The Tumultuous Times

Authorities in Colombia are showing concerns of an imminent eruption at the towering Columbia Nevado De Ruiz volcano. Gas and vapor has been rising periodically from the Nevado de Ruiz volcano since February and the country’s geology institute says people in some areas are reporting “strong odors of sulfur.” As of Friday, no evacuations have … Continue reading »

Two major corporations have decided to cut their ties with the conservative bill-writing organization…The American Legislative Exchange Council (or better known by its acronym – ALEC). Both Kraft Foods, Inc. and the Coca-Cola Co. both either discontinued their memberships or let their memberships expire. If your head is already ringing…it gets better. If you are … Continue reading »

  I get it. Really I do. People like gossip. People especially like gossip about their favorite or not so favorite stars and Perez Hilton provides that service to them much like TMZ. Before you start thinking that I am gay-bashing here, stop right there. I could care less if Perez Hilton is gay. What … Continue reading »

  Ok…let us please get serious here. I just ran across an article ran by the Washington Post (figures) that was titled ” How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs”. Now…besides giving me an instant headache and the instant desire to repeatedly stab myself in my thigh with an ice pick (don’t worry, I stopped).   … Continue reading »

  U.S. President Barack Obama will be visiting the historical town of Boulder City, NV tomorrow to view this small towns commitment to big change. This town has quickly become the largest epicenter of solar power implementation in the world. Many of you may know that Boulder City is also the home to Hoover Dam. … Continue reading »

This is the first post in my Politics: Time for a Change Series. In this article, we will discuss the ever-popular subject of Lobbying. The Definition First of all, it is important to note that the right to petition is protected in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The right to petition government … Continue reading »

For me, art speaks to me in as many volumes as any book. This painting to the left by Vincent Van Gogh has defined the meaning of fine art. I can get lost in the flow of the sky, lost in the stars, play in the hills, and see myself within the town below. this … Continue reading »

Let me begin with a strict definition of politics and the etymology of the word as taken from http://wikipedia.org Definition: “Politics (from Greek πολιτικός, “of, for, or relating to citizens”) is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or … Continue reading »

  Let’s take a fun look at some recent political cartoons. Hey, it is good to laugh once in a while…What do you think makes political cartoons so funny? I think it is because they touch on the feelings of the public. So, in a sense, it makes their humor biting and true albeit exaggerated. … Continue reading »

This is my first post in my Cutting Edge Entertainment Series. In this series, I will showcase those in Entertainment (bands, actors, directors, writers, etc.) that are out there doing their thing that happens to be different from everyone else. The first in the series is an American psychedelic rock band based in Portland, Oregon, … Continue reading »

Doublethink defined: “the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them….To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just as long as it is needed, … Continue reading »

Here comes PETA again with it’s far-fetched attacks on a completely innocent use of an animal within a video game. in the game Super Mario 3D Land, dons his Tanooki suit — an optional item in the game Super Mario 3D Land that gives Mario the ability to glide. Strangely enough, they have had no … Continue reading »

We are not talking about the Latin soup creation. We are talking about a government proposed act which would allow the U.S. government wide, sweeping control over the internet not only within the United States, but outside the U.S. as well. It is designed to make allegedly copyright-infringing Web sites, sometimes called “rogue” Web sites, … Continue reading »

It is strange how many people see their travels as only the list of where they may have gone on vacation throughout their lives. That is certainly an important part of their travels, but certainly not the sum. Every once in a while, you enter into a situation during what seems to be just another … Continue reading »