2022 Election
Discussions of the 2022 Elections
Total Posts: 6- Florida’s Constitutional Ballot Initiatives
- 2022 Election House Seat District 65
- 2022 Election – State Senator District 14
- 2022 Election – County Court Judge District 14
- 2022 Election – Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners District 1
- 2022 Election – Board of County Commissioners District 5
2022-2024 FL Legislative Actions
Articles reporting on the 2022-2024 Florida Legislative Session
Total Posts: 2
Gay Marriage
This is a collection of posts generally related to the debate over gay marriage rights.
Total Posts: 35- Testing a Featured Video Widget
- Love Isn’t Better Than a Male and Female Couple
- Florida Amendment 2-The Great Debate Part IV
- Florida Amendment 2-The Great Debate Part III
- Florida Amendment 2 – The Great Debate Part II
- Florida Amendment 2-The Great Debate Part 1
- An Open Letter to Conservative SCOTUS Justices
- Righteous Bigots Afraid to Own Their Bigotry
- Sometimes a Lie is Just a Lie
- Dallas Pastor Lays Down the Law On Gay Marriage
- Nom’s Brian Brown Not So Truthful
- NOW Raising Money on Already Lost Marriage Causes
- Brian and Bryan Fail to Understand Constitution
- New Mexico-The Next Big Thing?
- Bryan Fischer Wrong Again On Oregon Baker
- Ms Perkin’s Kickers are in a Bunch over Kentucky
- Trouble in Alamance County North Carolina
- Open Letter to Pasco Court Clerk O’Neil
- Update to Marriage Issue in Pasco County
- An Open Letter to Mike Huckabee
- Our Overworked Legislature-No More Car Testicles
- Rep. Steve King, Talking Lawnmowers and The Baker Act
- An Open Letter to Anti-Gay “Christians”
- Raised to Believe That All Men Are Created Equal And Never Forgot That
- New York Gay Marriage: Diane Savino’s excellent testimony
- Bob and Henry Married after 64 Years
- What Do You Think I Fought For at Omaha Beach?
- Once in a While, The Good Guys Win One
- The Jokes WriteThemselves for Senator Franken
- What Would You Do
- Tony Perkins’ Head Explodes After New York Marriage Vote
- The Poor Persecuted Ruth Sheldon
- The Crazy from N.C…Please Make it Stop
- The Poor Persecuted Rose Marie Belforti
- The MOST Persecuted Frank Turek
Journey Through Stoicism
A journey exploring some of the wisdom of Stoics. A series of personal stories, discussions of Stoic Practices, and Stoic principles.
Total Posts: 50- The Stoic Path I Didn’t Mean to Take
- The Gift of Memento Mori
- The Obstacle Is the Way: Facing the Future When the Road Changes
- Summum Bonum: Navigating Life by the Highest Good
- Rooted and Consequential: Stoic Wisdom for Life’s Transitions
- Now That You Know: A Stoic Response to Injustice During Pride Month
- Listen to Lead
- When the Ground Shifts: A Stoic Response to Loss and Uncertainty
- “You Belong Every Place” — Stoic Wisdom and the Freedom of Self-Acceptance
- The Quiet Success of Inner Peace
- James Stockdale: Resilience, Reality, and the Courage to Endure
- Willing or Dragged: Cleanthes, Fate, and the Way of Alignment
- Getting Back Up
- The Silence Between Us
- Amor Fati: Love What Happens
- Warriors for Justice: A Stoic Response to Robert Reich
- A Way Out of No Way: John Lewis and the Moral Will
- Boone, Facebook, and Marcus Aurelius…Oh My
- Rising from the Defeat That Wasn’t
- Do We Define Our Stories, or Do They Define Us?
- Stoicism Journey: Evening Reflection
- When the Other Shoe Drops: Practicing Premeditatio Malorum
- The Graduation Gift
- Stoic Practices: The Dichotomy of Control
- Memento Mori: A Practice for the Living
- Embracing the Unforeseen
- Expecting Trouble-Premeditatio Malorum
- A Flicker Toward Life
- Am I A Stoic? AI Says…meh
- The Stoic Practice of Patience
- The View from Above
- Sympatheia — The Web of Our Shared Humanity
- Apatheia in Practice
- Friendship and Impermanence
- Grief in Pieces
- Hope in the Ripples
- Stoic Practices: Journaling
- Living the Last Best Moment – A Stoic Practice
- Why We Turn to the Stoics: Wisdom for Troubled Times
- Stoic Practices: Role Models
- Stoic Practices: Attention to the Present Moment
- Stoic Practices: Morning Reflection
- Rehearsing Virtue in Small Daily Acts
- Stoic Practices: Contemplation of Nature
- Practicing Memento Mori: Learning to Live by Remembering Death
- Stoic Practices: Friendship and Mentorship
- Stoic Practices: Voluntary Discomfort
- Stoic Practices: Negative Visualization
- Thinking Our Way to Character
- Stoic Practice: Rehearsing Death and Accepting Fate
Causes of The Gay
This is a series dedicated to the (often crazy) explanations for the causes of homosexuality.
