10.18.08

Yes, I too, am Joe!

Posted in Miscellany, Silly Stuff, Strictly Opinion at 6:42 pm by LeftBrainFemale

This is a wonderful meme, and I give props to Joe and to Iowahawk for these words! Spread the word! What the media and the democrats have done to this man is unconscionable.

I. AM. JOE.

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09.10.08

Left Brain Female agrees with . . . Camille Paglia?

Posted in Miscellany, Strictly Opinion at 8:35 am by LeftBrainFemale

Who’d have thunk it? I never would have guessed that I would be in agreement with one of the left’s most articulate voices - but surprisingly, I am! In everything but ideology, I have to give a “right on” to Ms. Paglia to her article on Gov. Sarah Palin, Fresh Blood for the Vampire.

A few of the gems here:

Gee whilikers, the McCain vampire just won’t die! Hit him with a hammer, and he explodes like a jellyfish into a hundred hungry pieces.

AND

I may not agree a jot with her about basic principles, but I have immensely enjoyed Palin’s boffo performances at her debut and at the Republican convention, where she astonishingly dealt with multiple technical malfunctions without missing a beat. A feminism that cannot admire the bravura under high pressure of the first woman governor of a frontier state isn’t worth a warm bucket of spit.

AND

The witch-trial hysteria of the past two incendiary weeks unfortunately reveals a disturbing trend in the Democratic Party, which has worsened over the past decade. Democrats are quick to attack the religiosity of Republicans, but Democratic ideology itself seems to have become a secular substitute religion.

Step into the light, Ms. Paglia! Some of us have seen that happening for many years!

Since when did Democrats become so judgmental and intolerant? Conservatives are demonized, with the universe polarized into a Manichaean battle of us versus them, good versus evil. Democrats are clinging to pat group opinions as if they were inflexible moral absolutes. The party is in peril if it cannot observe and listen and adapt to changing social circumstances.

All I can say is that this woman (Ms. Paglia) has her finger on the pulse, and Mr. & Ms. Democrat, if you refuse to take the lesson, you are truly doomed to (and deserve) total annihilation. Let’s hear Camille Paglia’s final words on the subject:

But the one fundamental precept that Democrats must stand for is independent thought and speech. When they become baying bloodhounds of rigid dogma, Democrats have committed political suicide.

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09.06.08

An Article from a Sleeping Giant

Posted in Miscellany, Strictly Opinion at 5:43 am by LeftBrainFemale

Just have to link to an article from my all time favorite writer, Bill Whittle. Like me, Bill takes time between his posts - but when he writes, all I can say is WOW! He says the things I want to say - so much better than I could say them.

In Proud of the GOP he starts by saying “For the first time, I feel like we deserve to win more than they deserve to lose.”

I was hooked. That’s exactly how I felt last week when John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his running mate. Energized. Excited. I may have dropped out of visibility on the blogosphere, but I have been here, hanging around, reading, learning, agonizing over this election season. I was so depressed when Fred Thompson dropped out of the race, I thought I’d never see anything to be happy about again in this year’s election.

Sometime, though, in the early summer, I read a few words about Gov. Sarah Palin - and began to think, “what a great choice she would be for McCain’s running mate.” But I held little hope that it would come to pass. So, imagine my surprise when her name popped up again last week as a serious contender.

She’s just such a lovely, feminine woman, that she’s already been underestimated in so many ways by the left - they seem to have the mistaken impression that by leveling bilious charges against her and her family that she will curl up in a fetal position from the poison of their collective breath.

They fail to comprehend the steel hand beneath the velvet glove. This is no shrinking violet. She’s womanly, yet not afraid to get her hands dirty in order to clean up a mess. That is true feminity, folks. If you think it’s not, you’ve been sold a bill of goods. True womanliness is more inspiring to true manliness than all the self help books in the world combined. And make no mistake, this country needs a resurgence of MANLINESS.

Men have, for too long, been the butt of feminist jokes. They have been marginalized, treated as second class citizens - despised by ex-wives, maligned as buffoons, subjected to derision and reduced to apathetic and pitiful creatures.

Will a woman - a strong, feminine woman, help to restore their manhood?

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12.19.05

Best Posts of the Year

Posted in Miscellany, Strictly Opinion at 12:22 pm by LeftBrainFemale

mister snitch is hosting a search for the best blog posts of 2005 - not the most popular or highest rankings - but the best posts.

