The Fog and the Wood Chuck

In Pennsylvania, they say the Woodchuck saw his shadow this morning. Here in Minnesota it is too foggy (see photo) for that to happen!

In the north, we can expect at least six more weeks of winter regardless of shadows, etc.

Happy Groundhog's Day!

How to Choose a Republican Nominee

"It's so hard to choose a candidate in the Republican Primaries," complained Jethro. "They all suck!"

"You gots to look at it differ-runtly," said Cletus. "It's like when we is tryin' to get rid of the weevils before they wreck our crops."

"Do tell!" said Jethro--suddenly interested in the intellectual reasoning of his friend Cletus.

"Say we gots to have one kind of weevil on our farm and there ain't no two-ways about it," continued Cletus. "Only thing you got goin' fer you is that you get to pick which kind of weevil yer gonna' have to deal with."

"Ya mean like a Boll weevil? asked Jethro.

"No," replied Cletus. "These is hypo-thet-icul weevils."

"What kind?" asked Jethro.

"Pretend the Republicans on TV is like weevils. You got a big giant weevil, and you gots a much smaller weevil", explained Cletus. "Now if'n you could pick what kind of weevil would you'd druther have to deal with, which one would you pick?"

"I'd pick the lesser of the two weevils!" exclaimed Jethro.

"That's right my friend, and that's how you pick yer Republican candidate," said Cletus.

Outrageous Violence Against Women

The recent story of a Muslim family convicted of killing their three teenage daughters is simply outrageous! This crap happens in other countries and now it happens in Canada and the USA too.

I may be "just an infidel to the radical Muslims, but I will go on record as saying that if you can kill your own daughter and blame it on your 2000-year-old set of religious beliefs, it is time to get a new religion!

My Ojibwe friend Joe says, we don't own our children, they are on loan to us from the Creator.

I can't believe how some cultures and religions still devalue women with backward ideas that restrict their freedoms. Such things include, making them cover their faces, not allowing them to drive or go out in public without a male relative escort, or charging money to a prospective husband to buy their daughter for marriage. The idea of killing a woman just because she wants to live a normal life, or because somebody else's warped perception is that the woman was too "immoral," is just insane!

It is sad when men are so afraid of being "shown-up" by a woman that they create rules to keep women from succeeding. It is even sadder when older women help to perpetuate these idiotic customs.

I am outraged that these (above mentioned) idiots killed their daughters (and sisters) and claim that God (Allah) wanted it that way! I hope these guys end up with a cell mate in prison who teaches them what it is like to be an abused woman.

KJC

Parenthood

My wife and I left our baby son with grandma and grandpa so we could go out to lunch together. It was really nice to have a chance to talk to each other and not have the baby cry while we were eating. But of course we were already missing him when we were backing out of the driveway to leave for the restaurant...

Let "Two and a Half Men" Die...

CBS Producers say that when Charlie Sheen was removed from the TV show, Two and a Half Men, that the show was saved by Ashton Kutcher. REALLY??? (Michael) Kelso??? Because I think the show was already getting too raunchy as it was, and now Kutcher, who only seems to be able to play one type of character (i.e. Kelso)-- just like Tommy Chong can only play a stoner has brought the show to a new low. Let this show die.

KJC

"Thanks" Tea Party

In the United States, the Republican Party has sprouted a faction that calls itself the Tea Party. With notable members such as Sarah Palin and her "twin" Michelle Bachman, The tea Party has taken the name of an important event out of America history, called The Boston Tea Party and defiled it by using it to define their political strategy to keep President Barack Obama from getting anything passed or making any progress. The idea is to never agree and never compromise on any issue that the Democratic Party wants. What the issue is or whether or not the idea is good or bad has taken a backseat to stubbornly rejecting anything that is not insanely conservative. For this, I want to say "Thanks a whole lot."

Time Well Spent

I haven't been making many entries lately, as I have been otherwise occupied. Most of my time is taken up working in the data warehouse. Then I get to be dad and husband.

Recently I learned about the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. I was just finishing my latest novel, "Lapse of Humanity," and I had to do a hurry-up edit and get it entered.

I'm trying to figure out how to get more time, as time seems to move faster... all the time!

Snow this Morning!