Have you seen this beauty of a show yet? My wife and I gave Homeland Security a chance. It didn't take me long to realize that while interesting at times, nothing good could come out of watching this for me.
It basically consists of various DHS agents rounding up the bad guys who most of the time, turn out not to be bad after all.
In every episode that I watched the one constant was a vehicle getting ripped open to find a cache of marijuana (I will call it by it's proper name...cannabis).
The agents always rejoice like they saved the world, while another person is hauled away to prison, draining more taxpayer dollars...all because Americans want this product...this naturally growing 'weed.'
Cannabis is something I hold near and dear to my heart. I don't smoke it a lot. In fact, I go years at a time without smoking it. Yes, I'd prefer to smoke it nightly, but if I don't have easy access to it...no big deal.
I am positive ending the prohibition on cannabis will help save our country and our world...but I'll get to all of that later.
Tonight, I just wanted to quickly get off my chest that while at first glance this show is entertaining...after a few views, the only thing it is good for is proving to me that not only does our war on drugs have to end, but we need to give serious thought about the war we have also waged on illegal immigrants.
I'm not saying that we open the borders 100%, but first things first, we legalize cannabis, including it's importation, and our country, Mexico, Canada, and eventually the whole world will soon start to see it's benefits, and see them in very unexpected places.
Until tomorrow...live for today.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Nadya 'Octomoron' Suleman...
What is there more to say about this case of a single mom with 6 artificially inseminated kids, thinking it's a good idea to have and raise 8 more?
The first time I saw her photo, I said to myself, "here is a first class, media hungry, Angelina Jolie wannabe nut job." Of course I thought the same thing before I saw her picture (all except the Angelina Jolie part).
How this woman cannot choose to give these children up for adoption is beyond me. I feel bad even mentioning her name, because she doesn't deserve any publicity due to her idiotic series of decisions she has made in her life.
And shame on Dr. Phil and the rest of the whore mongers out there who fuel the fire of people like Octomoron by having her on the air!
Enough about this lady already. She is simply not worth my time. But the whole thing does bring up some very good discussion topics, regarding 'portion control' etc.
I personally feel that 2 is perfect, 3 would be okay, and 4 should be the limit (and that's if you're married). Any amount more than 4 is way too much...too much for the parents...too much for the betterment of the kids themselves...and too much for the betterment of society.
The only reason I'm even considering a 3rd child is because our first two are girls. But I don't know if it's even worth the risk. Sure, I'd like to experience all that life has to offer and raise a son too...but I just don't know if it's worth it. Granted...3 beautiful healthy girls would be a blessing and a joy...but I'm more than happy with 2 beautiful healthy girls.
Back to the point at hand (and I will be touching on this more in the future) at some point (and some would even say we are already there) the Earth will have as many people inhabiting it as it can handle.
Eventually countries other than China will have to adopt policies similar to their one-child policy. My wish is that America, Mexico, India, Japan, etc. follow suit by implementing a 2 child limit per parent...meaning a married (or 'unionized') couple could bring a maximum of 4 kids into this world.
As far as adoption...the sky is the limit. I'm all for adoption. That doesn't mean I'm not pro-choice...but I am pro-adoption.
All I'm saying is to use your heads people. There is nothing better than family...but let's be frank and say that too much of a good thing...is never a good thing.
Until tomorrow...live for today.
The first time I saw her photo, I said to myself, "here is a first class, media hungry, Angelina Jolie wannabe nut job." Of course I thought the same thing before I saw her picture (all except the Angelina Jolie part).
How this woman cannot choose to give these children up for adoption is beyond me. I feel bad even mentioning her name, because she doesn't deserve any publicity due to her idiotic series of decisions she has made in her life.
And shame on Dr. Phil and the rest of the whore mongers out there who fuel the fire of people like Octomoron by having her on the air!
Enough about this lady already. She is simply not worth my time. But the whole thing does bring up some very good discussion topics, regarding 'portion control' etc.
I personally feel that 2 is perfect, 3 would be okay, and 4 should be the limit (and that's if you're married). Any amount more than 4 is way too much...too much for the parents...too much for the betterment of the kids themselves...and too much for the betterment of society.
The only reason I'm even considering a 3rd child is because our first two are girls. But I don't know if it's even worth the risk. Sure, I'd like to experience all that life has to offer and raise a son too...but I just don't know if it's worth it. Granted...3 beautiful healthy girls would be a blessing and a joy...but I'm more than happy with 2 beautiful healthy girls.
Back to the point at hand (and I will be touching on this more in the future) at some point (and some would even say we are already there) the Earth will have as many people inhabiting it as it can handle.
Eventually countries other than China will have to adopt policies similar to their one-child policy. My wish is that America, Mexico, India, Japan, etc. follow suit by implementing a 2 child limit per parent...meaning a married (or 'unionized') couple could bring a maximum of 4 kids into this world.