Either click on one of the links above, or you can email your suggestions to: mistersnitch [at] hotmail [dot] com.

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12.16.05

I’m in a “Bah-humbug” State of Mind . . .

Posted in Essays, Strictly Opinion at 11:19 am by LeftBrainFemale

Okay, well, let me get one quick but controversial statement out of the way right off the bat. Our family does not celebrate Christmas.

Before you jump all over me here in cyber-space, and without getting into the discussions of religion (which I prefer not to do here) I will tell you that there are a myriad of reasons why - one of the main ones being that our faith doesn’t call us to do so, and secondarily, the commercialism just sickens me.

Now, lest you feel that I’m picking on you or yours for your decisions, I’ll tell you that it doesn’t bother me for you to celebrate however you wish. Most of our family outside the core of my own, my sister, and my parents DO celebrate Christmas as do our friends. It took some of them a bit to understand that we really don’t want gifts, etc. but they eventually came to terms with our decision.

Frankly, there are still parts of the holiday season I enjoy. For about a week. I enjoy the decorations and pretty lights on the houses around town, I enjoy all the good baking, and I enjoy the holiday “spirit” and hospitality that folks “put on” for this time of year.

But sometimes I wonder - am I the only person in the world who thinks that we’ve become a “toy-crazy” society? I can tell you right now, that while my kiddos don’t have every new toy that comes down the pike, they surely get more than they need - and I figured out a good while back that the most expensive electronic gadgets, while very enticing on the shelf and oh-so-very-wanted-and-desired - quickly get shoved into the back of the closet for the decidedly low tech pens, paper, watercolors and stuffed animals.

What brings this home to me, every year, is the huge drive for “toys for tots” that goes on all over the country. Last night, hubby switched on the TV and I saw that even Dr. Phil is getting in on the act this year with providing every whim of the children who lost homes and toys in hurricane Katrina. Now I’ve never seen much of Dr. Phil, and most of the time, he seems to have his head on pretty straight - and I do empathize with and feel sympathy for all those who lost all they had in Katrina. However. While trips to Disneyland and all the toys your heart desires may be fun, seems to me that this is just not the best message to be sending.

What has happened to our ability to talk to our children? To allow them to share some of the struggles in our lives as adults? Are there still real adults who live among us who understand that adversity is character building, and giving all to our children is teaching them only to expect that if they step in a pile of **** they will always come out smelling like a rose ‘cuz somebody (government or charity) is gonna take care of them?

Another thought is what is up with all the store gift cards? I mean, really! What is the point? I thought that part of the fun of gift giving was to be thoughtful and to try to pick out something that the recipient would appreciate - but I suppose that little idea is long gone as well. So *I* buy you a gift card - and in return you give me one. Does this strike anyone else as just plain silly? If your holiday “gift giving” has degenerated to that point, is there really a point other than for show?

I’m not advocating withdrawing from Christmas or gift giving as something for everyone, and my children get more than they need, want, or even deserve throughout the year. I’m betting that most children do - even those of poor families.

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12.05.05

Is Tolerance the same as Acceptance?

Posted in Essays, Life, Liberty, Property, Strictly Opinion at 1:44 pm by LBF (Left-Brain Female)

Cross posted at “The Liberty Papers”

Exerpt: I’m afraid at times that I may come across as a moralizer - it’s really not my intention - but I think of myself more as a moral philosopher or ethicist.

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11.30.05

Her 15 Minutes were up 6 months ago!

Posted in Strictly Opinion at 7:26 am by LBF (Left-Brain Female)

She (and I won’t even dignify this post with her name) might have actually had a little momentum had she written her book and had it ready to go when she began her sit-in and media campaign last spring/summer. As it is, her Amazon ranking is artifically inflated at #2813 with some user submitted pix showing the book signing flop.

Heh.

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11.22.05

Carnival of Liberty XXI

Posted in Life, Liberty, Property, Strictly Opinion at 6:51 am by LBF (Left-Brain Female)

Wow! Hard to believe how quickly this year has flown - here it is Thanksgiving already! Well, if you need some fodder for conversation around the turkey table that is sure to generate lively discussion, you’ve come to the right place. Of course, you can always save this for the down time - after that big dinner, drag out the laptop and take your time browsing through this weeks submissions to the Carnival of Liberty XXI - there is sure to be something of interest to all.

I’m posting these submissions in the order that I’ve received them - and hope I can do each one justice - we’ve got some great writers submitting to the Carnival of Liberty!

