Whiny complaint

Okay, here's an annoyance: I'm a big fan of NYPD Blue. It was the best American show of the '90s. Seasons 1-4 have been released on DVD. It was a wait of a couple years between the releases of Season 2 and Season 3. Now, I'm not sure if the rest of the show will ever be released on DVD. We can only see the later ones on TNT, and those are cut! Grumble, grumble....

Metro Access

I am disabled; I use an electric wheelchair. I often use a service we have in the DC area called Metro Access. It's a service that takes disabled people all over the region. I personally use it to get to work everyday. Overall, it's a good service, but it has several problems. The most serious problem is that trips are late too much of the time, and also that the equipment isn't kept in good shape. Back in January, for two weeks straight the battery went dead on the van; the first time we had to wait a half hour in the cold for someone to come and give us a jump. Three weeks ago I was left at work because they had taken my phone number down incorrectly. Many of the drivers blame the dispatch office for scheduling trips very inefficiently. I agree. My gut always tightens a bit when the pickup time rolls around and no van is in sight....

I've been working at my job as a customer service rep for eight months nw, and I actually enjoy it. I mean, it's not that difficult, but it pays pretty well, it's usually busy, and, if you work at it, you can make a lot in bonuses. So far, I've won four awards there; here's a picture of them :-)!

Executive Privilege

"Evidently, [the president] wants to shield virtually any communications that take place within the White House compound on the theory that all such talk contributes in some way, shape or form to the continuing success and harmony of an administration. Taken to its logical extreme, that position would make it impossible for citizens to hold a chief executive accountable for anything. He would have a constitutional right to cover up."

This doesn't come from any Democratic member of Congress furious with President Bush over his wishy-washy offer to let Karl Rove and others answer questions regarding the firings of the eight U.S. attorneys in secret, with no transcriptions and not under oath. No, it comes from none other than Tony Snow. He wrote this in 1997 regarding President Clinton's claim of this privilege. This says several things, but most of all, it says that Bush and his cronies will say or do anything to do or get what they want.

1984-2007

Wow, my first political blog! As you might guess, it's about this dreadful war (or, more properly, ongoing invasion) that we are in. This is just as bad as, if not worse, than the Vietnam conflict. In 1984 George Orwell wrote that, for the government, "The war is not meant to be won, but it is meant to be continuous." He meant that for a government to keep its control of a subservient population, there must be this constant war to distract them. This is precisely what this invasion is, and, after FOUR YEARS (approximately the same length as our involvement in WWII), it needs to stop!

New blog....

Hey there, welcome to my new blog! It's going to be pretty much like any other, but I hope I'll have some interesting things to add to the blogosphere. What does one put in their first post? Let's see, I'm 39 years old, I live in Virginia, and I'm married to the best person in the world :-). I'm working on a Ph.D. in Native American history, and at the moment I'm paying the bills as a customer service rep. I'm a big liberal, and an admirer of Star Trek, horror films (actually, any films :-)), and classic (or geezer) rock. Until my next post....