
For instance we happened to be up at about 12:30 the other night [...]
February 26, 2009
Tags: censorship, common sense, culture, film, priorities, television Posted in: Insane 4 Comments