First off, we head over to The Unrepentant Individual to see what he has to say about the right to privacy and abortion in his post Right to Privacy Means Nothing to Abortion. It is a very well written diatribe which points out very succintly that:

The right to privacy basically exists insofar as the government is not supposed to be granted the powers it would need to overextend itself and violate your privacy. I think the government has no legitimate right to butt its nose into areas where it doesn’t belong, and to the founders, that’s a pretty wide swath of territory they’re not supposed to touch. But that means nothing when it comes to abortion.

I couldn’t agree more! You have to read the entire piece to follow the logic (if you haven’t done so already - I have, but have never put it so clearly) when he writes:

When the left and the right have to completely invert their prior idea of Constitutional jurisprudence to decide a moral issue according to their other beliefs, what respect will they have for that document once they’re done?

Good job! I’m glad you got that off your chest, Brad - it was a pleasure to read!

Now, let’s go take a look at Leah Guildenstern’s take on a recent speech by President Bush in Veteran’s Day Speech Concerns. While she generally approved of what he had to say, Leah brings up three points that she feels bear watching to see what actions (if any) are taken. First, she questions the point of making a constitutional amendment against burning the flag. As she says:

I can understand the desire to ban it, and could see the passage of such a law, but why a constitutional amendment? Why is this part of the fundamental foundation of the country? And is there a like law/movement for a law for burning copies of the constitution?

Her other points I also consider very valid, and think we all should be very aware of the possibilities of governmental interference and scrutiny in our private lives whether it be via our internet or phone connection, or otherwise. She sums up nicely:

It is good to see the recognition of the threat, but the response itself must be watched. The ends do not justify the means; both the means and the ends must be in consonance.

For a matter that is close to my heart, being a Homeschooling mom, let’s see what The Pubcrawler has to say about The USSC Rules on Special Education. TKC says:

The Schaffer’s, the parents in this case, did disagree with the course of action taken by the Montgomery County school system and put their kid in a private school. This is all fine and well. What the contention is over is the $17,000 in tuition for that private school. Some will say that since the Schaffer’s sent their kid to the private school then they should pay the tuition. I agree with this, except they’re still paying for the Montgomery County school system of which they think has failed them.

I can understand, too, that as homeowners and taxpayers, we all bear the burden of educating our young - whether we have children or not, and whether those children are grown or not. But when are we going to get a clue and stop double charging parents who choose to educate their children privately - whether in a private school or at home? Are the sacrifices that some of us make to stay at home with our children so small and few that we deserve to have to support public schools in addition to paying for tuition and supplies privately? TKC has several good points here that deserve an answer.

Moving right along, lets stop in at Forward Biased where Obi-Wan asks (about the President)Dare We Hope That He Really Gets It? Obi-Wan has, as indeed many of us have, been disappointed at the President’s lack of stepping up to defend his policies. In response to his firing back with both barrels at his critics last weekend, Obi-Wan says:

Now, with the president’s Newly Revealed Testicular Enhancements of Polished Copper/Zinc Alloy Composition™, we—or, I should say, I—have been afraid to hope that he just suddenly gets it.

This a really fun post - regarding the non-war supporting (but we support the troops) left, he has this little gem:

That’s right, you treasonous, unprincipled sacks of putrid, fermenting used cat litter, I’m questioning your bloody patriotism. No—I’m not questioning it, I’m downright DENYING it.

Isn’t language fun? If you can’t think of a socially acceptable invective that is vile enough, make one up! Go. Read. Chuckle. Be Converted.

For a libertarian take on a different subject lets visit Fearless Philosophy for Free Minds to see what Stephen Littau has to say in his posting More Mandatory Minimums Madness. I’d guess that most of us of a libertarian bent see the “war on drugs” as a waste of time and money - and frankly unconstitutional. Referring to a Denver Post article about Weldon Angelos, a first time offender who was sentenced to 55 years for having a gun in his possession whilst he was selling a small amount of marijuana to an informant, Stephen juxtaposes the guns/drugs mandatory minimums question thusly:

Is the motivation behind the mandatory-minimum sentencing law to take guns out of the hands of otherwise law-abiding citizens or is the motivation to put away drug offenders for a longer period of time or is it both?

and he clenches his argument:

We put people in prison for extended periods of time and then we wonder why the prisons are filled to capacity. We cannot seem to find enough space for pedophiles, rapists, or murderers but by god we better make sure that someone selling a dime bag of weed never sees the light of day! Can anyone say ‘cruel and unusual punishment’? Is this our idea of justice?

