Life of a Statesman

Fort Hood: I choose 13 over thousands

2009-11-11T10:27:00.003-07:00

Hi readers...it's been a while. I have a new baby who is 3 weeks old, and I can't sleep. Oh, she's asleep now, and technically this is my chance to catch some zzzz too. My mind is whirling though, and I can't shut it off. My Brad told me last night about the Fort Hood massacre. You want to know what I think? I think the death of 13 people from a terrorist is less scary than the death of 13 to a

Finances

2009-07-29T10:37:00.002-06:00

All I can say is pay God and yourself, then make your bills as low as possible and automate them. Know the difference between need and want, and buy tools, not entertainment. Some of the best books I have read on the subject are "Your Money or Your life", "Rich Dad Poor Dad" series, "The Richest Man in Babylon", and Janine Bolon's "Money...It's not just for Rich People!"I'm not a professional

An Idiot's Guide to Novum Organum by Francis Bacon

2009-04-30T07:02:00.004-06:00

Hi Everybody, I am posting all this to be a helpful tool if you're studying Novum Organum by Francis Bacon. I had an assignment to read it, but I wasn't retaining ANYTHING. I had to do the harder thing...which was summarize every axiom in my own words. It's in English. It's condensed. Hopefully, you can come away from this great work with a deeper understanding of it. Don't forget to

Chugging through assignments...

2008-11-24T15:54:00.003-07:00

ah, I've been so busy working on school work the last several weeks that I haven't done anything else. My mentor Jensen tested me on my knowledge of ancient Greece. He said I was getting 75% of the material. So, in other words to me, a total failure. The best solution we could come up with was for me to re-read some chapters assigned by him. I'm writing papers at the end of each book in Volume 2

Save your freedom

2008-10-04T15:46:00.000-06:00

google or youtube:USA Patriot ACT**Millitary Commisions Act***Domestic Security Enhancement Act**Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act***************Presidential Directive NSPD 51/HSPD-20*****learn about your true government.* stars indicate severity

Wow...Here's an idea for the 2008 Election

2008-10-04T15:10:00.003-06:00

This is an email I just got from my 17 year old brother. The question is, are we brave enough to take this leap? Will we write another Declaration of Independence? Comment if you are ready for this. Here it goes!Call for a vote of no confidence in the government of the United States and vote for new officials by using the internet!!! First get a popular website like facebook, myspace etc.... to

Groundbreaking Report

2008-09-10T10:26:00.004-06:00

Holy Cow! It's over. To any participants' eyes, the Groundbreaking went off without a glitch. Behind the scenes, we had flat tires, emergency substitutes, 5 am wake up songs, and lots of water to carry. I'm glad it all turned out. I'm glad it's over. I was touched this morning by these words from my event planning Yoda--"Coming from a 'quote maven', I can't tell you how impressed I was with the

I'm back from a L.O.V.E. hiatus!

2008-08-21T11:56:00.013-06:00

Brad & Manike at Disturbed ConcertAnd my mother was right! At the beginning of the summer, I listened to countless jokes from my mother. She was utterly convinced that I would come out here to Monticello and fall in love with some hottie farm boy.I did more than that! I'm getting married! The date is September 20th. The Man is 'Brad' Pipkin from

Being an inventist!

2008-07-11T17:11:00.003-06:00

when I saw these shoes, my heart said "Love!", and my head said, "No way! Even on eBay, they're $200!"Being the positive entrepreneurial DIYer that I am, I am determined to find a way! I've considered getting regular brown strappy sandals, spray painting them and pounding rivets and studs into the straps to get the look I want.Pretty ingenious, right?Well, what if I try to be even more self

Talking with the Authors...only at GWC

2008-07-10T10:08:00.004-06:00

Platonic Dialogue between me and Condoleezza RiceThis is what happens when you go to George Wythe College. You end up having long arguments with the authors of every piece of writing you see in your head as you're reading. I usually have lots of questions too. Those questions could be expanded into an entire essay on their own!Quote from Rethinking the National Interest: American Realism for a

God don't bless America

2008-07-08T11:58:00.008-06:00

For the longest time, I've always gotten mad at the words to the song God Bless America. To me, the song was a dark mockery of patriotism. The irony of it all was that upstanding Americans sing about the freedoms they have while freedom is stolen away in the very same night. Americans watch celebratory fireworks imitate the explosions of a war that blind them to War's real repercussions. Hence,

Can you hear me?...a day at the Lake

2008-06-28T10:59:00.008-06:00

At the lake today, I watched two kids playing in a raft. They were horsing around like most would, so it wasn't a surprise when the boat flipped over. I'd derived earlier that they were brother and sister. They laughed and splashed for a while, but within minutes, they attempted to climb back into the raft. They tried balancing on each side, but no luck. The girl even tried to put her feet in

Power Money: They've got it

2008-06-25T11:01:00.003-06:00

Power Money: They’ve Got It The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is an inter-governmental organization with a Permanent Delegation to the United Nations. As the second largest international organization after the United Nations, it has the power to rule the world. It