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One of our agents just took a 1 MILLION DOLLAR DONATION!

There is hope, for the people of Haiti, and all of ma... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/33 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:06:36 I'm sure that there is a story of health care oppression for every word in the 2000+ page bill that has now come out of the Senate. Mine is not one of tragic disease or denied benefits, but the impact of the situation I am in threatens to first destroy my faith in humanity then destroy my family wit... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/32 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:06:17 I wrote this story about school intrusion. All comments welcome:

Intrusion

Seventeen-year-old Dillan Chase leaned against the wall outside a classroom door in the English department of Middleton High. His sixteen-year old junior girlfriend, Chelsea Bri was across the opening from him, kneeling... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/31 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:02:47 We have to get our information somewhere. That being said, the only two methods we truly have to consume that information is to read that which has been written, or hear about it from the mouths of others. This makes the punditry of America an essential avenue of communication for all things as not ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/30 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:02:55 [i]I haven't posted here in some time due to some bad experiences a few years back but have been feeling motivated to write so I'm going to use the DU Journal for personal coverage of what has become an ever more tumultuous world. My journal, "The Liberal Insurgent", will be a venue for on the groun... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/29 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:02:00 Port Orchard, WA

I’m not 100% sure what motivated me to drive 45 miles to attend a protest that I not only didn’t believe in, but had mocked pretty openly as the date approached. I think a part of me didn’t honestly want to believe that the people of my own home town, quiet and proud folk... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/28 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:13:26 Port Orchard, WA

I’m not 100% sure what motivated me to drive 45 miles to attend a protest that I not only didn’t believe in, but had mocked pretty openly as the date approached. I think a part of me didn’t honestly want to believe that the people of my own home town, quiet and proud folk all, co... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/27 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:24:39 I think the intent was that these things are allowed as deterrent to crime, so we should consider carefully what is to be deemed a crime.

Also, while I am sure that your brother is as you say, I think most cops will portray themselves that way until they are in the heat of pursuit, then it all ch... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/22 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:51:33 9pm in a restaurant is a little late, but calling that child abuse is a way out of line.

As far as judging another's parenting based on taking their kids to a restaurant: get over yourself. People do what they will and, since it is a public place, if you don't like it or are disturbed then get ov... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/24 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:51:17 I wrote a series of songs just as lyrics (before I could play the guitar and before I had a computer to compose on). Most of these don't really have a tune, but I do have at least rhythm parts in mind.

I wrote these under the pseudonym [b]Gabriel Paige[/b], a name I found appropriately gothic for... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/21 Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:45:45 We share our Sprint contract with them, but I did not realize they were Canadian.

While I understand the economic facts involved in outsourcing, there is an underlying deceit to the whole gig. It is two fold.

First is fixed labor value. Contracting your customer service for a single billable r... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/20 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 03:08:14 Transcribing ones old written work can be a very self-deprecating task. I can't believe so much of the stuff I thought was so good is soooooooooo bad.

On the other hand, I have found some gems in there. A little polishing (16 years later) and I think some of it is passable, if still juvenile poet... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/19 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:53:56 I got some great positive response last weekend from a poetry thread I posted. Since a few people asked for more here it is.

The theme this evening is Juvenile Poetry. These are two pieces I wrote in High School (an unthinkable amount of years ago) with a little, more recent, editing. Enjoy.

(... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/18 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:42:04 Some days the threads one reads and participates in seem to follow a course and theme beyond our own choosing. Today has been the day for locked threads about drugs and sex, and several involving poetry.

That being said, I shared a song I wrote in poem form on a thread that was subsequently locke... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/17 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:18:50 I know saying that just makes one want to reply, but I don't want this locked for fear of loosing it from my journal.

I wrote this Haiku about Britney for a locked thread and want to preserve it for posterity:

Naked private place,
With photographic witness,
Helps the waning fame.

... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/16 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 14:56:03 This story is so outrageous that I had to share with all of my friends here at the DU. It is absolutely true (and apparently was done elsewhere in the country). Enjoy.

I have two friends form work who, in their surfings of the net, came across a loophole in a national retailer's holiday sale that... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/15 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 12:06:06 Last weekend I was listening to the radio and the DJ started a discussion regarding a report that some schools are starting to teach their students to "act up" against armed school invaders.

This discussion (which I participated in, my POV was aired on the side of pro) inspired me to write a stor... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/14 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 08:40:01 (from my column 1024)

Activists, I can’t stand them. In fact nothing makes me nauseated quicker than trying to have a meaningful discussion with someone who thinks they are changing the world by using birth control and eating vegetables. While most activists are at least good for body count at pr... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/13 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:01:18 Quick! Answer before the thread gets locked!

(with all the posts about the band I thought we should all be clear on this issue :))... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/12 Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:11:06 That you heard of by word of mouth in the past year. It has to be a band that's not getting any national radio play. That means local, unsigned, underground, or just obscure.

Here is my contribution:

[b]The Birthday Massacre[/b] Dark gothic band from Toronto. Think female lead NIN.

best son... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/11 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:37:05 In an effort to fuel the national, underground music scene in all genre's I want to hear from people who have local music in the mix they listen to every day. Tell us the city the band hails from and,if you have website info, tack it on. Gratuitous self promotion is the key to success.

It can be ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/10 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:00:46 The past couple days have played out the stark reality that is the terrorist laden world we live in. When I first heard (via word of mouth) of the newest break in "the war on terror" and the stiffer security measures that have been enforced, I was leary of the need and angry at the further inconveni... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/9 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:32:07 Gratuitous self promotion is the key to success!


www.immigratetomars.com

I am an unknown author writing what will be the next great Martian invasion story.

In the hopes of generating interest, I have published the first act of "Stringline" (my opus) straight to the web to attract interest... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/7 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:14:20 But until you are 18 your body belongs to your parents. They aren't aloud to abuse it, but they are legally responsible for its actions.

Did this fact suck when I was a teenager, yes it did. Does that make it untrue or un-necessary, no. When you have children of your own you willunderstand.

Ki... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/6 Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:48:09 then don't have kids.

It should be a joy and an honor to do the right thing for your child, not slavery. My wife joyfully breast fed our daughter for 2 years and is currently doing so for our son.

She [b]chooses[/b] to do this. This is not slavery, and not something she is forced to do, it is ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/thefool_wa/8 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 13:39:49