Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

When did talking about something become advocating something? Rather, why do people think that if you talk about something, you're advocating it? This has been on my mind for awhile, and was brought back to my attention by this: A Small Victory - Cartoon Intolerance [Updated/Edited] Definitely worth a read (as is the blog as a whole)

Hello everyone,
Everything is pretty quiet in Barrington. For photos, visit the Command Post Gallery. At about 12:15PM EST there had been close to 1900 votes cast. There was plenty of staff on hand, and everyone was very civil. For more information on the election in New Hampshire, I highly recommend the Command Post's coverage.

I started commenting on the above post, but realized all I had to say was taking up a lot of space, so I thought it better to post it on my own blog type thing.

To be honest, I've never really understood the terms 'left' or 'right'. I probably should take the time to sit down and find out what the terms mean, but at the same time, it's kind of evident there's no clear answer.

In regards to the liberal camps, the fear is irrational but there have also been some strange actions by our government that feed the hysteria (the FBI showing up at protestors door out of the blue? - I wish I had taken the time to post my thoughts on that story when it broke on CNN Headline News; does anyone really thinking going to someone's house and asking them 'Are you planning on committing any criminal activities?' is effective??). Still, these missteps are not the crushing of dissent or steps towards rounding up liberals.

In the end, unless something drastic changes my mind, I will be voting for Bush. I just don't have confidence in Kerry's ability to protect our country and while I don't agree with the President on everything, he's the best choice out of the two (yes, I know there are other candidates, but I don't see third parties being taken seriously in the presidential race for quite some time, if ever).

If you have a blog, you should blog? Moving seems to be part of a catalyst in writing more or at least expressing more creativity. I actually have a post in my mind about the non-posting scene here (not excuses, but rather some brief thoughts on trust and silence).

In the meantime though, I leave you with some thoughts from moving:

"What is this and why do I still have it?"

"That's not a dog, that's a bear"

"Yes, we should have had another yard sale, but we didn't have the room to sort our stuff"

Also be on the lookout for a link to some e-bay/half.com listings in the near future, as the great sale on things my family doesn't need begins.

In this morning's mail, from "Gephardt for President, Inc." I get an invitation stating the following:

"Watch the returns come in and celebrate as Dick Gephardt wins the Iowa Caucus and seizes momentum for a surprise finish in New Hampshire!"

Did I miss something? Have we already gotten results and I'm just not aware of?

No?

Didn't think so. There's a line between being optimistic and being presumptuous. I believe it has just been crossed.

So this morning…

I open up Lockergnome’s Windows Daily, and find a letter from David Lawrence. Entitled, “An Open Letter to Music Pirates and DVD Jon”, I found the subject less than pleasing.

Sure, I could write up a response that argues my own point of view. However, the letter includes this: “the same misguided punk, Jon Johansen”.

If you’re going to resort to name-calling, I’m not going to waste my time trying to argueOpen Letter to Music Pirates and DVD Jon

Update: Ok, I pulled all the HTML code and the music selection as I forgot to activate the plug-in so it pulled in something completely different (don't know how)....

Hello everyone.
I am testing NewsGator's blogger plug-in with this post so we'll see how it goes.
Below are two posts I did on my Axim but didn't post because I forgot my blogger password.
I have put the dates on when I wrote these, for reference. I did these posts in transcriber mode, so I have tried to fix the capitalization errors, but I don't want to edit too much.

7/25/2003 - So
Gnomedex has been a little crazy so far between the skywalk incident and the usual fanfare.

I have a lot on my mind but it is difficult to try and put it all together.
It is good to be here, but at the same time it is strange. Interruption ..... nevermind I have tried following some story leads for this, but I am at a loss right now.I did -start an entry on the plane but could not finish so I deleted it. More later

7/26/2003 - The great thing about being behind the camera is that you are not in front of it.

7/26/2003 - Music is a good retreat. The name of this space is not Just a Monty python reference, it is an honest statement about how I feel about the state of independent
journalism. while this may sound strange in the world of blogging, think about it. for those who put their name on their blog there is a concern because the Internet never forgets.
"what if the wrong person sees this ? " as easy as it is to say so what, the truth is that everything you say and do can come back to haunt you. There really is repression, and
you have to consider whether what you want to say is worth it.