Painting my World a Better Color.

For the last several months, as I've been exploring ways to use my experiences in life along with journalism, broadcasting and public relations to earn a living wage, I've been forced to work in the trade I went to college to get out of -- painting. Not the artistic kind of painting, but the kind where you wear white pants and improve the appearance of peoples residences.

Honestly, the work isn't that bad and I was always proud of the work I've done to beautify a persons surroundings. And painting a luxury home can earn a guy some pretty decent financial rewards. Most importantly, it always gave me a good feeling when I left a home in better shape than when I found it.

But I don't want to do that for the rest of my life. I want instead, to take my creative skills, education and experience, and use them to help make our world a better place than when I found it. I think the best way I can do that is by communicating with the masses, utilizing my writing, reporting and personal communication skills to bring people together.

Beautifying the world one house at a time is nice, but I think I am intended to beautify the world on a much larger scale. Now if I can figure out how to earn a living in the process, I can retire my paint brushes for good and start paying for that education...

Scooter Libby's Get out of Jail Free Card Recieved

When the Vice President's Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby, was convicted of committing several crimes against the American people, I wrote a blog entry comparing him to the other Republican scapegoat in the not too distant past, Ollie North. I predicted then that Scooter Libby would be awarded a get out of jail free card from Boy George for keeping his mouth shut about who else was involved in his criminal actions.

I'm not gloating, but writing this instead to explain the future prescription drug addiction that I'm now predicting I'll be afflicted with if someone doesn't stop this madman named Bush. He didn't even have the decency to wait until Libby started serving his time before commuting his sentence.

How long will the American public tolerate this administration thumbing their nose at the Constitutional laws that define precisely how this country should be run. Who is going to stop this crap? Maybe his mom, Barbara, or his brother, or anyone? Beuller.... Beuller....?

Transgender Wife Killer Wants Free Sex Change Operation

Some lunatic who's doing a life sentence in Massachusetts for killing his/her wife has the courts tied up trying to decide whether taxpayer's should pay for a sex change operation for the guy/gal. He/she filed the lawsuit claiming the state is violating his/her Eighth Amendment rights. Is this cruel and unusual punishment?

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Blogging for Bucks

Well, in my never ending quest to not only promote political reform and honest communication, but to somehow eat and maintain shelter, I decided to give blogging for bucks a try. Recommended by a friend that is admittedly full of hot (and aromatic air), www.payu2blog.com will pay me $5 to strategically place a link in whatever I write and post here. They haven't provided an assignment yet, but I'm going to give it a try nonetheless. I'll let you know how it goes.

Writing to Fight Injustice

An absolutely brilliant article and a very good read. Enjoy!!



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Jerry Falwell Dead. Richard Dawkins Exclaims,

A tongue-in-cheek (sorta) commentary on Jerry Falwell's death



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2057: Predictions of Life in 50 Years

How do you think the people of this big blue marble will be communicating with one another in 50 years? Is there a possibility that it will become necessary to return to the basics? This Orwellian essay suggests yes.



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