As far as adoption...the sky is the limit. I'm all for adoption. That doesn't mean I'm not pro-choice...but I am pro-adoption.
All I'm saying is to use your heads people. There is nothing better than family...but let's be frank and say that too much of a good thing...is never a good thing.
Until tomorrow...live for today.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Saturdays
When both my wife and I worked full-time jobs, Saturdays were glorious. You slept in after a night of staying up late, knowing that you still had a day and an evening of nothing but fun ahead (most of the time). Even if you didn't do anything exciting Saturday night, it was still nice knowing you had one more day to sleep in and lounge about, before returning to the real world on Monday morning.
The funny thing is, that even after I've been out of the working world for two months shy of two years now, and my wife has been out of work (though unfortunately not by her choice) for three months now...Saturdays are still great.
Even as our weekdays and weekends have melded together into one, there is still something special about Saturdays that I will always cherish...part of it is habit I assume, part of it is knowing that other people are not at work either, and a good deal of it is turning on the TV and watching live sports - or at least having it on in the background if none of my teams are playing.
Whatever the case, tonight is Saturday, and I once again sit here after putting our daughters to bed. But I sit here tonight with that special little spark, knowing that people around the country - even in this terrible recession - are having fun.
Despite all of our problems that that we deal with seven days a week (mostly from Monday through Friday rush hour), we will always have Saturday.
Until tomorrow...live for today.
The funny thing is, that even after I've been out of the working world for two months shy of two years now, and my wife has been out of work (though unfortunately not by her choice) for three months now...Saturdays are still great.
Even as our weekdays and weekends have melded together into one, there is still something special about Saturdays that I will always cherish...part of it is habit I assume, part of it is knowing that other people are not at work either, and a good deal of it is turning on the TV and watching live sports - or at least having it on in the background if none of my teams are playing.
Whatever the case, tonight is Saturday, and I once again sit here after putting our daughters to bed. But I sit here tonight with that special little spark, knowing that people around the country - even in this terrible recession - are having fun.
Despite all of our problems that that we deal with seven days a week (mostly from Monday through Friday rush hour), we will always have Saturday.
Until tomorrow...live for today.
Friday, March 6, 2009
1st Post
Good evening. Up until this point, most of my thoughts/writings have been regulated to my wife's ears or message board posts.
I am not a tech guru, but I do enjoy to write...hence I have finally started my own easy to create 'Blog.'
I don't think this blog will change the world. Who knows...perhaps no one will even read it but myself. But that's okay. What I do know is that neither blathering on to my wife, nor leaving a plethora of comments on various message boards is going to make me feel like I'm doing my due dilligence.
I've got things to say, and I'm starting to make it a bit more 'official' by writing them down...for others out there who may feel the same as me...or for others out there who may not know what they feel, and are just curious about what a guy like me, who only has the best intentions, has to say. And if no one else is reading...then I'll happily write for the benefit of myself.
I will write about things that matter...things that should be thought about....and things that should/can be done to make this world a better place.
Of course, I'm not always 100% serious and full of doom and gloom...so this blog will have some lighthearted moments. But I do believe that work comes before play, so don't come here if you want to get a warm fuzzy every night before bed.
Well, my wife is giving me dirty looks now, as it is 9:30 PM on a Friday (THANKS for the laptop again Steve!!! Yes, I'm getting a dirty look from the wife, but at least I'm in the same room with her now, and not sequestered upstairs, working on our 10 year old clunker PC)...so I better finish up, pour us some drinks, and watch something saved to the DVR.
Until tomorrow...live for today.
Peace,
Spartanacus
I am not a tech guru, but I do enjoy to write...hence I have finally started my own easy to create 'Blog.'
I don't think this blog will change the world. Who knows...perhaps no one will even read it but myself. But that's okay. What I do know is that neither blathering on to my wife, nor leaving a plethora of comments on various message boards is going to make me feel like I'm doing my due dilligence.
I've got things to say, and I'm starting to make it a bit more 'official' by writing them down...for others out there who may feel the same as me...or for others out there who may not know what they feel, and are just curious about what a guy like me, who only has the best intentions, has to say. And if no one else is reading...then I'll happily write for the benefit of myself.
I will write about things that matter...things that should be thought about....and things that should/can be done to make this world a better place.
Of course, I'm not always 100% serious and full of doom and gloom...so this blog will have some lighthearted moments. But I do believe that work comes before play, so don't come here if you want to get a warm fuzzy every night before bed.
Well, my wife is giving me dirty looks now, as it is 9:30 PM on a Friday (THANKS for the laptop again Steve!!! Yes, I'm getting a dirty look from the wife, but at least I'm in the same room with her now, and not sequestered upstairs, working on our 10 year old clunker PC)...so I better finish up, pour us some drinks, and watch something saved to the DVR.
Until tomorrow...live for today.
Peace,
Spartanacus
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