A couple of days back, I was reading in a comment section at The Daily KOS and ran across this comment from "citixen", whom I have learned, contributes a lot of stuff there. It really shows.This comment was the best and clearest encapsulation of where we are in this country.I was so impressed that I … Continue reading The Insurgency Party →

Hey Mitch, sit down!We need to have a little chat, Ol' Top! It seems you have forgotten something important. So let me remind you. Our democracy is really an illusion. It only works when all the sides pretend to like each other and compromise in a good faith effort to do what's right for the … Continue reading We Need To Have A Chat →

I recently watched the PBS show called The Farthest: Voyager In Space. My best friend Steve died just over a year ago, far too young, but as much as I miss him, until I watched that show, I didn't have a complete appreciation what a special person he was.Steve worked at J.P.L. He was trained … Continue reading About My Friend Steve →

To start you should know that a couple of years ago, I had a serious issue with bleeding stomach ulcers, which was deadly serious. Well, jst over a week ago, it appeared I was having the same symptoms (it involves a loss of blood, but I'll leave out the ugly details). After a couple of … Continue reading Jstn’s Recent Health Crisis →

I needed to vent a bit today over the Trump/Ukraine/Impeachment thing This was the result…. First, we have a president who has clearly broken the law with the Ukraine thing. Then, on live TV he broke the law again. Jst asking for a foreign country to interfere in an American election is enough, but on … Continue reading A Simple Question →

The 5k barrier actually occurs when your followers list hits 4500. At that point your following list must be no more than a 10% (500 of 5K) difference more than your followers list. In other words, "Following - 5000 and Followers- 4500" is right on the edge. You should tighten up your ratio or risk … Continue reading Understanding Twitter’s 5K Barrier (& Bonus Twitter Tips) →

Mitch McConnell recently made a statement that there is no necessity for reparations over slavery, as a black man (Obama, of course) had been elected president. You can read the article here. This mind-numbingly stupid comment misfires on a few levels, but it brings up an argument I have had with many people over the … Continue reading Reparations, Affirmative Action and the Concept of Equality in the U.S. →

There's got to be a better way to pick a president This began as a joke, but it began to make some sense as a way to pick a president, while getting rid of much of the conflict between the parties in the current system. It's completely fair and democratic,with no gerrymandering, cheating, and with … Continue reading America Flips Out! →

This is a collection of memes I have put together over the last several months, including some which I combined with great quotes from my folder full of those. (I need a name for those - Combo Memes perhaps?)While they are my creations, feel free to share them in whole or in parts, should you … Continue reading My Memes and More →

By Supertramp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=low6Coqrw9Y I often think that there can't be too many resisters out there who don't relate to this song. I sure do. Lyrics...When I was young It seemed that life was so wonderful A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical And all the birds in the trees Well they´d be singing so happily … Continue reading The Logical Song →

Recently I had the pleasure of having lunch with a friend of mine from Twitter. He is studying psychology and as I have a strong interest in it, we started discussing what society tries to tell us defines a "man" vs how a real man should be at this stage in our societal evolution. I … Continue reading I Am A Strong Man →

I wrote this a few weeks before the 2018 midterms Dear US Well old girl, you've had a good run. But let's face it, you're on your deathbed, hooked up to some faulty life support. And in the last few days things took a serious turn for the worst, while nearly 1/3 of your citizens … Continue reading My Letter To A Sick Friend →