Thought for the day

Here are some thoughts on various topics.  Most are inspired by headlines or current events, but some are simply musings.  I hope you find them thought-provoking.

Date	Subject
May 23, 2007	My response to a (purported) letter from Jay Leno
Jul 30, 2005	Offical voice for America and for Muslims
Oct 03, 2004	Things you have to believe to be a Republican today
Jul 30, 2004	Another Veteran for Kerry
Jun 02, 2004	Can't take a stand in the past? Try the present.
Jan 19, 2004	Insignificant Milestone in the search for Extra-Terestrial Intelligence
Jan 17, 2004	Read some classic literature for free
Nov 23, 2003	Converting to Linux, Part II
Nov 22, 2003	Microsoft-free, the journey begins.
Nov 17, 2003	Business of Porn, part I
Feb 21, 2003	Don't let a H.S. counselor and some free software label your child
Aug 14, 2002	Another one (cold-blooded killer) bites the dust.
May 28, 2002	Jane Crow?
Apr 29, 2002	Defeat for ADA is a victory for ALL workers"
Apr 20, 2002	States' Rights Victory. Atty Gen. should NOT practice medicine"
Apr 06, 2002	The lie of the "life sentence"
Apr 03, 2002	Psychiatrist explains why Talibans and Priests bugger little boys
Apr 02, 2002	Our editor replies to the whale-channelling psychic
Mar 30, 2002	Racist hate-mail or whale-channelling psychic?
Mar 01, 2002	When is a wiretap not?
Feb 20, 2002	A little bit of 'supreme' common sense
Feb 17, 2002	A fate worse than death
Feb 16, 2002	Saturday at the California Democratic Convention
Feb 15, 2002	Friday at the California Democratic Convention
Feb 08, 2002	Good year for cross burnings?
Apr 28, 2001	My first trip to the Ramona Pageant in Hemet, California
Apr 11, 2001	What will I do with all the Saturdays?
Apr 10, 2001	Where were you?
Mar 28, 2001	Five days 'til Baseball!
Mar 27, 2001	Ask not "Do they deserve to die?" Instead, ask "Do they deserve to live amongst us?"
Jul 01, 2000	Boy Scout victory? Or, defeat for tolerance in America?
Jun 30, 2000	A boy goes home.... Good-bye Elian
Apr 24, 2000	Eco-terrorist break law, attempt to harm humans
Jan 25, 2000	California Prop 26, Simple majority on bonds and taxes.
Jan 24, 2000	California's Prop 22, 'Limit on Marriages' act
Jan 22, 2000	27th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Jan 19, 2000	Funny? Or just ignorant and unimaginative?
Jan 11, 2000	Two victories for civil rights and civility in general.
Jan 01, 2000	Happy New Year!
Dec 10, 1999	Moseley-Braun (finally) sworn-in.
Nov 01, 1999	Mr. Smith re-joins the party that's not worth the paper its written on.
Oct 20, 1999	Mallard Fillmore
Oct 01, 1999	Quayle's out. Nazi sympathizer still in the running.
Sep 04, 1999	Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Sep 03, 1999	Two-faced Newt caught as a liar, adulterer, and hypocrite
Aug 27, 1999	Bob Barr pleads guilty
Aug 17, 1999	Really interesting TV series on the history of sex
Aug 15, 1999	Bush wins "straw-poll-of -death"
Aug 09, 1999	Starr is 'horrified' that congress released his dirty-book.
Aug 08, 1999	Pretty purple nuclear reactor reaches Richland
Aug 07, 1999	Yesterday's anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Aug 02, 1999	Sad day for freedom and the separation of church and state
Jul 25, 1999	Taking my son to Ozzfest 1999
Jul 15, 1999	Republican bill allows accountants to practice medicine.
Jul 14, 1999	Y2K: Sorry Cletus, no apocalypse here.
Jul 13, 1999	One less Republican Senator, Bob Smith jumps ship
Jul 11, 1999	Show some discipline, pay off the national debt
Jul 10, 1999	Twenty amazing women - Team USA, the champions of the world
Jul 08, 1999	Hillary runs for a Senate seat from New York
Jul 07, 1999	President Clinton visits Pine Ridge Reservation
Jul 05, 1999	A visit to Disneyland
Jul 04, 1999	Independance Day at Knott's Berry Farm
Jul 01, 1999	The traveling Vietnam Veteran's Memorial (the wall)
Jun 22, 1999	Qualye accepts hypocrite's resignation.
Jun 21, 1999	Summer Solstice!
Jun 19, 1999	My take on Disney's latest feature, 'Tarzan'
Jun 18, 1999	NRA buys a victory in the dead of night.
