Ah, the curse of the well-informed is the heavy burden of the daily onslaught of bad news. I discussed this the other day with a friend and we mutually concluded that despite the psychological impact that the daily news had on us, anything less is ignorance. People occasionally remark that I am intelligent, I argue that i am merely well-informed. As my CEO once said of me to a client , "he can talk to anyone about anything at any time." But lately it is getting costlier to absorb the deluge o...

I have noticed that people use the words "Conservative" and "Liberal" quite a bit. In the interest of having fun I sometimes toss around the words myself because I enjoy making people squirm. I am actuaIly an Independent Voter and I find labels damaging. When discussing religion you fall into distinct categories; atheist or believer. When discussing race issues like affirmative action you are either a racist or you are not. And it logically follows that if you are discussing politics then you...

I have found myself in the most unique of situations...creatively stifled. Wanting to write, to vent, to rage and tear. To theoretically expose my ass (as it were) to the world and then get mad when someone notices a pimple. Conversationally starved, emotionally overwhelmed but too tired to write about it...and its killing me. Despite my penchant for discussing, in the most opinionated of ways to anyone who will listen, my thoughts on all issues PC or otherwise it still feels better when I w...