But is less really more? ... The evolution of :)

Thomas Jefferson sat quietly at his desk and prepared his ink and quill. With great thought, he poured out his passion and experience onto a roll of paper. Crossing his 't' and dotting his 'i', Jefferson, with patience, wrote out line and lines of the Declaration of Independence.

Today, our passion, our individuality, our ideas can be expressed by :).

Just an observation. Is less really more? Has more become less? Or we actually have less of more - less - more. Anywho.

To prove my point. Informal writing skills have made their way into formal writings. Newspaper editors may slip in a LOL, OK, :). These symbols, abbreviations have most likely been printed in major metropolitan newspapers.

Also, in line with informal writing skills, writing notes to friends, there's no spell check. Those spelling errors have integrated into homework and essays where they somewhere along the way are accepted. In my school days, a teacher would 'red mark' the word "ain't".

Anyway, maybe all this is crazy talk. :p

Thanks Matt for the inspiration.

Less is more

Matt, for the love of God, try to cut down large fonts and multiple line breaks between sentences!

: )

Question for anyone to respond to...

Did my most recent post, "History 101" offend anyone? Did I step on some toes? If so, would this posting be enough for you to not call me a friend anymore? Any/all responses are welcome. I will explain after receiving some responses.

Gun Control

So, I have to write a five page in class essay on gun control to graduate university....sigh...what has our education system come to?....My question to you all is, will stiffer federal gun control laws reduce the problem of violent/fatal gun crimes in the US, like the Cho masacre of the VA Tech students? Why or why not?

Side note: Maybe we should just burn the Constitution and write a new one, or eat more Tofu and forget about it...

HISTORY 101

History 101

Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.

The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer more quickly. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:

1. Liberals, and

2. Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is now known as the Conservative movement.

Other men -- who were weaker and less skilled at hunting -- learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQs and doing the sewing, fetching, hair dressing, and dancing around the fire. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement. (Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie-men.)

Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.

Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant.

Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with a slice of lime), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish, but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.

Another interesting evolutionary side note: most liberal women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood, and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule in baseball because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, Marines, and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies try to hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America. They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.

Here ends today's lesson in world history. It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it. A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers and to more liberals just to piss them off.

CAN ** YOU ** HELP?

Hello everyone, I am reposting this bulletin on the behalf of my best friend of 6 years, Christina L. J.

Christina has recently been diagnosed with Wegener's Granulotamosis, and is currently undergoing treatment including chemotherapy and over 20 medical prescriptions.

The cost of treatment (after insurance), combined with living expenses have placed a strain on Christina's finances - and unfortunately, she is having to pick and choose doctor's appointments.

Christina and her family are selling bracelets ($5 each) to help with the Awareness, Research, and Support for the Vasculitis Foundation. The disease Wegener's Granulotamosis falls under the Vasculitis umbrella.

If you are interested in purchasing any bracelets, please let me know. They are red and say "Vasculitis Foundation". Also Vasculitis Awareness Week is Sept 23-29.

Proceeds will go to the Vasculitis Foundation for the research and treatment of this disease, and to Christina for her continuous treatment while on long term disability.

For more information, please send all inquires to: suzyherrera0716@yahoo.com

Thank you for your time and God bless,

Suzy