Jun 17, 1999	Why posting the '10 commandments' is a bad idea
Jun 14, 1999	Supreme Court says anti-abortion terrorists must pay their lawful fines
Jun 13, 1999	John McLaughlin and George Will bested by Chippy the Chimp
Jun 12, 1999	Tyisha Miller's Killers dismissed from Riverside Police department
Jun 11, 1999	DeForest 'Bones' Kelley has died
Jun 06, 1999	Taking my family to see the Dodgers and Angeles play baseball
Jun 04, 1999	President Clinton bypasses obstructionists in Senate and appoints gay ambassador
Jun 01, 1999	World War II Memorial
May 31, 1999	Americans pause to honor their fallen heroes
May 30, 1999	Oh No! Spike Lee is in hot water with the extreme right-wing.
May 29, 1999	More thoughts on whaling. Should anyone be allowed to kill whales?
May 26, 1999	Star Wars and 'working Republicans' -- Two fantasies
May 25, 1999	Starr admits his actions are 'not in the public interest'
May 24, 1999	Supreme Court upholds the privacy of our homes.
May 23, 1999	NRA got who they 'paid for' as Congress voted on gun control
May 22, 1999	The President's lawyers submit a more reasonable estimate of Jones' expenses
May 19, 1999	Star Wars Review!
May 18, 1999	Thoughts from the Star Wars Line.
May 14, 1999	Republicans reverse course and pass half-assed gun-control legislation
May 13, 1999	Even Congress-people get stopped for DWB
May 11, 1999	Two bad ideas for new laws and Falwell's reading material
May 10, 1999	Shameless plug for the Apple iMac
May 09, 1999	Attendance at the Oregon Coastal Aquarium after Keiko
May 08, 1999	Steele jury hangs & Freedom of speech victory
May 07, 1999	Four Riverside Executioners Go Free
May 06, 1999	Steele Defense rests without calling any witnesses
May 04, 1999	New 'Sacagawea Dollar' announced today
May 03, 1999	More thoughts on the deaths in Colorado's schools
May 02, 1999	Thoughts on the recent Great American Gas-out
May 01, 1999	Happy Mayday! Survey finds Americans like Sex better than work.
Apr 30, 1999	Let's not lose hope. We've come so far already.
Apr 29, 1999	Better pay equals more unemployment? Another Republican Lie!
Apr 28, 1999	Medical deadline looms, it's been 3 years, Republicans haven't acted yet
Apr 27, 1999	J.C. Watts considers breaking his promise
Apr 26, 1999	Pilot dismissed from Air Force for affair
Apr 25, 1999	Judge strikes down Alabama law aimed at reducing womens' orgasms
Apr 23, 1999	How long do you have to live in the USA before you become a 'Native American'?
Apr 22, 1999	Please Boycott Gas on April 30th
Apr 21, 1999	Gary Bauer 'officially' enters the race for the Whitehouse
Apr 20, 1999	Yet another schoolyard massacre
Apr 19, 1999	Is Ken Starr schizophrenic?
Apr 18, 1999	Don't mutilate your sons either
Apr 17, 1999	Police Union fights to KEEP wife beaters as cops
Apr 15, 1999	Tax Day / Do-nothing Republican Congress
Apr 14, 1999	Dan Quayle formally announces his bid for the Whitehouse.
Apr 12, 1999	Susan McDougal found NOT GUILTY of obstruction of justice!
Apr 06, 1999	With friends like these...
Apr 05, 1999	Cold War Recognition Certificate
Apr 04, 1999	Bombing in Kosovo
Mar 31, 1999	Song lyric from Rush's song 'Prime Mover'
Mar 21, 1999	Shakespeare in Love defeats Saving Private Ryan
Mar 20, 1999	Vice-President Gore trails two undeclared candidates?
Mar 19, 1999	Investigation of Starr will proceed
Mar 18, 1999	Get the government out of Doctor-Patient relationships
Mar 17, 1999	Any more 'in the dark' and they'd be mushrooms.
Mar 14, 1999	Navy appoints first black woman to command a combat vessel
Mar 12, 1999	One dirty bugger down, lots more to go
Mar 11, 1999	Robertson wants to raise $21 million for 2000 elections
Mar 10, 1999	another Dole runs for the Whitehouse
Mar 06, 1999	Oregon in the news
Mar 05, 1999	Court Martial verdict for Capt. Richard Ashby
Mar 04, 1999	The Bill of Rights turns 210 years old
Mar 03, 1999	Another German murderer pays for his crimes
Mar 02, 1999	Theodore Geisel's Birthday
Feb 28, 1999	Quayle claims he's "always won"