Now we’ve got another entry from The Unrepentant Individual titled State of Fear. Seems Brad was inspired this time by the Michael Crichton novel - and I can see why - there’s a lot to think about here. And Brad bottom-lines the state of fear here:

Nothing is safe. Everything has risk. All day, every day, you might die. It could be a crazed mass murderer. It could just as easily be slipping in the shower. Hell, you could choke on your own saliva while sleeping in bed and asphyxiate yourself. Let me repeat this, because it’s important. Nothing is safe. Everything has risk. Once you get your mind around that little whopper, you can start to live your life again.

Francois Tremblay at The Radical Libertarian enlightens us with a two part posting on Value Based Politics which has spurred me to work on a submission of my own. The upshot, to my way of thinking, is expressed in one of his closing statements:

The value of limited government is more immediate. The bigger government is, the less place private citizens can hold in a given society, and thus there is less possibility for value expression. The smaller the government, the better.

If you’d be so kind, as I mentioned that Francois inspired me to work on my own submission, take a gander now at your humble hostess’ entry for this week, Libertarianism = Personal Responsibility.

Next up for perusal is Sen Stevens (R-AK) Resigns! by our friend the Ogre over at Ogre’s Politics & Views. He points out that:

He said that he wasn’t kidding. Senator Stevens clearly stated that he would resign if the bridge to nowhere in Alaska wasn’t given all the pork-barrel money he wanted for it.

Imagine that? A US Senator who has something in common with some of our illustrious Hollywierd stars who told us that if President Bush were re-elected they’d move to France?! Check out Ogre’s post to see what some are doing to try to strengthen Steven’s resolve to do what he promised!

Fiction (with a libertarian bent) comes in Mark Rayner’s The Skwib in the form of a retelling of the classic tale of William Tell in Alternate History Fridays: The Tragedy of William Tell. Mark has a slightly different take on the ending of the story - but I’ll not give it away here - other than this tiny exerpt!

He shot his last bolt, and the townsfolk moved, as one, to subdue the other two. The rebellion had begun.

Greg at Rhymes with Right submitted his post Not a First Amendment Violation???????? about a clergyman in Staten Island who is fighting in court against a violation of his free speech. Greg asks the question:

Have freedom of speech and freedom of religion been eviscerated in this country because of the hyper-sensitivity and political clout of the sodomy lobby?

We follow this up with Stop the ACLU where Jay takes on the issue of Freedom of Speech?. In this article, Jay, with a hat tip to fellow LLP’r Rhymes with Right remarks:

Political Correctness has taken priority over freedom of speech. Homosexuals are now granted special rights, and anyone who speaks against it are treated as second class citizens.

I agree - but homosexuals are certainly not the first group which has officially been granted special rights by the courts - and they’re not likely to be the last. The posts are well written, so meander on over and see what they’re all about!

Another gem on personal responsibility is next on the list - this one The Sovreign Individual by Eric over at Eric’s Grumbles Before the Grave. Eric puts it so clearly that you can’t misunderstand without help!

Whether you choose to acknowledge it, or not, you are responsible for everything that you do, or don’t do. Trying to shift that blame is self-delusion. You, ultimately, are sovereign, subject to no law or rule other than your own morals and ethics.

Eric also explains the idea of “Rational Anarchist” which I had not really understood before - and I’m about persuaded that I’m in that category as well!

Next, Eric submits on behalf of Eric Raymond at Armed and Dangerous this post on Why “Commons” language gives me hives. I personally have run across Commons a few times, and while it vaguely disturbed me, I couldn’t have put my finger on exactly “why”. Maybe this excerpt really defines it most for me:

My problem with the language of “the commons” is that to me it it sounds, at best, like idealistic blather. At worst, and far more usually, it sounds like an attempt to conceal all kinds of individual decisions about cooperation under a vague collectivist metaphor so the individuals who made those decisions can be propagandized and jerked around.

It also seems to me to be a practically unenforceable policy, so I find myself shrugging my shoulders and saying fuhgetaboutit - if someone “borrows” from me without my knowledge or permission, I hope they use it to good effect and in good health!

Eidelblog provides us with a look at Mugabe’s assault on the poor, continued.

Some of you may remember my original “Mugabe’s assault on the poor” from last June. I strongly recommend reading it so you know precisely what this evil man has done. I detailed how that monster destroyed the homes of at least hundreds of thousands of people, arrested another 32,000 on baseless crimes, and tightened his Marxist control of an economy that he sinks further just when we think it couldn’t get any worse.

