As this semester comes to a close, I’m glad, yet a little sad. I did well - especially considering the extreme stress I have been under. If I am correct I have 4 A’s, 2 B’s and a C. I have enjoyed community college, made some acquaintances. Had some beautiful ladies flirt with me, enjoyed classes, hated classes.

Though I liked the private college, I had to transfer because I could not afford the other college. It cost almost $5,000 a quarter, whereas I pay $1,400 for a semester at the community college. I also wanted to be around more people, that’s been real nice.

I’m going to enjoy my time off and try to get some siding on my house done, maybe some painting (if the paint is still good), and a spring winter cleaning on my house. I’m going to try to work on my business to get it going better, hopefully my new cards and ads will help that.

I’m going to work on some writing, check out some agents.

I just upgraded my Word Press - very impressed.

I’m broke, but I’m in a good mood.

Religious people seem to be about what you can’t do, but when you get to know them, they turn out to be the sinners they preach against.

They tell you, lying is wrong, yet they are some of the worst liars. They think it’s ok to lie if it is for what they think is “a good reason.” For some reason I guess God needs their help - He needs them to lie to accomplish his purpose.

They say gossip is wrong, yet they are the quickest to gossip and listen and believe gossip without checking to see the other side. They are like wolves tearing apart sheep.

Then the have the hypocrites who tell you how God hates divorce, however, they cause divorce. They don’t care about getting involved when a marriage is falling apart to save it, but they are all there to help break it apart. (I don’t say this because of my case - I’m glad no-one got involved or I’d be living in the abusive relationship still.)

Pastors are selective with their “sheep”. They only want the sheep who aren’t close to the edge. If the sheep are on the edge they tell them to join the flock when they get off the cliff.

Other pastors devour and destroy - use it as a means to control and abuse power - to get money.

Then you have the one’s that God “delivered”, who instead of living in homosexuality publicly are praying on those in their church and molesting and practicing privately. I do not think that homosexuality and molestation are connected in public - however, it seems to go hand-in-hand in these religious organizations because these men feel it is the safest way not to get caught.

Jesus highly valued children - yet religious people abuse their children.

Jesus promoted peace and love - yet religious people sue and destroy each other and others in court. They have no problem lying and using the system to be unjust and exact vengeance on others to get back at them - not justice. I seem to remember something about “Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord”. Religious groups sue people for “slander” as if God can’t protect His own.

I could go on, but I don’t feel like it now. My point, I’d rather be with a “heathen” who has a value system of their own instead of having to worry about that hand the religious person has on me has a knife in it.

If you have been watching the news recently, there have been a number of stories in the news about children and horrible abuse that Child “Services” had a responsibility to protect, but failed to do so. We have the one in California which seems to be taking center stage.

So what’s the answer? Well, one I believe that child services needs major overall.

1. I think we need to have a review board that has members of the general public on it.

2. I think we need to require that children have a right to challenge their cases.

3. I think we need to force all employees to take polygraph tests. Ask them if they care about children. Ask about their personal histories. Remember these people are working with children.

4. I think that workers who clearly let cases slip need to be punished by jail time. If real abuse is reported, and they do not investigate, they should be charged with a felony child abuse and neglect.

Yes, these are extreme measures, but I believe we need to take steps to protect our children.

I can remember when I was younger and my parents were investigated for beating us children. When the child service worker saw the bruising on me and I told her that yes I was “spanked” when I was 16, she replied by telling me she had no issue with that and that she herself spanked her 3 month old baby.

To me that worker should have been charged with child neglect and abuse, not just in the case of me and my brothers and sisters, but in the case of her own child! Spanking a 3 month old baby! That’s just wrong!

Tags: abuse, child abuse, child services, spanking

Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk

Have you noticed how country has changed? This new country is so different than the old stuff like Jorge Jones or even Allen Jackson and George Strait. Not a bad music video - it’s one of Trace Adkins’ biggest hits.

I was raised with the idea that Christianity should dominate the state. However, I guess my views have changed over the years. If we are to have Christianity dominate - if Christianity and politics mix, which version? Who gets to choose which beliefs are enforced? Who gets to choose which flavor of Christianity or religion? It presents a problem.

Today, I was at my college - and they have all this stuff for aids. While I applaud this, it troubles me that they allowed religious BS. Putting Bible verses and religion in the displays. Then they have this huge abstinence thing.

Com’on, does anyone think that is going to work? NO it WONT! Sure a few religious people will do it - but then they would anyhow. I don’t think people are going to adopt the idea that you should not have sex until you are married.

Let’s face it, in this day and age, who wants to get married without knowing that their partner is sexually compatible?

Let’s face it - more and more people are waiting to get married until later in their twenties and early thirties (something I think is a good idea), and expecting them not to have sex until then is crazy! The solution is different in each country for AIDS.

However, the thing is to teach safe sex - not no sex. You will never get people to go back to the stone-age on ideas like this. No matter how you try to scare them. Safe sex, and relationships is the only way.

Many religious people who encourage no sex before marriage, also encourage young marriage. I think this is because they know it is next to impossible for a normal young person to resist very long. The problem is, we have 16, 17, 18, 21 year olds marrying and not having the slightest clue about life, love, marriage, relationships, or sex. Then those end up in divorce.

I think this is another place where religion is going to have to understand that they need to come up or help with a solution - not ban something.

Tags: aids, Politics, Religion, sex

“Despite frequent and loud screaming heard coming from the house, the neighbor said there was no indication of abuse.” Contra Costa Times, September 4, 2008

“Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a hot brunette and a real good tan.”

As I mentioned before, part of my requirements for my ENG 1020 class is reviewing some plays and movies. I recently saw this movie. It was very well done. So many religious people have come out against it, but they are afraid to go see it. Why? Are they afraid it will shake their beliefs? It is very accurate, and dead on I think. He does not attack a certain religion, but instead points out the danger and fallacy of them all. It is done as a comedy. Very well done, I give it 5 stars.

Here is a link to the site: http://www.lionsgate.com/religulous/

Tags: movie review, Religion, religulous

Well, it’s pretty new. The look will shortly be updated.

The main part is that while occasionally there are some posts that are not completely, all content on the site is to be considered to be completely fictional. I’m am experimenting with fictional writing to help with my writing skills. Please read the “Fictional” page for more info.

I will be posting at first in the form of short stories and poems (maybe). Also, I may post some play reviews, book reviews, movie reviews, etc. Some of this is required for my classes.