The temptation to not be me...

The reality is I am getting older, my hair is turning gray and I'm getting wrinkles. At first I dyed my hair, it was a never ending battle of me against the gray, and then I gave up. I'm feeling the same way about the wrinkles, I use a regular moisturizer and I've looked at many of the popular wrinkle cream variations out there, but? While I want to be healthy and to be fit, I'm not that concerned anymore with the fight against nature and gravity. It's winning...

:-)

The temptation to flee

There have been times, especially recently where the idea of just calling some long distance movers and leaving Ohio to head out west has been tempting. Especially now that one of my daughter's is moving to Phoenix and I thoroughly enjoyed Arizona when we explored it on our road trip out west when she initially moved to the San Jose area.

I'd also love to live in California, but the prices there are much higher than in states like Arizona. Perhaps it's still the more wide open spaces, but you just feel "freer" out there...

Armed Resistance and Hiding Are Futile, Unless…

I read this piece with interest, because I grew up with relatives that were much more libertarian than me that believed the only way they were going to survive was to have guns and a plan to hide. I recommend this article by Mark R. Crovelli highly.

Libertarians Applaud Federal Reprieve For Medical Marijuana

It's never made sense to me to go after people like Charles Lynch...but? That's what has happened and in theory it's believed new guidelines from the Department of Justice telling prosecutors “should not focus federal resources in your States on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana” may make a difference.

Time will tell...I highly recommend this video from Reason.tv



Another recommended article on Charles Lynch.

Memories of VW's with Rolls Royce grills...

Whenever I think about car grills, I can't help but remember back to when converting a VW bug with the Rolls Royce conversion and grill was popular. I always wanted a VW bug, not necessarily with the idea in mind to convert one, but I always thought they looked cool. Now of course there are a huge variety of grills out there for many different cars...

Libertarian Group To Sue Administration for Failing to Disclose Global Warming Docs

Title is the headline that caught my attention, on a local, state and federal level one of the most difficult things is getting information. With all of the laws passed to supposedly make getting this information "easier" it is almost impossible to get information and to get it the first time without having to threaten and/or file a lawsuit.

This story reported by ABC News is just the latest in the long saga of the government versus people's right to know...

A libertarian non-profit organization in Washington today announced it was filing suit against the Obama administration for failing to adequately disclose global warming documents.

As we reported two weeks ago the Competitive Enterprise Institute deemed inadequate the Treasury Department's response to a Freedom of Information Act request for documents on cap-and-trade.

Months after the FOIA request, Treasury responded by giving CEI five documents and emails, when the group had expected 50.

"Your response fails any reasonable test for compliance with FOIA and constitutes an effective denial of our request," CEI's Christopher Horner stated in the notice of appeal filed with Treasury today.

From Australia but still relevant...

This first part of A dose of libertarianism would enhance our democracy caught my attention because I think while written in Australia, it also pertains to our country here as well.

I CALL myself a libertarian social democrat, but many of my left-wing mates condemn such a position as a contradiction. They forget that the potency of the French Revolution lay in its marriage of liberty with equality and fraternity, and that Left libertarianism has a fine pedigree.

Social democracy ensures collective intervention in the marketplace to enhance structural equality and advance the full development of our potential as human beings. Libertarianism cultivates a sceptical attitude to the self-serving claims of state bureaucracies and rent-seeking businesses alike, and ensures vigilance against the encroachment of our governments on individual and community freedoms.

Taken together, these two approaches can promote alterative ways for us re-imagine the old Westminster public service as a democratic commons more accountable to grassroots communities. Many Australians, especially in traditional Labor areas, have lost faith in the capacity of government to deliver even the most basic services, and restoring faith in the public is a key challenge for the Left.

I love my wood floors but...

Today my husband has decided that he wants to re-arrange furniture in our bedroom which has created my having to give up my large area rug that I had on the bedroom floor. While I love my wood flooring, it is harder to maintain than tile flooring and while I know most people prefer wall to wall carpeting, when you have children and pets? Tile and even wood flooring with a less expensive area rug is easier to maintain...