Total Posts: 4Stoicism Practices
Total Posts: 2
Deep Thoughts
This is series is based on the collection of quotes which display in the sidebar of this site. I try to offer some insight into the background of the quote and its author, and some thoughts on my interpretation.
Total Posts: 36- Darwin on Today’s Economy
- Imagination and Knowledge
- Life in Abundance
- From the Tao Te Ching
- Creating A Culture Of Peace
- Deep Thoughts: The Series
- The Golden Opportunity Is In Yourself Alone
- The Great Opportunity Is Where You Are
- Make the Circumstances You Want
- Honesty Pushes You Forward
- Choose The Way Of Life
- Emerson Explains Karma
- An Idea Whose Time Has Come
- The Advantages of Heaven and Hell
- The Journey Matters
- We Must Sail
- Discovering The Limits of the Possible.
- Respecting Nature
- Basic Decency and Goodness
- A Drop In the Ocean
- The Price of Success
- The Immortal Flow of Energy
- Wilderness
- Power Is An End
- Seek help first for a friend.
- Use it or lose it.
- Never Lose A Holy Curiosity
- The Mysterious, Source of All True Art and Science
- A Heart Full of Grace
- Never Haste to Day’s End
- Your Legacy?
- Can’t Defeat Sunrise or Hope
- Who’s The Smartest One of All?
- My Creed
- “Healing or Hiding?”
- The Art of Un-Becoming
Deep Questions
We’ve all had the experience of suddenly wondering why something is referred to into a particular way, how things work, or where something comes from. In this series, I’ve used the inter-tubes to find what I can about a particular nagging question.
Total Posts: 40- Will the Penny Ever Go Away
- Where Did “Rock and Roll” Come From?
- Why Are Left Handed People Called Southpaws
- Why does it cost more to mail a square greeting card than a rectangular one?
- Why Psychiatrists Are Called Shrinks
- Where Is The Hottest Place on Earth?
- Do You Know The Difference Betwee e.g. and i.e.?
- Who Invented Long Island Iced Tea
- Why You Can’t Sneeze With Your Eyes Open
- Why Do We Scratch Our Itches?
- How Do Touchscreens Work?
- From Whence Comes Pepper
- Why Golf Courses Have 18 Holes
- What Does Esquire Mean?
- What Is The Ark of the Covenant
- Can One Literally Die From Laughter?
- What Does The “Rx” Sign Mean?
- Ever Wonder Who Wrote Happy Birthday To You?
- Why Dogs Don’t Live As Long As People
- For Whom is Geoge Mason University Named?
- Where Do Queen Bees Come From?
- Where Did “That’s All She Wrote” Come From?
- Why We Bless Sneezers
- Why Do Beans Give Us Gas?
- What is The Longest Film Ever Made?
- If Skin Sheds, Why Do Tattoos Last Forever?
- Who was the first Elvis impersonator?
- How are winners selected for the Nobel Peace Prize?
- Can you really count the seconds between lightening and thunder to determine how far away it is?
- Do earlobes have a purpose?
- What’s the most fuel efficient car?
- Is there such a thing as a Second World Country
- Is the MGM lion yawning?
- When did we start paying, "A penny for your thoughts."
- Whose the majority, males or females?
- Are digital cameras more popular than film cameras?
- Why do we call them "Piggy Banks"?
- How many murders go unsolved each year in the U.S.?
- Whatever happened to the USFL?
- Why do we refer to "a pair of pants" when referring to one garment?
Say It To My Face
I have recently decided to no longer standby as falsehoods are spread about the LGBT community, and we are used for political gain. When a public figure says something stupid, I’m going to call them to discuss it with them or a staff member.
Total Posts: 2
Hate Groups
This series is dedicated to stories related to hate of any kind expressed by people or groups, but it will be primarily covering the unhinged whiny rantings of the anti-gay crowd.
Total Posts: 5