Editormum's Oddments

Monday, November 3, 2003

Doing Your Civic Duty

I started my week of jury duty today, but I have not yet been fortunate enough to be called out of the pool room and into the courtroom. Yet. But I have some things to say about what I've seen and heard so far. First of all, compensation. We get $11 a day. That's not even minimum wage, y'all. And we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 1, 2003

Want to Be a Successful Blogger?

There is only one secret. I figured it out this morning after thinking about the kinds of people who are doing well...not necessarily in the Top Ten, although they do it....but those who are routinely making enough each month to pay for their membership and who have cultivated a loyal readership.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 30, 2003

Thinking About Terri Schiavo

This case really disturbs me. Apart from the implications of withholding food and water from someone who is physically unable to feed herself----though her other vital body functions (circulation and respiration) are functioning independently-----I am horrified that a husband would wish to rid... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Media Bashes Homeschoolers --- What Happened to Objectivity in Reporting?

I don't watch much television, so I am a little behind on this story. But I find this news so infuriating that it demands comment, even if I am two weeks behind the times. Apparently, the news media is once again using the failures and poor behaviour of a tiny segment of the homeschooling community... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Mixed Marriages Are a Bad Idea

I see it all the time. I've even been there. Two kids, so totally in love that "nothing will come between us." I'm sorry to say, it's not true. When the love-fires die down to embers and the nitty-gritty of daily life kicks in---and especially when children come along---the differences can become... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 27, 2003

Illegals Have No Rights

There are debates all over our country right now about granting various privileges, such as driver's licenses or non-emergency medical care, to illegal aliens. The protests over the unfair treatment of the "undocumented" workers rounded up in Operation Rollback in October 2003 are also illustrative... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 26, 2003

Is Sex Evil and Corrupting?

Someone on BN, in a comment on another blog, mentioned that they believed sex to be created by "dark forces" for the purpose of destroying a fallen race and creating more corrupt bodies. I disagree. Sex was created by God for the purpose of bringing two people together into the most beautiful... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 24, 2003

Just Because...My Top Ten BN Bloggers.

I don't usually do this, because I'm always afraid that someone who reads me a lot will find out I don't read them and then they won't read me anymore. But I'm thinking there might be some other readers out there who didn't know I ever looked at their stuff...plus, I think it's amazing how widely... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2003

I Feel Your Pain...Literally

I had to get a filling today. I've been relatively lucky in this respect...my last serious dental work was when I had my one amalgam filling and two "pit" fillings changed from silver amalgam to porcelain. (A pit filling is a tiny filling, about the size of a pinhead.) That was nearly ten years ago.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2003

The Death of Shame

A useful tool for social engineering has been destroyed in the past few decades: Shame. Once a crucial means of conveying the contempt of “civilized people” for societally and morally reprehensible behaviour, shame has been misappropriated and maligned for so long that its only mainstream,... Sign in to see full entry.

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