A rather intense ‘debate’ on health care has erupted on a friend’s facebook page in which I am one of the participants.  For the following reasons, I’ve chosen to move it here (note:  'Racer X' has respectfully requested I not use his real name, as the original conversation is friends-only.  I have respected that request…

I’ve had it up to my eyeballs with drama.  For one thing, I’ve had far more of it in my personal life over the last few months than I ever wanted or needed, as many of you already know.  This isn’t about my personal life though.  This is about…everybody, really. Here in Michigan, as most…

Homeless in two days Date: 2009-06-15 Source: Master_Extraction (lowgenius.net) Original Text [The original 1,922-word essay from 2009. It details the shock and anger of being told to move out of a friend’s house in California just four weeks after driving 3,000 miles to get there. It describes the financial desperation ($2.06) and the feeling of…

Tom Petty Lied Date: 2009-05-16 Source: Master_Extraction (lowgenius.net) Original Text Tom Petty Lied Date: 2009-05-16 Source: Master_Extraction (lowgenius.net) Original Text No, Tom, the waiting is definitely not the hardest part. The hardest part is when, for the first time in twenty years, you’re leaving your only child: Intentionally Without knowing when you’ll ever see her…

Amazon.com Widgets I’m a reader. I read everything, from the Bible to the Qur’an to the Book of Mormon to Dianetics; from Patricia Cornwell and Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb to Shakespeare, Dickens, Lovecraft, Poe, King, Heinlein, Straub, Bradbury, Nicholas Sparks, John Grisham, Mark Twain…if it’s written down, I’ll read it. I don’t care if it’s a…

I'm noticing some disturbing trends in the rhetoric of left-wing blogs and commentators. Now, I don't mean to suggest that this is the first time in my life such a thing has happened.  I depart radically from the 'typical liberal' point of view on a few issues, notably things like gun control, the death penalty,…

Hello and welcome to the inaugural LowGenius.Net Podcast. We'll see if I can get this right – I'll need as much feedback as I can get from those of you who listen (if anyone does!) so if I screw this up I can fix it! Thanks for the time and effort, let's get right to…

75% of North Carolina Voters Prove To Be Ignorant Bigots Date: 2009-03-31 Source: Master_Extraction (lowgenius.net) Original Text 75% of North Carolina Voters Prove To Be Ignorant Bigots Date: 2009-03-31 Source: Master_Extraction (lowgenius.net) Original Text Story: “Poll: Most N.C. Voters Back Marriage Amendment” Okay, I’ve had it. I want to know, who are these lowlifes who…

In stark defiance of common sense and good taste, it seems that Rush Limbaugh, the Porcine Pundit of Palm Beach, has some how ascended from his rightful place as a fringe agitator shilling radio commercials to a legitimized conservative “leader” and, some are suggesting, potential candidate for President in 2012. Over the last few months,…

“I'll show you politics in America. Here it is, right here. “I think the puppet on the right shares my beliefs.” “I think the puppet on the left is more to my liking.” “Hey, wait a minute, there's one guy holding out both puppets!” “Shut up! Go back to bed, America. Your government is in…