My Inner Author

Okay, before I start getting too caught up in college football season, I have to take one more moment to talk about politics. We have just had the primary elections here in Florida, and certainly there is some voter anger being taken out on incumbents, which is great; yet some incumbents managed to survive. It shows apathy is still very high amongst many in the electorate. Many people still think all politicians are crooks and corrupt, and so there is no real point to choosing one or the other. I must take the time to remind those folks, that is exactly what they want. They want you to simply cede control of your rights, your property, your liberties, your wages and ultimately, your morals to them. Which is exactly what you are doing. As I have spent time this year, reading and reviewing several books which cover the Founding Fathers, Constitutional Law, American History and the like, I have had some real epiphanies. As I have educated myself on several of the various issues o...

Ah, the start of the actual voting political season. Indeed in Florida, our vote early session has begun and the politicos are out in full force at busy intersections and near polling places with their signs waving at everyone. Those same signs inundate every street corner and vacant lot along busy roads. So, indeed the time of voting is upon us. Part of me is glad, for I still believe it will be a wondrous election cycle where numerous incumbents, who have long lost touch with reality and their constituents will be fired in numbers that will make Donald Trump whistle in amazement. Indeed, Ben Kenobi may have been discussing the modern political landscape when he said in Star Wars, "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious." Indeed the political season brings hope for a change to a better way of life, but it also has quite a few negatives: all those great campaign commercials and special interest ads on television, not to mention ...