Right As Usual

...I can attest to the fact that sexism against women is almost 100% B$. Men have been my champions, mentors, and supporters - not to mention friends.  I've gotten - on the mere request - a recommendation YEARS after we last were in touch. And, I married a man in Tech.  There is a saying in STEM - even <s>UGLY</s> not pretty female engineers can find a husband - they are that rare.  The ones on the job are treated like Queens - VERY respectfully.  And, engineers make GREAT husbands (well, except for that annoying thing about always having to FIX everything). Oh, sure there is the random woman who is sexually harassed by the boss, but, what you find out is that she is NOT a coder, but in PR, or HR, or some such. A boss would NEVER give a gifted coder a reason to leave. This article is spot-on.

Yeah, I know, there are ALWAYS atrocities from them. This one involves selling human body parts from abortions. 'Cause, ya know, you NEED to make your money back!  Plus some more! If you are not OUTRAGED, if you are not APPALLED, then move on.   And seriously question your humanity. Follow the logic. If children can be bought and sold, then what do we call that? It’s called slavery. So, when is the mainstream media going to find it important to talk about, write about, and urge Americans to protest it?  

My daughter and I are heading to WV to visit relatives - I have two aunts who are in fragile health, and I hesitate to put off the trip any longer.  They are my father's sister & sister-in-law. I'm looking forward to the trip for several reasons - I really do love the ladies, my daughter and I will have some time to talk, and I enjoy seeing the scenery.  As a bonus, I plan to work with my cousin to get some of the family heritage information scanned and stored online at Ancestry.com. I'll be returning home either Saturday or Sunday, then, unpacking and laundering, and re-packing for another trip on Tuesday. But, that's the last for a while.  All this travel this summer has been exhausting.

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This change is one that has been suggested by MANY people. Although it would avoid the problem of the state forcing compliance on the Church, it would be more likely to end up with something like they have in Europe (which does things this way, for the most part) - most couples just use the state-sponsored method of getting official recognition of their marriage.  Few bother with the Church Wedding (or, do it for the sake of the parents, who might be pressuring the young couple). One of the side effects of Church weddings is that it's an opportunity for Church representatives to spend some time with the couple.  It can be a teaching opportunity, and a point of catechesis. I DON'T believe that this will lead to fewer problems - in fact, it is likely to lead to more.  For those couples that were previously told that they couldn't be married in the Church, imagine the OUTRAGE of an already-married - or will-be-married couple who is informed that they are not eligible for a Chu...

According to the US government, approximately 11 million. According to multiple sources, and using different methods of checking it, about 20-30 million - and the higher number is likelier to be more accurate. I found information about the OFFICIAL number (12 million), and why many dispute that number, in Ann Coulter's Adios Amigos book. But, I'm not one to just blindly accept other people's numbers, so I did some checking. The Wall Street Journal - almost unique among newspapers for having reporters who actually understand numbers - says that EITHER set of numbers is, at best, only a rough guess (for various reasons, including the fact that the US census doesn't even ASK about immigration status!). Justich and Ng, at that time researchers for Bear Stearns, came up with the highest numbers, using a variety of means: Bear Stearns' conclusion of dramatic underreporting was calculated by analyzing various data not included in other reports: border crossings, foreign re...

I bought the Kindle version of Ann Coulter's new book about immigration.  I find her TV appearances to be kind of snotty, and there is that think with her endorsement of Romney, but... The book is good.  So far, I'm enjoying it. Her point about amnesty? Everyone knows that one amnesty begets ore illegal aliens, which begets another amnesty.  It's called an "incentive."  There's less of an incentive if the gate is locked. I mean, picture it - you have people trespassing on your property, causing damage, drinking and stealing things.   Which will best get them to stop? Providing food, water, and the keys to your house, along with leaving your minor children in their custody while you go to work to pay for all of that.  If they happen to drink and drive your car, bail them out of jail, and pay all fines.  Free school, food, medical care, lawyers for their "mischief" - whatever their illegal little hearts want. Meeting them at the edge of your proper...

It's pretty clear that we're in a precarious position - we're fast running out of OPM (Other People's Money), any proposed changes are resisted - with FEROCITY! - and the clanging timpani of the Progressive cymbals is limiting our ability to think clearly. So, what to do? We have to look at a multi-pronged attack - fight on many, many different fronts.  In short, we have to form coalitions: Those that work to gain back our Constitutional Rights Those that dismantle the bureaucracy - getting rid of jobs/divisions/sections that are not the work of the Federal Government, flat-out working to GET RID OF newer departments - Education, Energy, Labor, Agriculture, for example. Those that chip away at the entrenched "civil" workers who are, variously - thugs, lazy, self-importantly building empires, unnecessary, and stealing - or, any combination of the above.  This group needs to build a case (criminal) and use that as leverage to force those employees out - WI...