The atrocities committed by Mugabe and his thugs are simply unspeakable, and the UN response is pathetic. I’ve forgotten where I read it this week, but I agree - when oh when will the UN finally go the way of the League of Nations?

On a lighthearted (some might say silly) note, go see Mr. Completely for his little tidbit Nothing’s worse than a depressed hamster . . . which he follows up with a more sober Latest News from France.

More seriously, Peter Porcupine asks IS History Still Written by the Winners? Peter recommends a viewing of the Blogcast, Dishonest on Iraq and remarks:

Juxtaposing words is one matter, but juxtaposing videotape is a much more compelling argument.

Dan Melson at Searchlight Crusade always has some great financial information - and this weeks post is no exception: Buying off a Prepayment Penalty check him out - and yes, he does take requests!

TMH’s Bacon Bits posts this week Eghad, I’ve Been Googled! which explores our need, as it were, to fit in and be recognized - and the price we have to pay for that recognition - kinda goes along with the “Commons” posting mentioned earlier in the Carnival :

With little or no ability to easily opt out, and no guarantee that an author’s creation will not be shared for free to the masses (while Google rakes in the advertising cash), the financial incentive for creativity would be seriously undermined. Publishers, who are often profit-driven and yet provide a valuable service to authors, would find it hard to compete with free content and could conceivably close shop, leaving the creators with few options for distribution of their work in a revenue-sharing system. So the “free for everyone” information society of which Google dreams would only result in a desolate landscape where creativity and free expression are even less likely than it is now to put food on the table and shoes on the kids.

Maybe I should rethink my laissez-faire attitude towards copyrights!

Combs Spouts Off gets to the heart of Libertarianism and how it translates into real-life politics with his posting on Rothbard, Rand and Real Politics.

Rand argued that most people don’t think critically and deeply about philosophy. Instead, they accept the values of the intelligentsia. I suspect that, like Milsted’s “conservatism,” this willingness to be guided by “experts” is a “feature” of human nature.

This was an interesting read - after reading the Rothbard thesis, I found myself thinking of Will singing to Ado Annie from the musical Oklahoma:

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11.18.05

Libertarianism = Personal Responsibility

Posted in Essays, Life, Liberty, Property, Strictly Opinion at 7:39 am by LBF (Left-Brain Female)

Whilst doing my preparation and reading of Carnival XXI submissions, the recurring theme of libertarianism has bonked me on the noggin several times. Yes, I consider myself a libertarian - that’s why I joined this community - so this shouldn’t come as a surprise; and it doesn’t. But what I have found through my reading the past couple days is that in all the discussions of getting rid of the nanny state and working toward a free society is that while I’m all for it and gung-ho, ready to go - I’m afraid I’m not optimistic that we’ll ever be able to recapture what our forefathers tried to set up for us.

Why the pessimism? Well, because what has really hit me most is that in order to be a libertarian, you have to also be firmly invested in the idea of personal responsibility. This should be a no-brainer, right? Should be, but is it? We talk much of individual rights, states rights, freedom of speech, second amendment rights, etc. but in all this talk of rights, we also must begin to stress that along with rights comes a great commission - and that is that of personal responsibility.

Personal responsibility means that sometimes we must make decisions - and be willing to accept the consequences of our decisions. We must stop the blame game - no matter what. We must take actions - and then be willing to accept the consequences of our actions.

There are court cases out the wazoo in this country that should never have made it on the docket - if people would accept responsibility for their actions.

One locally that has disturbed me for the last couple years involved a young mother who, crossing a very busy intersection with a 5 year old (walking) and a 2 year old (in a stroller), watched in horror as a driver (reportedly on a cell phone) ran through a red light and ran over them, killing both children. Now, I’m extremely sorry for the mother who lost these children. I’m also very, very, sorry for the young woman who ran over them. The family is suing the young woman who ran over their children, and she is also facing criminal charges. Her attorney says that her cell phone records confirm she was not on the phone at the time of the accident.

