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Investment banks have collapsed, Congress has not passed the bail out package and the markets have tanked even more. In the Presidential debate Obama said the following in response to the free market policies of the last 8 years and McCain discussing free-market health insurance:
It is not a good deal for the American people. But [...]

Chuck raises some great questions about “The Rick Doctrine” when it comes to military policy. I will admit that I don’t quite know what to do with the subject of the military. I know there are some holes in my position that I can’t quite think through an answer. Here are my thoughts:
What is the [...]

This is an older video of Micah in the Spring, walking with determination to the playground!

Excuse the poor video quality, it was on the wrong setting.

If anyone is looking for a write-in candidate for President, here is how President Rick would fix the country:
The Fair Tax. A flat tax on consumption replacing all other taxes. No loopholes, no penalizing work and earnings, and most importantly no power for politicians to use the tax code to enslave America and grant political [...]

Teen pregnancies are up and it’s a hot topic. “Juno and similar movies, along with pregnant, unmarried Hollywood starlets, ‘might have glamorized the idea of pregnancy’ and removed the stigma” (from Culture and Media Institute) a child psychologist tells CMI. “From 1991 to 2005, the teen birth rate dropped more than 34 percent, according to [...]

Nathan Sawaya has done works of art for Donald Trump, Stephen Colbert, FAO Schwarz, Cocacola, and others. His medium? Legos. “I’ve tried to put it in a museum setting,” Sawaya told CNN of his chosen craft. Perhaps Sawaya is the next Roy Lichtenstein or Keith Haring?
Getting his start… well as a child, Sawaya is a [...]

As I picked up the papers Friday, one trend ran deep: Sarah Palin is apparently not domestic enough for New York. Apparently New Yorker’s are deeply offended that a women would seek after a career rather than stay at home with her kids. One writer in the AM News said that she might have to [...]

The Marriage of Rick and Susanna. 4 years. 5 apartments. 2 births. A family of 4. Residency in 2 states. 6 roadtrips. 1 trans-continental flight. 5 provinces. 18 states. 3 countries. 3+ jobs. 2 graduations. 4 self-prepared Thanksgiving dinners. Dozens of date dinners. ~1400 home cooked meals. 4 stage shows. 2 operas. 1 orchestra. 5+ [...]

As mentioned previously, I picked up a copy of The Unabridged Mark Twain containing 22 stories. I’ve made my way through them, rating each to note stories I hope to one day read my son. This was to be a light reading exercise. To my surprise one short story had a meaningful impact.
As an aside, [...]