A Pound of Thoughts

Well, hallelujah!!  I think I can finally see the light at the end of the political tunnel.  The candidates are finally being whittled down.

On the GOP side, Rudy Giuliani announced his intention to withdraw his nomination and endorse John “Mac” McCain.

On the Dhimmi side, rich “poverty” lawyer John Edwards announced he’s pulling out, too.  I bet he endorses Obama.

So it’s the race of the liberals for the White House.  Clinton vs Obama, and McCain vs Romney.

 What is this country coming to?

What is with these women??

A Biloxi teacher, who was suspended after sexual battery charges were filed against her, admitted to police she had sexual relations with the 15-year-old, according to court documents provided by the county attorney. In one communication she called the juvenile her little “sex fiend.”

 This teacher’s name is Rebecca Dawn Bogard, 27 years old, and she was a teacher at the Biloxi alternative high school.  She so befriended the student that the mother allowed her to take him Christmas shopping.  To read the full story, click here.

 My question is this:  Where was the mother?  In my opinion, partial blame should also be placed on her to allow the teacher unneccessary access to her son.  The teacher should never have been allowed to take the boy Christmas shopping nor allowed to buy him a second cell phone.  She should have nipped it in the bud.  Maybe it’s easier said than done, I don’t know.  I’m not a parent yet.  But still:  it seems like this could have been avoided.

…Okay, maybe not a “thesis”.  I have a little page-a-day calendar on my desk here at work, called “Motivational Moments”.  I am a person who enjoys reading quotes as well as learning new words and languages.  (I’m currently trying to learn German - don’t ask me why ‘cuz I don’t know!)  Well, today’s word is “individuality”.  So just for fun, I’m going to include some links to different articles and websites on this little word!

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary Entry
• Some Art Posters on Individuality
• A comparison of collectivism vs. individualism
• An IT firm called Individuality!

I’m sorry…are we bored yet?!  Remember this quote:  “I am never bored anywhere: being bored is an insult to oneself.”  –Jules Renard

I hope this post entertained you (and enlightened you)!  After all, that’s what I’m here for…to entertain, enlighten, and embiggen!  (What, you’ve never heard of that last word??)

Oh well.  Time to head “back to work”…Not that I’m complaining!

I haven’t really been following a lot of Gulf Coast news.  But this story saddens me - alot.  A popular Mississippi Gulf Coast artist, John Whitehouse of Ocean Springs, died yesterday afternoon of injuries sustained after being struck by a car.

The driver of the car, Ryan Odom, was driving a 2001 Nissan Maxima under the influence.  Odom is nineteen years old.  Just in case you’re not from Mississippi, this is illegal as the legal age of drinking is twenty-one.

Mr. Whitehouse was found late Sunday night, and taken to Ocean Springs Hospital.  He never regained consciousness.

For the full story, see this article from the Sun Herald.  Ryan Odom has now been charged with felony DUI and fleeing the scene of an accident.

Here’s a link to Mr. Whitehouse’s website, GypsySoul.  The Coast has lost a very talented potter, and he will be missed.  May God be with his family.

 Here are some photos of his pottery:

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When I turned on the news this morning in my normal routine of getting ready, I heard something that somewhat unnerved me.  I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing…

 Ted Kennedy is set to announce his endorsement of Barack Hussein Obama.

 Now, knowing that Ted Kennedy is the “ultimate” liberal, this worries me about Obama’s politics and how he is gaining steam.  I don’t know if this is supposed to be a revenge play against Hillary or if this is how Ted Kennedy truly feels.  In any case, we conservatives all need to be even more wary now about the political gambit.

Who should we be more worried about??

Heath Ledger is one of those actors that I enjoyed to watch on-screen.  He had a lot of talent, and it was easy to relate to the characters he played.   So, here are my thoughts on his untimely death:

This is such a tragedy. I really admired most of his work, especially The Patriot and A Knight’s Tale. He was a very promising actor, and was definitely on his way to becoming one of the best.

We do not know what was going on in his mind, no matter what his friends say regarding him being “in a happy place”. I truly, deeply hope that this wasn’t a suicide. There are a lot of questions, and we ALL need to give the authorities the necessary time to discover the truth behind this.

My prayers and thoughts go out not only to his family back home in Australia, but to Michelle Williams, his daughter Matilda, and to his girfriend. This is definitely hard on everyone who knew him.

And a final word to those who say they don’t care about this death, and ask “What about our troops?” “What about all the others that are dying?” Yes, I agree more stories should be told regarding true American heroes that die everyday. However, you must realize that the publicity from Heath Ledger’s death, while definitely tragic, may help to bring to light the dangers in relying on drugs to assist with anything, especially going to sleep. Care must be taken in using them, and you never know what might make those who depend on sleeping pills aware of these dangers.

There is a time and a purpose for everything, even the untimely death of such a promising actor. I just truly hope he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.

If your parents never had children, chances are you won’t, either.

I just love it.  Why can’t we have comedy like this nowadays?

I have never thought that I would be as sick of politics and "talking heads" as I am now.  Every network is constantly running the caucuses.    I do enjoy the political process; but, a person can only take so much.

Everyone thinks the nominees are set after tonight.  They’re choosing John McCain for the Republicans after his narrow win in South Carolina.  It seems as if they’re all but counting out Mike Huckabee.  Personally, I think he still has a very good shot at the nomination.  As for the other candidates, if Rudy doesn’t win Florida, he’s out.  Ron Paul is out of the race.  I don’t think he’ll pull out, though, until the very last minute.

On the Democrats’ side, it’s a really, really close race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.  John Edwards is out.  Why won’t he just go ahead and quit?  Then again, why is he even running?

Oh well.  I guess we’ll have to put up with this until January 20, 2009.  All I have to say is I’ll be glad when the parties choose their candidates.