There has been much hue and cry against cell phone usage while driving. While I will agree that using a cell phone can be distracting (whether hands free or not) and that common sense should be used, my biggest problem with this particular situation is this . . . and I haven’t heard or read one article that questions the personal responsibility of the mother. I am a mother of two daughters who were at one time of corresponding ages to these young girls. I feel that I am qualified to question and ask “what was she thinking?” According to the reports, her five year old had stepped off the curb and was walking a few steps ahead of the stroller - on one of the busiest intersections in central Florida. What a tragedy. Could this have been prevented by the simplest of steps? By a mother having a firm grip on her 5 year old’s hand, and watching the traffic? As I’ve said, I’m ever so sorry for all parties involved, but to my way of thinking, this is a situation where the mother was more at fault than the driver of the vehicle. In a situation where your children could possibly come in contact with 2000+ lb. objects, common sense dictates that you protect them from such contact at all costs - and relying on the judgement of a 5 year old is simply not acceptable in my book.

Earlier this week, I found an interesting little tidbit about a mother who found a unique way to discipline her 14 year old daughter - and is taking a lot of heat for it.

Sometimes mothers just reach a point of total exasperation. That’s what happened to Tasha Henderson, 34, whose 14-year-old daughter, Coretha, earned C’s and D’s, was chronically late to her high school classes and talked back to her teachers. So this mother of three came up with the ultimate punishment for a teen girl: embarrass her in public.

The Associated Press reports that Coretha was forced to stand at a busy Oklahoma City intersection on a Friday afternoon holding a large cardboard sign with this message: “I don’t do my homework and I act up in school, so my parents are preparing me for my future. Will work for food.” Tasha stood next to her daughter the entire time.

The good news: Coretha’s behavior has changed in the past week and a half. She attends Edmond Memorial High in Edmond, Okla., a school that is one of the top in the state in academics. Since the punishment, she has had perfect attendance and isn’t talking back to the teachers. Only time will tell about the grades.

Now, all would have probably been fine had not a passing motorist decided to report Mrs. Henderson for psychological child abuse. Since then, “experts” and folks from all over are decrying Mrs. Henderson’s methods as “destroying” her daughter psychologically.

Mrs. Henderson, I congratulate you. While you obviously had some issues that you didn’t work out with your daughter while she was still young, you determined a way to get the desired response (good behavior) and despite some discomfort to yourself, you enforced it. Does anyone with real common sense believe that this child’s self-esteem has been destroyed from this one incident? How about the monstrosity of government schools that has stroked the egos of children like this for years, telling them that anything they want to say or do is “okay”?

Seems to me that mom taught her daughter a great lesson in personal responsibility - if you aren’t willing to put in the effort, this is what you can expect out of life. Bravo.

Daily, there are situations like these that I hear about and read - my family alone usually get the benefit of my musings on these things, but thanks to the LLP Community, today I was inspired - I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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10.17.05

A Quick Random Thought . . .

Posted in Miscellany, Strictly Opinion at 12:21 pm by LBF (Left-Brain Female)

Today is a fall cleaning day . . . I’m helping my 11 year old and almost 9 year old daughters clean their room. This in mental preparation for my trip to NYC. Why bother, you might ask? I really don’t know - except that I’ve allowed them to try to organize it themselves for the last month - and they haven’t been able to get it done to my satisfaction yet. Oldest is a very creative type - lots of drawings and paper cuttings, sewing, clay, etc. At any rate, it’s a huge job - entails cleaning out every drawer and container in the room and tossing the garbage, filling a few bags for donation, etc. Just to clarify, the trash is generally of the artwork variety - I allow them to keep things for their portfolios but encourage them to throw away stuff they weren’t happy with - so I’m not talking food wrappers or really nasty garbage as that isn’t allowed in their room.

As I’m working on this mass of clutter, however, it strikes me that if I (and they) cannot keep up with where their little acquisitions end up and periodically have to do an audit, is it any wonder that our government gets so bogged down with extraneous garbage in the form of social, environmental, or economic programs? I mean, it’s just so much easier to start new programs than it is to take the time and effort to discover where they may already be in effect or overlapping. I’m thinking that before any money or time should be allocated for ANY new program, the promoters of said program should have to demonstrate that they’ve done their homework - show what steps they’ve taken to determine where in the scheme of things their program would fit, and to insure that they’re not overlapping already established programs. Just how much governmental garbage (or fat) d’ya think might be discovered? Understand, I’m not promoting governmental programs of any sort - kinda goes against my libertarian bent - but knowing that my personal preference for government isn’t likely to transpire in my lifetime, I’m just thinking there oughtta be some logical way to limit these types of programs.

Just my musings for the day - gotta keep my brain busy on something to keep it from turning to mush!

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