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I used to have a blog here, once upon a time. Then I moved it over to yahoo360. But as many people know, 360 has some serious issues, and today, when I really wanted to blog again, yeah, those problems crept up. Rather than getting frustrated, I remembered that I had once had a blog here, and thought "oh, why not. It's not like a lot of people are reading my stuff anyway". So here I am.

To be honest, I actually do have several places I blog, but they are all used for a different type of blogging. To be more honest, I don't keep up with them as often as I should. The fact is, this will be a political blog, and if nothing strikes my political nerve on a certain day, I can guarantee I won't write. I haven't had the urge to write politically in over 4 months, even in the midst of a Presidential Election. Due to the nature of this campaign, politics has been overplayed and most days it just grates on my very last nerve. It's only September and already I'm tired of seeing campaign ads every 30 seconds. Thank God for TiVo.

With all that said, I'm sure I will be blogging, and I hope I get a few readers. Welcome.

Now the ground rules:
This is my space. As such, I am entitled to write about whatever I please. I'm an American citizen, and I have a right to free speech. If you don't like what you read, you have the freedom to click on the little "x" in the upper right hand corner of the screen. However, I do respect the opinions of others, as long as they are not flame comments that use name calling. Name calling is not tolerated. Neither is foul language. If you have a point to make, I really think it can be done in a civil way. So, comments from all walks of life are fine - even appreciated, as long as you can keep it clean and respectful. For the record: this applies to ALL views and political affiliations. I'm a conservative but if some other conservative posts comments that are disrespectful, they WILL be removed. Good debate is the exchange of ideas, not name calling.

That's it. Until Next Time....

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