Heard the news by accident, I swear. Great. Another surreal moment, mouth agape in disbelief. Before, as a political junkie, I might have been upset upon hearing news like this. Now? Not surprised. After a moment the disbelief, the shock, was just gone. A little tempted to see what the talking heads have to wax [...]
Time for a PdX Booster shot:
The end is near again! All the food is poison that is slowly killing us. Your money will be worthless soon, but it really doesn’t matter that much because we’re all going to die at the end of 2012 anyway. Has the The Mayan Calendar ever steered us wrong? Anyone [...]
Because of perspective, history and associations, everyone has a certain amount of political bias. Hence, another reason to steer clear of too much political talk. Every so often, though, you can get a fresh perspective on the whole mess if you open your mind and read something that was written by someone you don’t normally [...]
liberal
adjective
1 open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values : they have more liberal views toward marriage and divorce than some people ['some people?'].
• favorable to or respectful of individual rights and freedoms: liberal citizenship laws.
• (in a political context) favoring maximum individual liberty [as long as your views conform] in [...]
God, grant me the serenity to
accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting politics as a necessary evil on the planet.
Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to his will
That I may be [...]
Step One: [We] Admitted we were powerless over politics – mostly with regard, but not limited to, stressing over daily news media accounts and opinion.
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We twelve-steppers have resolved to simply get out of the game. Oh, we’ll be good citizens and refrain from causing trouble, mostly, but don’t ask us to agree with big government nanny-state [...]
Hungry for news, I decided to see what was happening in the political world. How depressing; they’re still hashing out the same tired, gloomy stories -and bad news is all there is. No wonder I wanted to quit!
I’m stuck on making the list. What step are you on?
I made it! Three whole days without watching Glenn, and I’m still ok. My name is Ike, and I’m a political news addict. Actually I feel better than usual.
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