As much as I would like to simply ignore the many stories coming across my screen ad nauseum about Sarah Palin, enough is enough, and I am being called to provide my two cents.  It appears that Mayor Palin has more skeletons in her closet than Eminem, and the interwebs are doing a great job airing her dirty laundry, with the mainstream media coming in a close second (US Weekly has also jumped on the bandwagon).  It seems McCain’s ’straight talk express’ has come to a screeching halt, as their efforts now focus on damage control and making Palin the victim.  A word to the wise for future candidates, you may want to Google you veep before thrusting them into the media interrogation lens. (more…)

September 3rd, 2008 | Freelance Writing, News, Literature, Realpolitik | 7 comments

This story was written by my niece, with a little guidance from my younger sister.  After the story was read to all of us in OBX I asked if it was ok to post the story on the blog, and with her permission I am now publishing the debut of this fantastic tale for your reading pleasure. Thank you Syd for making this post so easy for me, and feel free to email me more stories to be published on the site:)  So sit back, relax, and enjoy this post from this month’s featured writer - Sydney. (more…)

August 19th, 2008 | Family, Freelance Writing, Literature | 7 comments